US1635467A

US1635467A - Car

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Publication number: US1635467A
Application number: US719773A
Authority: US
Inventors: Roode Trimble De
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-06-13
Filing date: 1924-06-13
Publication date: 1927-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 1944-07-12

Description

IJuly 1,2', 1927.

T'. DE ROCDE CAR 4 Sheets-Sheet l1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Wmv -l-` DE ROODE CAR Filed June 13. 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR imk a@ Ronde.

ATTORNEY l 635 46? July 12, T.. DEOODE n l* vak GAR Filed June 1s. 1924 v4 shets-sheez 5 ATTORNEY 1,635,467 jr. DE RooDE CAR Filed June l5. 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4' ATTORNEY "Patentes July 12, 1927.-

iJNiTEo 'STATES e 'ramena ne noone, or Nawyonx, N. Y.

' een y Application tiled June 18,'1924. Serial No. 719,778.

This invention relates to sleeping cars in general and more especial-ly to 'cars having central passageways withsleeping provisions to either side of the passageways. l lVith the sleeping cars heretofore inuse particularly in the United States, of the type having upper and lower berths, the lower berths have been at a' premium, and f re1 quently cars have left the terminals without io al single-'occupant i11-the' A upper berths., Among the objects of the present invention itis aimed'to provide .a sleeping carin which the objections to the upperfberths f today are entirely overcome; the upper berths.

v 1.5 made as attractive as the lower -berths of l the present improved.' type; and the upper *berths-made' decidedly more attractive thaneither thenpper for lower berths ofl` the ordinaryjsleeping :car today in use.

`With the sleepin car today generally in` -usein the United tates ofthe type having a central corridor o r passageway with sleeping'berthsto either side thereof, the eleinent. of privacy is 'entirely lacking' either Vfor day use or night'l use, and no provision' whatever made for private lavatories. -Furthermore, with the standard type of sleeping ca r aforesaid the common lavatories' in the mornings as a rule are over-crowded causing the passengers constantly to interfere with one another. Infview of these objections,

the present invention aims to provide a sleeping car in wlii'cl'a car 'ofstandard size -construction ma readily be equipped With separate and in ividual lower and' upper compartments longitudinally arranged `relative tothe car on either; side ofa central passageway, and in which each compartment .is pro-l vided with its own individuallavatory.

40= Among other objects of the present vinvention, 1t is aimed to provide asleeping car" of standard size-both as to-length :and wldth, in which the number of sleeping quarters 1s' the same las thathei'etofore provided withA the standard sleeping car, and in which the quarter,

arranged to either side of the central corridor, in the construction of which car advantage` is so taken of the available space, that greater convenience is afforded' to the occupantl of each sleeping quarter; private Ylavcparter, t e cusatories provided for each sleepin and in addition thereto instead o tomary number of'toilets provided with the standard .car today, two additional toilets provided, or fourin-number. l z The present invention still further contemplates in a sleeping car of the type used today in the United States as aforesaid, the.

provision ofa window for the upper sleeping t Tothisgend,l the invention specifically contemplates: -the arrangement o f the upper .and lower` sleeping quarters sothat theV upperv sleeping `quarters vare provided `with beds, and with wells or recesses' to receive such beds at a comparatively low level rela-tive to the levelof the oor so as to afford-room above' such wells or recesses` for the provlsion of wmdows for the upper sleeping quarters, and in which arrangement the beds and recesses for receiving the beds of the upper sleeping quarters are longitudinally spaced apart to aiford spaces for windows'for lower sleeping quarters.

The present invention further contemplates utilizing the space in a vertical direction in a sleeping car ofthe type aforesaid, 1

and lower compartments to either s ideV of a central passageway, each compartment of which lcan conveniently accommodate a pas? senger in standing position. To this end,

the invention specifically contemplates the provision of upper and lowered sleeping quarters arranged in a staggered relation,

with the ends of the upper sleeping quarters overlappingl the ends'of the lower sleeping quarters, a space provided between successive upper sleeping quarters to affordstand- .ing room for the lower-^sleeping quarters,

and a. space provided lloetween successive lower sleeping quarters to provide standing so as to afford individual' and private upper l roomfor the upper sleeping quarters, and also eontemplatesthealternate use of portions of the space in both the u per andA lower sleeping'quarters for the be or chair of the respective sleeping quarter.

