US1491234A

US1491234A - Dining car

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Publication number: US1491234A
Application number: US663564A
Authority: US
Inventors: Byron S Harvey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-09-19
Filing date: 1923-09-19
Publication date: 1924-04-22
Anticipated expiration: 1941-04-22
Also published as: FR582173A

Description

HARVEY DINNG GAR Filed Sent. 19. 1923 prl 22 1.924

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Application led September 19, 1923.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that i, BYRON S. HARVEY, a citizen ci the United States, residing at Lake Forest, in the county of Lake and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Dining Cars; and lf do declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of 'the Ainvention, such as will enable others skiiled in the art to which it appertains to `makeaud use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part or" this specification.

riihis invention relatesto railway dining cars and the primary object thereof is to provide a novel form of dining car whereby greater convenience in handling food for the travelling public maybe had. it is also the purpose of the invention to eiredite the service of food in aconvenient mannerand to apply sanitary rules 'during, the handling` of the food, as now constructed dining cars are inadequate to take care of heavy travel due to the congestion in the small space allotted for the preparation of the Jfood. An ordinary diningcar has a seating capacity of about thirty-six people in the dining compartment and there are usually six waiters with probably an extra waiter to tal-re care ofpersons in the Pullmans. However the space allotted to the preparation ot the food is so small that usually only three nien or possibly four can occupy the pantryatoneftime. The congestionjin the diner is, aggravated by the fact that therey is a longpassageway leading 'from the end of thecar into the dining compartment and this is usually filled with people waiting 'an opportunity to be served. As a result the movements of the waiters are materially hampered and much unnecessary delay occurs which can be relieved by a dining car constructed in accordance with my invention.

. My invention contemplates a dining car' yin which the diners are admitted from one end of. the car cnly, the other endbeing occupied exclusively by the kitchen space and the pantry space so that the kitchen and pantry are the iluii width ci the car, thereby relieving congestion and permitting the expeditious preparation and serving of the food, due to the fact that'a greater space is provided for the attendants, Due to the `nov-'el construction of my invention the Serial No. 663,564..

kitchen and pantry may be provided with windows so that air may kpass transversely through both the kitchen and the pantry which adds materially to the coiniortin the attendance ofthe ypieparation ci the t'ood before it is carried into the dining compartment. My invention contemplates the provision `of a compact conveniently accessible arrangement ci provision bins, refrigerators, servingf paraphernalia and dish racks, all oifwhich will be clearly apparent by reference to the following description' in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a dining car constructed in accordance with my invention. y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan `view `ofthe end having the kitchen and pantry space.

The car is divided into three main compertinents, a kitchen compartment 1,`a pan try compartment 2 and a dining1 y ment 3, intercommunicating. The kitchen andtpantry like the dining compartment extend the entire width of the car. rihe kitchen 1 is provided at the end of the car with comparti two refrigerators i and 5 which may be" filled with ice through the roof of the car. Adjacent to the refrigerator 4f is a soiled linen locker 6 andextending longitudinally or" the car within the kitchen 1 and located at the side is a range 7, at the end ot which is locatedv a broiler 8 having beneath it a coal boX orbin (not shown). Alt the `opposite side of the kitchen is a compartmenta'l receptacle 'having a poultry compartment 10 and a iishcompartment 11. compartmental receptacle 9 is spaced away from the refrigerator 5 to provide an aisle or space 12an`dadjacent to the compartment 10 is a milk box 13, at the end of which is located asink 14, ythere being a clean dish table 15 bounded on two sides by the compartmental receptacle 9, and the milk boX 13, the clean dish table' being adjacent to a dish washer 16 and at theend oi the dish washer is a scrap table 17, which drops on hinges to allow passageway. At the end of the kitchen, adjacent to the pantry is a steamtable 18 whichmay be of appropriate construction and which may carryy coffee urns 19 and egg' boilers 20 and at the end of the steam table, l prefer to locatea sink 21', one longitudinal edge of which is a work table 22 so that the waiters can `wash some of the tableware and prepare the foods such The as salads and the like in a convenient manner. Within the pantry space compartment is a substantially rectangular pantry structure 23 having an L-shaped service shelf 24, a space 25 for soiled glasses, glass stack 26 with garbage receptacle beneath (not shown). Within the structure 23 is a fruit and vegetable compartment 27 and there are

additional compartments

23, 29, and 30 for ice, cream and milk respectively. There is a rectangular aisle or passageway 31 entirely around the pantry structure so that access to the various compartments may be readily had. 1n one corner of the compartment 2 is a soiled linen closet 32 and at the opposite corner is a checkers table or shelt1 34, the checkers table being adjacent to the partition 35, so that as the waiters pass out ot the pantry through the opening 36 the checker may observe the food on the trays ot the waiters. The kitchen is provided with

windows

37, 38, 39 and 40 so that air may pass transversely through it to maintain the temperature of the kitchen below the temperature ot the kitchens in the standard diners, it being a. recognized `fact that the kitchens in standard diners are excessively hot, particularly in` warm weather. The pantry is likewise provided with ventilating

