US1375787A

US1375787A - Steel car construction

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Publication number: US1375787A
Application number: US288817A
Authority: US
Inventors: Elliott Thomas
Original assignee: CINCINNATI CAR Co
Current assignee: CINCINNATI CAR Co
Priority date: 1919-03-13
Filing date: 1919-04-09
Publication date: 1921-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1938-04-26
Also published as: US1335224A

Description

T. ELLIOTT.

STEEL CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1919.

1,375,787, Pa-itd ADI'. 26, 1921,

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INVENTOR l BY ATTORNEYS/ 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TI ELLIOTT.

STEEL CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION min Ame. 1919.

Patented Apr. 26. T1921,

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THOMAS Ell/LI'T, 0F CINCINNATI, OHXG, ASSIGNR T@ THE CINCINNATI CAR GMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CGRPRATION 0F QHIO.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

@riginal application lled March 13, 1919, Serial No. 282,338. Divided and this application lled April 9,

1919. Serial No. 28,817. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, THoMAs EnLroTr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and The particular object of the present ini vention is to provide an integral belt rail adapted to be used in connection with a car construction of the character disclosed in the application for Letters Patent referred to, or any other suitable construction in connection with which devices of this character are used. 0

A further object of the lnvention is to lprovide .an integral belt rail shaped to eXn .Wardly over the upper edge of the girderplate and acting as a reinforcement therefor.

An important advantage of the improved belt .rail consists in its peculiar shape and integral construction whereby lashings and calking of joints are eliminated. This-is of importance in car building as it materially cheapens this detail of construction, but'it is of greater importance in car maintenance as all possibility of spreading and leaking joints is overcome, thus resulting ,at all times in air and water tight construction which eiectually prevents lngress of air, dust or moisture to the interior of the car, without the usual trouble and cost incident to maintenance.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l represents the side of a car equipped with my improved belt rail.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged view with the parts partly broken away to show their internal relations.

a lateral brace to the side Fig. 3 represents a lon itudinal section in elevation of my improve belt rail showing the arrangement of the rivet holes for securing the rail to the girder plates and side post s or" the car;

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross sectional view showing the curvature of the different portions of the rail; Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view showing the rail assembled on the girder plate and side osts, and the manner in which the lower sas rail and inner window sill are related thereto;

The lower portion 1 of the belt rail, as here shown, 'consists of a substantially vertical, longitudinal section extending around the car except over spaces occupied by entrance and exit doors. An inclined portion 2 and a substantially vertical portion 3 extend. coextenslvely longitudinally with the portion l; the part 2 being inclined inwardly and upwardly at a. suitable angle to serve as a sill for the lower sash, and the part 3 acting as a weather strip for the lower sash rail 4 and the inner sill casing 5. The longitudinal portion 1 is provided with rivet holes 6 spaced apart to secure the belt rail to the girder-plate 7 and the side posts 8; the rail as a whole acting as osts and as a 'reinforcing plate for the gir er plate. j

As shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of thedrawings, the upper portions 2 and 3 of the belt rail are adapted to intersect the side posts .8, a portion of the posts being cut away to provide clearance for the rail, as shown.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 5 the integral construction of the belt rail eliminates the joints and seams incident to a separate ashing and weather strip and makes a neat, compact juncture betweenthe girder plate 7 and the lower sash, resulting as a whole in a construction of great strength which will remain normal under all conditions of use.

The belt rails may be of any weight and strength desired to suit different types and different weight cars. The rails serving as reinforcing for the girder plate, the plates may be of lighter gage than are used in common practice, thus effecting economy in cost of construction and resulting in a material decrease in the total weight of the car.

Having thus vfully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

. 1. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side posts and girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serving as a sill for the lower sash of said car, and a ysubstantially vertical, upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of said sash, said portions extending in single lengths between the doors of the car and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

2. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially .vertical portion extending in unbroken Vsections between the doors around the car and adapted to be secured to the girder'plates and side posts thereof, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serving as a s'ill for the lower sash of said car, and a substantially vertical, upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of' said sash. 1

3. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side posts of a car, an upwardly and 'inwardly inclined portion serving as a sill for the lower sash of said car, and a substan-A tially vertical, upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of said sash, said portions extending in single lengths between the doors of the car and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

4. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to besecured to the girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined'portion serving as a sill for the lower sash of said car, and a substantially vertical, upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of said sash, said portions extending in single lengths between the doors of the car and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

5. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially `vertical longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side posts and girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serving as a sill and an upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower sash of said car, said portions extending around the car coextensively with said longitudinal portion, and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

6. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longi tudinal portion adapted to be Secured to the portion and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

7. In a car structure, a belt rail consisting of an integra-l plate having a substantially vertical portion extending in unbroken sec-4 tions between the car doors around the car and adapted to be secured to the girder plates and side posts thereof, said rail having an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serving as a sill for the lower sash of the car and a substantially vertical upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower rail of the sash.

8. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side posts and girder plate of a car, a portion extending upwardly and inwardly from the longitudinal portion at a suitable angle to act as a water shed and sill for the lower sash of said car and extending around the car coextensively with the longitudinal portion and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

`9. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured tothe i' side posts and girder plate of a car, a por tion extending inwardly from the longitudinal portion and shaped to form a water shed and sill for the lower sash of said cai and extending around the car coexteiisively with the longitudinal portion and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other.

10. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical, longitudinal portion adapted to be secured to the side posts and girder plate of a car, an upwardly and inwardly inclined portion serv-4 ing as a sill and an upwardly extending portion serving as a weather strip for the lower sash of said car said portions extending in single lengths between the doors of the car and havingtheir longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other. J

11. In a belt rail consisting of an integral plate having a substantially vertical,- longitudinalportion adapted to be secured to the side posts and girder late of a car, an intermediate inclined portion and a substantially vertical portion extending upwardly therefrom and adapted to serve as a weather strip for the lower sash of said car, said `portions extending -in single lengths between the doors of the car and having their longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each-other.

12. A belt rail adapted to be secured to the girder plate and side posts of a car, and having an lntegral portion intersecting said posts and serving as a sill and wea-ther strip for the lower sash of said car.

13. A belt rail having a `portion adapted to be secured to the girder plate of a car to act as a flashing for said plate and having an integral portion intersecting said posts and serving as a sill and weather strip for 10 the lower sash of said car.

14;.r A belt rail having a portion adapted t'o be secured to the girder plate of a car to act as a flashing for said plate and having an integral portion intersecting said posts and servlng as a sill and weather strip for 15 the lower sash of said car and extending around the car coextensively with the portion secured to the girder plate.

In testimon)7 whereof I aix m si nature.

THOMAS E L OTT.