A Specifically, the invention stillV further contemplates a car of standard size as aforesaid having individual upper and lower compartments, in which' car the same number of sleeping quarters areprovided as those .today in use with the addition that a space is aii'orded in each of the sleeping quarters or compartments to receive a rigid,. non? collapsible chair during the night ordu'ring the time when the bed is used, so that during the day time when the bed may be closed up out of the way the chair is readily accessible for the use of the individual without leaving his compartment. I

The invention still further contemplates in a car of the type aforesaid the provision of independent and separate upper and"lower -compartments each provided with a bed,

which compartments can readily be arranged for day or night use, without disorganizing the' bedding or bed clothes and without the services of an attendant so that when the room is arranged for night use with the bed in' open position, the bed can with facility be again temporarily closed and again reopened Withoutdisorganizing the bedding or bed clothes and without requiring the services of an attendant to rearrange the same.

Heretofore attempts have been made to provide. sleeping compartments which could be used in the'day time as sitting rooms,but

- in these instances, the bed either remained ment of the same, so as to require the ser'vas such, exposed to view as a bed and in some lnstances intended for use as a seat or lounge,

or elsethe bed was disposed of by collapsingl the lsame and entirely altering the arrangeices of an attendant to rearrange thefsame for use as a'v bed. With these' instances in view, the present invention further contemplates theprovision, in a car of the type u aforesaid, of compartments equipped with disappearing beds which compartments mayv Fig. 4 is a fragmental'section on'the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

` Fig. -5 is a fragmental enlarged detail in .plarr of the latch mechanism for anchoring.

in closed position the bowl illustra-ted in .Figs 1 to 4.

- Fig. 6 is a section on theline 6-6 of Fig. l.

5 ofthe latch mechanism aforesaid( Fig. 7 is afragmental section enlarged showing the connection of the foot board with a guide for closing the foot board when the bed toiwhich it' is'attached is swung into closed position.

rig. 12.

lsleeping car. The-standard sixteen-section Fig. 8 is a fragmental, enlarged detail of the same connection illustrated in Fig. 7 looking at it from another angle.

gig. 9 is a side elevation partly in section, an 1 Fig. 10'is a plan of a locking mechanisml used for the beds with the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a detailin side elevation of .part of the locking mechanism. A v

Fig. 12 is a fragmental view showing sche-v nratically another form of sleeping car made accordingl to the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a'fragmentalplanl view in section showing the arrangement of individual toilets in .the modification illustrated in Fig. 14 is a transverse section of the modi.-

lic-ation illustrated in F ig.l 12.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. lto` 4 inclusive, there is illustrated a car-having '55 a floor 1 and lateral -lwallsgenerallydesignated as 2 and 3 respectivelyand a roof portion generally designated-.by the .reference character 4.. Thev caras more `clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 andl 1 may, in v order toffa- 90 cilitate an'ex'planation ofjthegs'ame, be di vided into three parts, a centrall corridor o1' pasageway portionl and lateralor com-' partment portions "generally,l designated: by

the reference characters '6- andladjaeent to 95 the lateral walls 2" and 3 respectively.

The compartmentl portions 6 and-7 are substantially identicalwith `one another except 'i in reverse order, sothatfor't'he purposeof this description, it is believed that a detailed.v description of one portionwillsuiiice' forthe two. `For the purpose of this'description, it mayI be understood that we shall hereinafter com.-

pare this car to thestandard sixteen-section.

sleeping car in use today lis ordinarily provided with thirty-two sleeping berths, a i smokingroom, lavatory andtoilet at one end ofthe car for uien, and aladies room, lavatory land 'toilet at the other end of the car for ladies. The present invention contemplates .using a car' standard las to the size in use heretofore, standard as to the space available, and standard as tothe number of sleep-y v ing quarters provided, lall as heretofore, but

" dispensing with the' 'standard smoking room and mens lavatory, and lad-ies room and ladies lavatory, and providing, 4instead thereof, certain additions and improvements which will more clearly'be ,describedherein- Preferably thesleepinggquarter yportions l6 and Z will be divided from the-corridor 5 by the partitions ,generally designated-by 125 8 and 9 "respectively, composed of suitable sheet steel or lthe like.4

The several upper and lower sleeping quarters or comi .'tments 'are`permanently' -Y and absolutely divided from one another. by

quarters attention is here called to the fact `that the dominating outline of the upper and lower compartments is substantially T shaped, the .upper compartment resembling Y the lowerV compartment resembling an in-.'