windows

41 and 42 so that air may pass transversely through it and the side walls are provided with

doors

43 and 44 so that access ymay be had to the pantry without passingy through the dining compartment or through the kitchen. In the upper portion. of the pantry are shelves or racks 45 and 46 (indicated with dotted lines) for canned `goods and the like and in the floors ot the kitchen and the pantry are trap doors 47 and 48, beneath which may be located provision bins.v At the end of the car opposite to that at which the pantry and kitchen are located is a refrigerator box 49 located at one corner, which may be iced from the roof and at the opposite corner is a linen closet 50. The guests enter the diner through the door 51 atI the end opposite to that which the kitchen and pantry are located, the end 52 being preferably adjacent to the baggage car so that all guests must enter the diner from one end. This prevents the congestion and confusion incident to the public crowding around the entrance vto the diner so as to interfere with the attendants and waiters.

`With such a construction the passage of the waiters from the dining compartment to the pantry and vice versa is entirely eliminated so that the service is expedited and in view of the fact' that the pantry and kitchen occupy the entire width otthe car considerable more room is provided for the attendants in they kitchen and pantry so that whereas with the standard diner only three or four waiters can occupy the pantry portion ot the car at one time, according to my invention all siX waiters (this being the usual crew) may work in the pantry at one time. This extra space in the kitchen and pantry is not at the expense of the available space in the dining compartment because a car constructed with my invention ot the same length of the ordinary diner, enough space is provided in the dining compartment 3 to seat forty-two ersons as against thirty-six in a stan ard diner and by providing a place ttor the checker the orders can be checked, audited, moneys received and change given by an attendant expressly provided for that purpose ermitting the steward ot the car to give is undivided attention to the comtort of t-he guests, the proper presentation ot the food and other duties allotted to him. The advantage ot the construction of the dining car illustrated in my drawings will be apparent when it is appreciated that yunder the present standard practice the waiter must wash all his own silverware betore every patron whom he serves dines. He must also wash the glasses and it salad. or the like order the waiter must prepare them. This causes considerable delay in the service. Under the present practice additional delay occurs because after the passenger iinishes his meal there is frequently a considerable period betweenthe time the passenger has finished and the time the dining car steward has time to audit the check, then when the waiter collects the money he takes it to the steward or lays it on the buiet at the end of the car where it is liable to remain. for some time before thc steward can make the change. In the meantime the waiter is probably busy in the pantry so a vexatious delay usually occurs between the time that the passenger has 'finished his meal and the time that he is about to leave the dining compartment. Not only is this vexatious delay irritable to the passenger but it is also irritating to those waiting to enter the diner.

With my invention these diiculties are eliminated because when a passenger enters the diner the waiter will get a duplicate check from the checker, the passenger will write his order and then the waiter will take the manitolded copy immediately to the` presented to the checker, change made and the transaction between the dining car attendants and the passenger quickly consummated. The checker is not only available for making change, auditing etc., but he is also able to supervise the food as it passes from the pantry to the diner so that liability of unsatisfactory food or carelessly prepared food being servedy to the passenger will be entirely eliminated, the steward being relieved of some of his present duties and having an opportunity to more closely supervise the comfort of@ the passengers in the diner and due to the tact that the serving of the meal is materially expedited, a greater number of persons can be served in a given time than is possible with the standard equipment.

l/Vhat l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A railway car, divided into a dining compartment, a pantry compartment and a kitchen compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, the guest entrance ol the dining compartment being at the end distant from the kitchen compartment and the pantry compartment.

2. A railway car, divided into a dining compartment, a pantry compartment and a kitchen compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, a pantry mans service structure in the center of the pantry compartment with a passageway extending entirely around the structure.

3. A railway car, divided into a dining compartment, a pantry compartment and a kitchen compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, the pantry compartment being between the kitchen and the dining compartment.

4. A railway car, divided into a dining compartment, a kitchen compartment and a pantry compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, a steam table dividing' the kitchen compartment from the pantry compartment, and a pantry mans service structure in the pantry compartment and having a passageway entirely around it.

A railway car, divided into a dining compartment, pantry compartment, and a kitchen compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, and a checkers station in the pantry compartment.

6. A railway car divided into a dining compartment, a pantry compartment and a kitchen compartment, the several compartments extending entirely across the car, a pantry mans service structure in the center of the pantry compartment, and a cheokers station in the pantry Compartment.

7. A railway car having a dining rcompartment at one end and a kitchen and pantry at the other, the dining compartment having a passenger entrance at one end only located distant from the kitchen and pantry end.

8. A railway car having a dining compartment at one end and a kitchen and pantry at the other, the kitchen extending entirely across the car, a pantry mans service structure within the pantry and a checkers station within the pantry compartment.

9. A railway car having a dining compartment, a pantry compartment and a kitchen compartment, the kitchen having a center aisle, a centrally located pantry service station in the pantry compartment, a steam table transversely located between the kitchen compartment and the pantry compartment, and a checkers station in the pantry compartment.

In testimony whereor1 l afx my signature.

BYRON S. HARVEY.