US142737A - Improvement in railroad-car heaters - Google Patents

Description

E. S. SCHIP-TUBE & W. STACK-MAN Railroad Car Heaters.

Patented September 9, 1873.

nLirHALnr s. sonirrunn AND wiLtmM sfrAcxMAN, or BROOKLYN, N. Y.

a iitlPRCVEvlENT IN RAiLRQAD-CAR HEATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,737, dated September 9, 1.873; application filed l I May 29, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we,ELrPHA1.nr' S. SCRIP- TURE and WILLIAM STAcKMAN,of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and /State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in System of Warming Railroad-Gars, and for cooking purposes 5 and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangement of devices for heating a train of railroad-cars for cooking and for other purposes, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make p and use the same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, which represents a longitudinal vertical section of a kitchen-car and one car of the train.

A represents a kitchen-car for heating and cooking purposes, which car may be divided by a transverse partition, so as to form a storeroom, A', at one end. In the car A is a small upright tubular boiler, B, by which to generate steam for warming a whole trainof cars, which may follow the same. C represents a small engine to drive a blower, E, and a forcepump, 85e. D represents a continuation of the boiler-furnace, to be arranged for cooking purposes, that may be capable of preparing refreshments in a proper manner for all passengers occupying a long train of cars on long voyages. G represents the commencement of what we term the main trunk-pipe, which takes the steam from the boiler B, to be conveyed back and distributed throughout all the cars in a train. a is the iirst gate near the first coupling, b, which is attached to a exible pipe, H, that shows, at its other end, a similar gate, a', and coupling, b1, to connect with the continuation of the main trunk-pipe G. M represents the rst passen ger-car after the kitchen or heating car A, and throughwhich the main pipe G passes. d d are distributing-pipes in this car, connected with the pipe G, and provided with a gate or stop-cock, b2,to let on or shut off the steam when desired. I represents a small auxiliary trap-heater, which .may be situated in a sink beneath the car, or upon the door at the center of the car, or atany other `location desired. The blaze from this heater passes upward through a pipe or flue, J, as shown. One or more of such ues may pass through the boiler and water in this heater, as may be deemed needful, the same being served with one or more lamps, f, as may be desired, in order to get up steam in such order of time as the emergency may call for. These lamps are to be supplied with such oil or iiuidmasm be non-explosive, and with a wick as nearly indestructible as possible. The blaze from these is to be instantly put out, when desired, by a trap-extinguisher arranged for the purpose, therefore leaving no ire to be scattered about, nor any furtherconsumption of fuel beyond the moment it can bejdispensed with, which re lmay be instantly rekindled, by the touch of a match, in its full force, when it may be required on special occasions, such as when a car has no connection with the heater B and pipe G, in cases like warming a car before making up a train, or when disconnected by accident or otherwise. The steam from the boiler of the heater I passes through a coil-pipe, K, which connects with the main pipe G, and has, at or near said connection, a gate or stop-cock, b3. K

When a car is in connection with the main .heater B the gate b3 may be closedand the Y with that in the pipe K, when the same, with the heater I, may serve as a radiator, and the boiler as a receptacle of water from condensed steam descending from above. f Small distributing-pipes may be arranged to suit.

The heater I is to be arranged with a floa to trap off the surplus water from condensation, which will keep the auxiliary boiler al ways supplied with a proper head, ready to re up, as occasion may require, to make up any deiiciency of heat in the rear cars by means of the long distance from the main heater in the kitchen-car, or when the steam is cut off from the heater B and the pipes are to be supplied frorn the heater I. The main trunk-pipes are to be closed at each end of the car.

The Vpeculiar features of this invention and system are the various important results attained by the use and management of the combination above set forth, and for cooking purposes on a large scale with the same re that makes the steam to be passed through all the cars in a train, -which steam may be used singly or in combination With the auxiliary heater` I. This may also be made to Warm a single car by itself When detached from a train and having noconnection with the car A and heater B; or, when connected, the two heaters may'act in perfect harmony in regulating and W maintaining the desired Warmth in one or a b2 b3 the steam from the heater I may pass through the pipes d d While the steam from the main heater B is carried through the main pipe G to the cars in rear.

Having thus fully described our invention, what We claim as neW7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the heater B and main trunk-pipe Gr With its gates and couplings, the pipes d d and auxiliary heater I With pipe K and lamps f f, all constructed and arranged and used substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own We afx our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ELIPHALET S. SGRIPTURE. [L. s] WILLIAM STAGKMAN. lL. s] Witnesses:

i ALBERT FRIEs, Jr.,

GEORGE MILLWATER.

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