anerect T with a lateral recess or alcove, and

verted T with a lateral recess orv alcove. -It is alsol stated at this time that each portion 6, or'7 consists essentially of sixteen compartments, eight upper compartments 10 and eight lower compartments 11, with a l toilet compartment 12 as each end. making thirty-two compartments and lfour toilets to' a car. v y

As will be seen from the lower left-hand portion of Fig. `1,-alower compartmentl 11 z consists essentially of a main compartment `area 13, a lateral auxiliary area or alcove 14,

andan upwardly extending standing room area.l5. r l '4 In' the main compartment area .13 and in the wall member 2, or -3 ofthe car,V as` more finlfig.- 2 are 'nearer one lateral' edgeof the bed sotha-t-.the center of gravity of the bed will be'l disposed considerably beyond the clearly show n in Fig. 2, .therepis formed'a recess or well 16 to afford va concealing lspace for a -bed17, adapted to be movedinto such well during the day time or when out of use, and in turn when in use to be swun down into horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. 1. The bed.17 for the purpose of` the present invention consistsiessentlally of a lower wallgmembe'r 18, a'spring 19 and a"- mattress 20,`the spring` 19 andl wall member,-

18 being-preferably secured to one another at the ends and the wall member 18 connected to 'the downwardly projecting ears 21 and 22 which are pivotally connected to i W---the

bearing brackets

23 and 24 lrespectively 'rial advantage.

ytion andmay, atwill', .constitute eithervthe foot board or head board of the bed. In'

the present instance; the boards 25 and 2.6"'

function not only as ordinary foot boards.

and`l head boards. but in addition 'thereto serve asmeans for retaining the bedding-and, bed clothes of the bed inplace 'against'dis placement when the bed is swung into vertical or closed position'. t from Fig. 4, in horizontal position the bed As will be seen' will be spaced from the inner wall of thewell'16. This-spacing of the bed aside from the element of ventilation, associated with the spaced, and separate foot and vhead boards, contribute to the appearance and attractiveness'lof the bed, whereby a striking obtained.

As shown in lig.l 4, it willalso be seen that when the bedis in horizontaler. open position, there -will be` provided a space of. approximately eight or ten inches between the partition 8V or 9 and the outer lateral edge of the bed 17, thus aording adequate leg room for the passenger inr'the Icoarse of .opening'onclosing the jbed or when sitting Fig. 1 is divided practically into three parts, A the ceiling of the en d thirds being at a'lower level than the middle third, thelevel of the end thirds defined bythe partition portions 27 28, as clearly shown on Fig.. 1,`when the .resemblance to the ordinary detached bed-,is

bed -is -in horizontal or open position, af'- i "fords adequate ro0m)for`the passenger to 1 -sit erect on the bed without danger of strik-l ing his head againstthe partition portions 27 28. The ceiling or partition portion 29 of the area l5 is disposed at a higher level than the partition portions 27, 28--and is intended to afford standing space for the passenger when thebed is either in horizontal or open position or in vertical or closed positio'ng* The alcove 14 associatedwith the main compartment portion 11 as aforesaid, in the present instance, cofunctions to mate- By providing this alcove extending outwardly 'frd the'""vva'llmem-xleiraA storage space is afforded in whichV to bers 2 or .3 of the caras illustrated in Fig. l

2. The ears 21 and 22 as clearly illustrated pivotalconnection' with the bearing

brackets

23 and 24, and consequently the bed when swung into horizontal positionlwillmaintain its open`position. .I

Duejto lthe len Ih ofthe ears 21 and 22 and their position, spaced as' the are from the lateral edge ofthe bed, it is o vious that the'r lower bed 17,whenr tain its closed position.

closed, will main- At the end of the bed, there ar-eriformed the head and

foot boards

25, 26, which are substantially identical in form and construccompartment.

position and it is desirableto use the chair 1t can readily be moved out of said storage space and moved around at will in the main The. features nowto vbev described cofunctionreadily with thecompartment lland alcove* 14l described above.l to advantage.

e edge of the partition portion of the bed 17 is provided Vwith a similar paddedvelvet edgingdesignated by the reference character 32. When the bed 17 is swung into vertical i y The 'bor'der of .the well or recess-16 is `eqiippedwith a padded velvet edging 31. T

l or 'closed position, the velvet edgings 31 and 32'engage one .another and cofunction to vform a'substantially dustproof closure, and

i' in 'addition thereto the edging 32 affords a any sound caused when bringing the edges designated 25 although it is understood that together and thus he conducive to a comparatively silent closure. p

