US1512775A - Footboard - Google Patents

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v, 1,512,775 J. C. LITTLE f FOCTBOARD 2 Sheet5-$heet l Filed Jan. 2O 1923 d., 21. am. 1,512,775 J. C. LITTLE FOOTBOARD Filed Jan. 20. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @velu/Ory Jf//V C. /TTLE Patented Oct. 2l, 1924.

entre!) STATES N & co., or CHICAGO,

Alpplication'ifflld #January To all whom it mag/concern; y j j Be it known that I, JOHN C. LITTLE. a citizen of the United States, residing'at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of 5 lllino's, haveinvented certain new and luscful Improvements in Footboards, of whieh the following is a specification. This invention relates to foot-boarols.` t j It will be explained as applied to a 'running board for railwayvcars and the like.

Patent No. 1,019,627granted MarchV k5, 1912, to W. E. Fow i board having an open mesh tread'offexpanded metal fabric. l5 cation Serial No. 580,

1922, shows a foot-board havin mesh tread of woven wire fabric j With either type Lof foot-board vit was g an 'open proposed to'secure the ends of the metal dl ler, Jr., shows affoot-y My @Opendingapplr 597, filed vAugust 9,

ao," 192e. serial'. Nb, '513.821..

F"Fig.14 is a section on` the, line/1 4 of Fig. 5 is. a front elevation and partial 4section of ay saddle or supportA forfcarryng the ends of'twofadjacenttread units. f 'F Fig. 6y is a side elevation"y of the'vsaddle o `F ig. 'p7/is a front elevation and partial section of a' vsaddle for supporting and anchoryingy the .tread units intermediate thevends thereof.'l y j y v y Fig.8 risa side elevation of the .intermediate saddleof Fig. 7.- f f Fig. 9 shows an arrangement for supporting the overlianging ends ofv the tread at the ends of a car. l y, yF ig. lOshowsa-cross section Aof. a di'erent association or .relation `of tread and sadfabric to the supports or"saddles which f 11 aside elevation kofthe ysaddlefof supported the fabric above the roof ofthe Fig 10. g Y

car and anchored the fabric thereto. Ordi- The tread `,unit of .the new footfboard is narily such construction makes it advisable Qr neceary to assemble the tread and saddles at the point of manufacture and to ship the assembled structure to the place of application. j

Storage and shipment of such assembled foot-boards may be objectionably inconvenient and expensive. The relative non-inter'- changeability of such assembled structures may be objectionable because of the relatively large numbers of boards which it may be necessary to manufacture and keepgin stock to fit various sizes and styles of cars.

One of the objects of this invention is to.

provide` an improved foot-board. y l n Anether object is to provide a metal open mesh fabric foot-board which Vmay be manufactured in standardparts or units adapted to be separately stocked and shipped. i y

Another object is to rovidefan improved support or saddle for the tread. j Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The views in the drawings are as follows: Fig. l is a top plan of a sect tread unit or section.

Fig. 2 is `an end el vation and partial crosssection of a footcar roof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan of a. joint to between two tread units or sections.

oard in place on a .ion of the adapted to be manufactured any desired standard lengths. a ,self supporting framework and ai metal yopen work fabric covering orl tread kof eX- .panded metal, ,woven wire .or other suitable material@` e .M u L The framework comprises -two parallel side members or side rails land two par,- allel end members or end rails 2..k Intermediatecross members 3 maybe ,applied bektweenvside'rails f1 if desired.` The side,- end and intermediate mernbersof the framework `Lnay be`r formed yfrom suitable angleiron ars. f. f The end and'interlnediate members may be secured tothe siderails- 'to form a self supporting. framework. unit asfollows.: Each end of anend or yintermediate,member iscut at the angle` of 'its websfor some distance backfrom the end thereof. ,The two sepain sections. of Itcomprises rated and angularly relatedwebs are then bent aty substantially right angles to the body of the member to form a pair of flaps for attachment to the adjacent side rail. One flap 4 (formed from the vertical web), is bent inwardly to fit along the vertical web 'fof corresponding side rail 1. The otherflap 5 (formed from the horizontal web) is bent downwardly the side rail. side rails b or spot we ding.

e framework unt'is covered with a fab- The flaps may be secured tothe to t'along the vertical web 'of suitable means such as rivets 6'vr ric 7 which .forms the open mesh `metallic tread or sup port for the feet of the trainmen'.

vBy placing the side and end rails of the Figs. 2 to 6, inclusive, show a form of sadf` dle for anchoring the tread to'f'a carroof.

lViththissaddle the tread" unit will ordiif mediatezsaddles 16 are narily have its end members secured thereto. The saddlecomprises ay casting 10 of malleable iron or other suitable material. The-casting is curved, as shown most clearlyin Figs. 2 and 5, to approximately fit over theridge of the car to which it is to be applied. Ithas two upwardly projecting legs Y11 at opposite ends, for attachment to the tread unit. Each leg has ing lugs'12v. These lugs are adapted to 11e against the inner surface ofthe horlzontal web of the corresponding end rail of the tread section, as most clearly shown in Fi 4. The separation between lugs 12 of eac leg gives sucient space 'for the overhangmg arts ofthe horizontal end rail'webs and the abric of adjacent tread sections. The legs of the saddles yare secured to 'end rails 2 by suitable means such as bolts 13 which pass through registering holes therein: Eachsaddle `may bev-providedv with. a proyecting foot 14. through y n I passedinto'the car roof. The hole for this anchoring bolt'or screw maybe enlar ed at its upper end to form a small cup 15 or .receiving the yhead and any suitab e weatherproof compounA n. Figs. 7 .and 8 show a construction o f snmlar character for the saddles'to be secured to `intermediate cross members'3.` These interlikew'ise made from other suitable material. ht legs 17 to lie against e webs of the intermedimalleable iron or Each has two upri and be secured to t ate cross members. Bolts may be used to secure the intermediate saddles to the correspending "intermediate Screws or bolts, passin intofthe car 'roof place.

cross members.

anc or these vsaddles in two upwardly and inwardlypr'oject- 'y y cars and the like, having a tread section comwhich a bolt k:or screw may be through feet 18 and f scribed my name.

legs 22 quite similar to the lsaddles previously described. Le

y22 are formed to provide sockets orshou ders 23 for receiving and su f portin the vertical webs ofside rails 1. e side rail and saddle are secured together by suitable means such asbolts 24.

The end and intermediatesaddles may be cored and webbed as shown to decrease their weIi-ght. Y y

y aving described my inventionv what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isiy1. A foot-board for' the roof of railway prised of a pair of side rails and a pair of endy rails secured together to form a self supporting framework, and an open mesh metal fabric carried by the framework; and a saddle for attachment to one of the rails and the car jpoof and supporting the; fabric above the roo 2.'A foot-board for the roof of railway lcars and the like, having a self supporting tread section comprising a pairv of end rails and a pair of side rails secured together to form a rectangular framework unit, and a metallic open mesh fabric tread between the rails andv anchored thereto;` and a saddle attachable to the rails at each end -of a unit and tothecar roof., 3.' Y.afoot-board section, for railway cars and the like comprisinga rectangular self supportin framework unit having two angle iron side rails and two angle iron end rails secured together, an' open mesh metallic fabric tread extendingk betweenthe rails and anchored thereto, and a saddle at each end of the framework and' for su porting the tread above a roof, each saddleilaving an u right leg for carrying the framework and or attachment to one ofthe rails.

In testimony `whereof I JOHN o; LITTLE.

hereunto sub-

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