US124387A - Improvement in railway stock-cars - Google Patents

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lmpro'vemeht in Railway Stock Cars.

N0, 1245387, Patented March5,l8 72.

Improvement in Railway StOCkKCarHS.

No. 124,387. I

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Patented March 5. 1872.

SAMUEL IV. REMER, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY STOCK-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,387, dated March 5, 1S72.

To all to whom these presents shall come:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL W. KEMER, of Taunton, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have made an invention of certain new and useful Improvements in Stock- Cars for Railways, and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specilication, and in which- Iiigure l is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, Fig. 3 an end elevation, Fig. 4 a transverse section, and Fig. 5 a horizontal section of my improved car.

The drawing accompanying this specification represents-A, a railway car, whereof B is the lioor, C the roof, D D the sides, E E the ends, and F F the trucks. y,The upper or central portion of the roof, usually termed the deck7 in passenger-cars, is shown at G, and contains the grain-bin or bins and the watertanks, the water-tank in this instance beingin the center, as shown at H, and the grain-bins at either side thereof, as shown. at I I, the said tank H and bins I I being each provided with a man-hole or opening at top sufcientlylarge to admit a portion or the whole of a mans body in case he should wish to enter them for inspection or cleaning, and it is through these openings that food and water are supplied. The main body of the car is divided into several sections or compartments, K K, 85e., to the number ot' four, as herein shown, although this number may be varied to meet conditions or requirements. These compartments are produced and are separated by swinging partitions L L, &c., these partitions being suspended from the roof or upper part of the car by hinges or otherwise in such manner that they may be readily turned up against such root' and leave the interior of the car free for the .reception of lumber or other freight; or a certain number of the partitions may be left upright and thus enable both lumber or other freight and animals to be transported in the same car. To each side ofthe partitions L L, Sac., I apply the troughs M, which are to contain the food and water supplied to the animals, these troughs being removable, in order to be readily detached should occasion require 5 and I prefer that the upperpart of' such partitions should be formed with openings or windows N to obtain light, and a good ventilation throughout the entire car, these openings being protected by suitable gratings to prevent the animals of one compartment from interfering with those of the next. a a represent pipes or conduits leading from the grain-bin I to the trough or feed-boxes M, while b l), &c., represent the pipes leading from the water-tanks H to such troughs, the series of pipes a a and b b being provided with suitable valves and rod in such manner that, upon opening one pipe and permitting food or water to descend to the trough below, all the pipes shall be simultaneously opened. The partitions L L do not at one end extend entirely to the side ot' the car, thus leaving a space, 0, large enough to permit of passage of the attendant, this space or passage 0 extending from end to end of the car and being provided with doors c c, through which the attendantmay enter or leave the said 'can This long passageway and the doors in alignment with it constitute a valuable feature in my car, as it enables the attendant to enter and leave the car without exposing the animals to sudden and cold draughts and great changesin temperature, which would result. from opening the main doors. The main door-ways are shown at P, one to each side of every compartment 5 these door-ways being of sutlicient size to permit entrance of any-sized animal, and being provided with sliding doors Q, as represented, such doors having grated openings R at top and a sliding panel, S, upon its inside, to operate in connection with these openings, by which they may be left open in iine weather or closed in stormy or very cold weather. These openings It also serve as a means of ventilation to the interior of the car. driven into the compartments are to stand with their bodies in the direction ot' the length of the car, in order that the sudden thrusts or concussions to which railway cars are subjected shall not throw them oft' their feet or otherwiseinj ure or discommode them, as would be the case were they standing transverse ofthe car, as is the general practice at present; and I have placed the troughs M transversely of the compartments, in order that the animals may feed without changing their position to any great extent. The tloor of each compartment should slope in one or the other direction The animals and terminate in a gutter or channel, d, which has a suitable outlet, in order that urine or other liquid may escape from the interior of the car. T in the drawing` represents a box or receptacle placed below the tloor B ofthe car, this box being to receive a number of iloor boards, whereby an additional iiooring may be arranged within the ear when it becomes desirable to transport swine, sheep, or other small animals. Suitable timbers are to be disposed throughout the car for supplying these auxiliary or movable floors. The deck G is provided at one or both sides with ventilators U U, Snc., in order to permit of escape of foul and vitiated air from the interior, and the openings R of the doors Q likewise serve as ventilators, whether a single or double iioor is in use. In addition to the ventilators in the roof or deck of the car, and the doors thereof, I propose to form in the sides and ends of the car openings a4, and apply to the interior of the car and operating' with these openings a sliding gate, b4, composed ot' a panel, ci, and a grated opening, d4, the whole operating in manner as will be readily understood7 to close the ca-r in stormy weather or ventilatc it in iine weather,

Owing to my arrangement of partition doors and feedingtroughs the animals are caused to stand with their bodies in the direction in which the car is traveling, for which reason, owing to the fact that they are much steadier upon their feet, they are not thrown down or jostled about by thrusts or concussions upon the car. The feed-boxes being removable may be easily cleansed, while offal may be removed expeditiously from the door-ways, and urine, dac., will escape of its own accord.

A very short time suffices to seriously injure animals it' they are left in a hungry, impatient, or cramped condition, or in foul and overheated air. In my car they are protected from cold, as in severe Weather the sliding panels in the sides of the car and the doors may be closed, in which event sufficient means of ventilation exist at the roof.

This car will be i'ound especially valuable in the transportation of horses. It may also, as it has been hereinbefore mentioned, be adapt ed to carrying lumber or other freight by elevatin g the swin gin g partitions to the roof; or, by eleva-tin g a portion only of these partitions, both freight and animals may be transported.

I would remark that, as the grain and water pipes extend upon both sides ofthe partition, they should be composed of some flexible material, or should be constructed with joists. in order to accommodate themselves to the motions ofthe partitions while the latter are being elevated.

Claims.

l/Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*- l. The transverse partitions L, carryln g the troughs M and united by horizontal hinge-l joints with the upper part of the car or some part fixed thereto, and arranged at such fixed distances apart that any one partition may be swung up to the root' without interference with or requiring the movement ofthe other partitions, as shown and described. 4

2. In combination with the partitions L, the grain and water receptacles H I, arranged centrally in the top ot the car, within the longitudinal central ventilator G, and connected with the troughs on said partitions by flexible or jointed tubing or conduits a b, the whole arranged and operating as shown and described.

3. The transverse partitions L, extending np to the side of the car at one end and shortened at the other end, so as to leave between them and the side of the car the longitudinal passage O extending the length ofthe car, in combin ation withthe doors o arranged at each end of the car, opposite to or in line with said passage O, substantially as shown and described.

SAMUEL WV. REMER.

Witnesses z Clins. E. Paten, Gno. G. HoUGH.

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