In order to permit the automaticcollapse ofthe

end boards

25, 26 when the bed 17 is closed, and in turn the automatic erection of the

end boards

25, 26 when vthe bed is opened, a track or guide is provided at each end wall ofthe well 16, which cooperates with a stud or roller formed at one end of each end board. lIn Figs. 7 and 8, thetrack or guide; and cooperating roller are illusl trate-d in detail. For the purpose of this description, the end board there illustrated is the end board 26 will be similarly equipped.

lIn Fig. l7 the wall member 33 there illus? trated may be eitherof the end walls of the well 16. To this end wall 33 there is secured a U shaped guide or rail 34 which assumes an are ina single plane when extendy ing along the wall 33 and deliects from such wall 33 and extends toward the bed portion 17in another arc. The end board 25 as illustrated is pivoted at 134 to the portion 35 of the bed 17, and preferably has a shoulder 36 ,adja`cent to the portion 134which has a pin 3.7 on which is-mounted the roller 38 extending in and traveling in the guide or track 34. The guide 34 is closed at its out-- wardly extending end 39 in order to limit the outward movement of the bed 17. As will be seen from the foregoing, the guide 34 conforms to the movement of the roller 38 when passing into and go/ut/of/the' well with collapsing or erecting

theend boards

25, 26. In other words, the -deiiected portion of the guide 34 which extends from the lwall 33, conforms tothe movement of the roller 38 when collapsing the end board 25in the closing movement of the bed or vice versa, conforms to the movement of the roller when erecting the end board 25 when opening the bedf17,V and'the remaining portion ofthe guide 34 disposed adjacent to the wall'33 or bed clothes, but thatl this will automatically bevaccomplished, the 'bedding and bed clothing after having been prepared initially remaining in their proper position on'the 'bed 17 when the bed is closed, the end boards anchoring them in place, and in-turn the endboards automatically moved into such collapsed or closed position and vice versa, the bedding and be-d clothing remaining in their proper position on the-bed 17 when the bed is opened, and in turn, th'e end boards automatically erected.

Above the well 16 and adjacent to its upper edge, there is provided a washbowl. In the present instance, 'the 4attachment for this wash bowl consists 4of a funnel shaped member 39 hereinafter called a' funnel, and

lhaving a downwardly extending outlet or drain pipe 4() and'provided with a suitable faucet 41.y To the front .edge of the funnel 39,is pivoted the bowl 42. The bowl 42 is pivotally mounted so that the same maybe swung out ot' operative position into the position shown in the left-hand lower sleep-A ing con'ipartment shown in Fig. 1 when the bed is in open position, and thus out of the way of the occupant of the bed.

In order to insure the absolute closing of the bed before the bowl42 isV lowered into horizontal or open position 'and thus protecting thebedding and bed clothes from being splashed with water and the like from. the bowl, there is provided, in the present in.-

eov

no' I stance, a device which will securelyanchor the bowl in closed or erect position, making .it very diflicult if at all possible for the average user ordinarily to open the bowl when the bed isin horizontal or open position. A suitabledevice for this purpose is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. The bowlas there illustrated is provided with two lateral arms 43 and 44 pivotally connected to the

brackets

45 and 46 respectively fixed tothe horizontal portion 47 of the wall.' The Y brackets 452g@ livspipp.Qrtcthesha-fttf8/prof'HlNqr dvidad vit'hlateral latches 49 and 50 extend ing forwardlyfrom. the ends thereof to cooperate with the

lugs

51 and 52 formed at the ends of the arms 43 and 44. Substantially in the middle of the shaft 48 there is provided a pawl -53 which is intended to cooperate Awith the projection 54 formed on the wall member 18 near the lateral edge of the bed. For normally ,and resiliently maintaining the pawl. 53 in its lowered posi-- tion, where it will maintain the shaft 48 y to anchor the

latches

49 and 50 in lowered position in engagement with.the,lugs51" and 52 on the arms-43 and 44, thereby:to`

anchor the'bfowl 42 in vertical or closed position, there is provided a coil spring 55 wound around the shaft 48 and suitably connected'` tov the brackets 45 and46 and the pawl 53. It is desired that this spring be of suitable rigidity and strength to insure theproper 13' position and not permit'the using of same f by the average user except when properly A manipulated by the cooperation of the pawl 3 4with the projection 54 of thebed 17, that is when the .bed17 is swung into a vertical or completely closed position as illustrated in Fig.

.From' -thesforegoing it will thus be seen that with a standard size car having sixteen sections, the so-called standard sixteen-section car, the lower sleeping 'quarter can readily be equipped. as an individual private compartment having itsindividual private lavatory whichl compartment is private as well for dayuse as fornight use, and that the same can readily be converted by the passenger lwithout the aid of the car attendant eithe'r for sleeping purposes or for socalled day use, without in any way` d1s or ganizing the arrangement of the bedding or bed clothes which previously may have been,

and arel intended -to have been, arranged ready for use bythe passenger.

The features now to bedescribed relate to the' equipment and arrangement of the upper compartments of the improved car. With the present invention theupper compartment is made practically as attractive vas the lower. compartment. just described and in some ways `more attractive. Thev upper i compartment with the present invention is alsoprovided withstanding room for'dthe passengerboth for day 4and night 11se,.is

' day use. and'equipped with a chair to be used for day use, is also readily converted `either for night use or for day use without disorganizing the bedding' or bed `clothes also arranged' readily to be converted into which nayhave been, and are intended to have been,iprepared in advance for the im mediate use of the passenger without any ad- 4dition-al attention by the attendant, and s also provided with a window ,and with a privatelavatory.

The Lpper compartments l0 are substan: tially 'i entical `with Ione another, and in `orderto facilitate an understanding of the extending downwardly-f therefrom, vand also same, it isbelieveda description of one will suticel forall'and for. this purpose the upper compartment illustrated fully exposed in the ,middle of Fig. '1 will .be described in detail.` The upper'compartment has a main area 56 vwhich :for the -purposefof this description is assumed to bethe'area defined by the length of the bed 57, plus the distance vfrom the l. ceiling 4.0i' the car, tothe partitions 27 and 28. The upper compartmentl() also has an area 58 formed below the area 56 and disposed A-between thepartitions 27 and 28 and an area 59disposed abovey the partition 29 if and extending laterally. from the area .56.

`The areav4 56 isV bounded `by the ceiling 4, car wall 2`, vertical"partition 8, vertical partir similar to the edgin tion 66,' area 59, vertical partition 61 ex- 4tending between'the horizontal partition 29 the bed 57 when the same is in horizontaler open position, advantage being taken of this inclination to give additional space to the adjacent lowerv compartments 1l, 11. The area 58 is disposed -directly above the area 14 whereby the lowest portion of space for the' upper compartment is disposed relative, to the lower compartment, and relative to the available'space in the car where the least need for space is present in the lower` compartment. This area 58 is provided to form a standing room for the occupantof the upper compartment either for day use, or for n ig'ht use when preparing for bed or for movlng the bed 57 down into horizontal or open position. This area 58is also in'- tended for use as a storage spaceo for the chair 63 when'the same is not in useyand the position. The chair 63 has no rear legs and .as clearly illustrated in the compartment 10 `at the extreme left of Fig. 1, the chair has a Vseat portion 64, front leg member 65 and back 66 and arms 67, and when in use is supported either on the partition -27 or the partition 28 in which position the leg mem.

ber 65 cooperates with the lpartition members 27 or 28 properly to support the chair 63 1n upright position.

The partition 29 .of the area 59 may serve 'as a shelf or support. for hand luggage and the like.

The bed 57 of the upper compartment is substantially identical with the' bed' 17 of the lower compartmentnnd is also intended,A Y

thesame height as the-well 16 of the lower compartment, but in order to position the bed 57, whenj open position atfthe level of the partitions 27 and 28, it has been found desirable toposition the bed 57 when in open' position at a slightly higher level relative the 'well 6 8 than the level of the bed i 17.111 open positlo disposed relative to its avell 16. To this end, the lower. wall 62 of the bed 57 is`provided -with downwardly extending lugs69 disposed-at a greater dis-V tance from the inner lateral edge of the bed 57 than the distance that the lugs 21 and 22 are disposed from the inner lateral edge of the bed 17. .These lugs 69 are pivotally con-f nected'by pins 86 to -thedownwardly extending side walls 70 and 71 of the area 58. 4 The welLf68 isv provided with 'a velvet edging -72 cooperate with thee ging 73 ofthe bed f 57 31 of the well `16 vto im Similar to the edging a2 of the bed 17. The

bed 57 is providedwith end boards 74 and 75 similar to the

end boards

25 and 26 of the bed `17 and are also provided with rollers 38 similarto those. illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 to cooperate with guides 34 formed at the end/walls of the well 68., Above the welly 68, thecompartment .10 is provided With a window 76' below which there is provided aA lavatory similar to the lavatory in the lower compartment consisting' of a funnel 77 and bowl 78 cooperating in a manner similar to the' manner of cooperation of the nfunnel 39 and bowl 42 and having a similar anchoring means to those-illustrated in Figs.

In order to insure securely anchoring` the bed 57 either'in open position, special securing means 1s provided. This securing means thebed is in openposition there are formedv is illustrated in detail in Figs. 9, and 11. vAt the outer lateral edge-of the bed 57 when n two

handles

79 and 80 which as shown `in Fig.v 9 are fixed to the rod 81 fulcrumed in f the wall '62. At the free end of the extension 82 of the handle 79 there is pivotally connected the rod 83 having at its free end an enlargement 84 provided with a-slot 85 which vslot 85 and pin86, the enlargement and rod 83v are controlled in their slidable movement when actuated by the handles 79 and' 80. The enlargement .84 vis provided with' a finger 87 to cooperate with the recesses 88 'and 89 formed in the-boss 90 on the partition 70 adjacent to the lug 69. .The

vrecesses 88 and'89 are spaced 90 degreesv apa-rt. 'A spring 91 is provided connecting the finger 8 7 'functioning to anchorfor lock the bed in open' position and the recess v89 `cooperating with. .the finger 87 to lock the bed 57 in vertical ory closed position., -Ob

'I viouslylif .desired the'bedsf17of thelower compartments maybe-provided with securi beneathfth'ei same,l

vimg meansforpositively securing the beds in ropen or1f closed Vposition similar to the positive securing means just described v.with

'respect to. :theqbeds 57.

.l fra- 'fgcuicata access to thefupler 'campare amena-the portionv of the partitions'B or 9 f6.6; .below area 58 is .provided with a stepformanthe resent instance, as illustrated, the lower an .upper :compartments are provided vwith foldab e doors, each consisting of .four

to' receive thel pivot pin 86 by means yof fire/'ceding vwallport'ionV 98 and a vledge 94.

leaves 96, and 98, theA leaves 95 and 9.6.

9 and having a suitable.' lockingconnection with one another wherexthey abut. These foldable doors fold inwardly, as clearly appears from Figs. 3 and 4, for whichI purpose the adjacent partitions are suitably recessed .and provide clearances for the folding leaves' when moved inwardly. I

From the foregoing it will be seen that a standard sixteen-section sleeping car. may readily be equipped with thirty-twoseparate lower compartments, each compartment pro-I vided with an independent and private lavaand individualcompartments and with four toilets insteadof .two toilets, consisting of.' y vsixteen upper compartmentsv and sixteen'- tory, each provided withstanding room for Y.

the occupant when' the ycompartment is. ar-

ranged for ,dayuse or for night use, each provided with a window, and each provided with. a movable chair, without materially changing thebody .dimensions'of the car.I

From lthe foregoing it will alsol be seen that the beds of'the several compartments, by meansA of their. end boards and -automatic collapsing devices .can be repeatedly opened .or closed during the day or night by the occupant of the compartment without requiring the services of an attendant and withf ont 'dismantling orfdisorganizing the bedding or bed clothesso vasto require the same to be rearranged. .A From the foregoing'it will also b e seen that advantage is taken to the utmost of the available space in the carin a vertical direction, as well'as inI a horizontal direction so as to provide standing room in each compartment, and' that tothis-end in both theA upper and lower compartments, the space .occupied by the chairs during'the day time or for' day use is occupied by the beds dur- 'ing the night or or'night use and viceversa.

The main space between the partitions. 8

.and 9 formingthejpassageway or corridor 5 is ordinarily about twenty-six inches wide.

For .ordinary purposes thisw'idth is suiicient to permit the passage therethrough of two persons. I n order that stout persons or persons carrying luggage may conveniently.

pass each other, m-the present instance, the partitions are. providedwith a oppositely disposedV Vrecesses which are. located at intervals throughout the passageway,- preferably as illustrated in Fig. 4, at .the ends ofthe lower 'compartments opposite to which the'alcoves 1 4 are located.r

nfthe modification illustrated in Figs. 12, ..13andr14the're. is shown another' form of the A present 4inventionhaving upper and 'lower` compartments equipped withdisaplapping one end ofa disappearing bed in a lower compartment.` Furthermore in this modification each compartment is provided with al1/individual toilet. The toilets of the upper and lower compartments are stagered in relation-to one another as illustrated 1n Fig. 13. Still furthermore the compartb -ments as illustrated in Fig. 14 are arranged in longitudinal rows to either side of a vcentral corridor with which the compartments findividually and independently communicate.

It is understoodof course that the modi'- fication illustrated in Figs. 12, 13 and 14- merely illustrate a modification diagramniatically, and that .if desired this modification may also be equippedwithwindows" and wash bowls similar-to the windows and washdoowls of the modification illustrated in Fig. 1.

lIn the modification illustrated in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, the car there illustrated has a Afloor 101, two side walls 102 and 103-and a lroof 104. i The interior of the car is divided by the

partitions

105 ,and 106 into a centralcorridor (fr passageway 107, and tworows of compartments, one row to either side of the passageway 107, and each row having a.

series of upper compartments 1108 and a series of lower compartments 109. TheV compartments 108 and 109 are provided with permanent partitions permanently separating them from one another providing permanent compartments and each up er compartment is preferably provided wit a'foldable door'1'10 illustrated in Fig. 12 and each lower compartment with a foldable door 111 by which the compartments have direct communication vwith the passageway 107. From the door 110 the lower edge of which is disposed at a level removed from the floor, step vformations may be provided such as illus-- tratedin Fig. 1 to afford convenient access g to the door. Each ofv the upper compartments 108 may for convenience of description be divided into a leg room area or chair storage area'112, a diminished baggage area 113, a toiletgcontaining larea 114 and a main area 115. The length of the mam compartment in thepresent instance is vdetermined by the length of the disappearing 'bed 116 plus the lengthiof the toilet oontalning area 114. The lengthof. the luggage area 113 in the present instance isl determined by the. width ofthe door 111 and disposed above the same. The area 112 is similar to the.,

chair storage area 58 in the modification'illustrated infFig. 1, and is also intended to serve as leg room for the occupant f the A .upper c'mpartment and as a chair storage area for the chair y 117-'when the bed 116 63 illustrated in Fig. 1, each having a back rest 121, a seat 120 and a frontleg member 122, but no rear leg. The bed 1164 in thcl modification illustrated in Fig. 12 may also e swung into a well formed in the sidewall 102 or 103 of the car, similar to the

wells

68 or 16. To one side of the partition 119 there is formed the toilet area 114 in which is disposed a toilet bowl 123.

Below the area 113 and spaced therefrom by the partition 124 there is disposed ahead room area 125 for the lower compartment 109. The lower compartment., 109 as below the head room area 125 a mainarea 126 the length of which is determined by the length of the disappearing bed 127 disposed in the lower compartment. At one-end of the compartment 100 and below the storage area 112 of the upper compartment there is formed the chair storage area 128 which is the width of the lower compartment 109, between which area 128 and the bed 127 there is disposed a toilet containing areal 129 positioned elow the partition 119 in which there is positioned a toilet 130. To one side of the toilet area 129 and below the toilet area' 114 there is formed the chair storage area 131, Fig. 14. In the modification illustrated in Fig.' 12,. when the bed 127 is disposed in vertical or closed position, an ordinary chair as for instance the chair 132 may be moved into the area formerlyoccupied by the bed 127 as illustrated to the left end of Fig. 12. From the foregoing it will be seen that in this modification the disappearing bed 116 of an upper `compartment has only one end thereof overlapping one end of a disappearing bed 127 in a lower compartment. lt

will also be seen that each compartment is,

provided v. with a. toilet, the toilets of the upper and lower compartments being staggered in relation to one another as clearly -It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made tothegdetails of construction Without departing yfrom the general spirit of the invention set fortlr in the appended claims. i

, I claim: 1. In a sleeping car, the combination with a center passage-way extending the full length of the car, of a.' plurality of permanently independent upper and lower compartments both extending longitudinally of the car and communicating with said passage-way. i i

2. In a sleeping car, the combination with a centerl passage-way extending the fulllength ot the car, ot a plurality of permanently independent upper and lower compartments both extending longitudinally of the car to either side of said center passageway and communicating with said passageway'.

3. In a sleeping car, the combination with a center passage-way, permanently independent upper and lower compartments extending longitudinally 'of the car in staggered relation tov oneanother, each upper compartment overlapping a lower compartf ment and separately and'individually communicating with said passage-way.

4. In a sleeping car, the combination with a center corridor extending the full length of the car, of permanently independent upper and lower compartments both extending longitudinally. of the car, said upper and lower compartments in communication with said corridc 5. In a sleepingcar, the combination with a one-level straight corridor extending the full length of the car, of permanently independent upper and lowercompartments communicating with said corridorand beds rovided in both said compartments exten' ing longitudinally of the car.

6. In a sleepingcan the combination with' extending llongitudinally of the car, and means for mounting saidv beds'in said com- 'partments to permit removing themwhen the compartments are intended for day use.

8. In a car, the combination with a corridor, of upper and lower compartments permanently inde endent of one another and extending longitudinally of the car, the `up.

perand lower compartments being in staggered relation to one another, with ends of 'the upper compartments overlapping ends of the lowercompartments.

9.1 In za ear, the combination with a corridor, ofA upper and lower compartments permanently independent of one another land i separately communicating with the corridor,

and a bed provided in each of said compartments and extendinglongitudinally of said car, the compartments being staggered in relation to one another with the ends of the upper compartments overlapping the ends ot' the 'lower compartments.

10. `In a car, the combination with a corridor, of upper and lower ocompartments' permanently mdependent of one another and communicating with said corridor, and av disappearing bed provided in each compartment topermit the use of said compartments for vday use at will.

11. In a car, the combination with a corril dor, of upper and lower compartments commumcating with sald corrldor, and. disappearing beds in vsaid compartments to permit the use of said compartments for day use at will.

12. In a car, the combination with a center corridor, of -lower and upper compartments communicating with said corridor,l

and a disappearing'bed provided inv each compartment to permit the com'partmenttov be interchangeably converted into a sl'eep-v ing compartment or sitting room.

13. In a car, the combination with a co1- ridor, of upper and lower compartments expendently communicating' with said' .corridor, and a disappearing bed provided in each compartment to permit the compartment to be interchangeably converted into a sleeping compartment or sitting room;

tending longitudinally of the car and' inde- 14. In a car, the combinatiomwith a cenl ter corridor, of lower and upper compart- `m ents longitudinally extending on either side of said corridor and independently communicating with said corridor, and adisappearing bed in each compartment to permit the compartment to be interchangeably converted into a sleeping lcompartment or sit. ting room.'4

- 15.. In a car, the combination with permanent-ly independent upper and lower' compartments, of beds in said compartments, the beds extending longitudinally of the carwith the ends ofthe beds in the upper compartmentsoverlapping the ends ofthe beds in thelower compartments.

16. In a car,the` combination with two rows of upper andlower compartments permanently independent 4ot one. another, of beds extendingl longitudinally of the car in .said upper and lower "compartments, there'" being standing' floor space adjacent to said beds, the ends of the beds in the upper comu partments in a row being spaced from one another `to afford permanent standingroomfor the lower compartments wlienthe -occupant stands on the floor space in the lower4 i compartments.

17. In afcar, the combination lwith twoA rows of upperandlower compartments permanently' independent of one another, of

beds in said compartments extending longi- A l tudinally of the `car in said upper andlower compartments, there being standing iioor Space adjacent to said beds, the ends of the beds in the up er compartments in a row bein s ac ed om one another tov afford stan ing room on standing Afloor space for the lower compartments, and the beds of the lower compartments being s aced apart to afford standing room on stan ing floor space for the upper compartments.

18. In a car, the combination with permanently independent upper and lower cornpartments extending longitudinally of the car, the ends of the beds of the lower compartments in a row bein spaced apart to aiford standing room for t e upper compa-rtments. y

19. In a car, the combination with permanently independent upper and lower c'ompartments, of a bed in each of said compartments extendin longitudinally of the car, the ends of thegbeds of the upper compartments in a row bein spacedapart to afford standing room for the lower compartments, and the ends l'of the beds of the lower compartments bein spaced apart to 'afford `standing room or t e upper compartments.

20. In a car, the combination .with partitions formi'iig upper 'and lower compartments, of a bed in each compartment extending longitudinally of the car, said partitions forming'sitting areas in the compartments the sitting areas of the upper compartments bein spaced apart to. form standing room for t e-lower compartments, .and the sitting areas 4of the lower compartments beingv spaced apart to form standlng room for the upper compartments.

21. In a car, the combination with partitions formin ments, `of a ed 1n each compartment ex'- tendin longitudinally of the car, the ends of the eds 1n the u per compartments overlapping the ends o the beds in the lower compartments, portions of said partitions extending between the Aoverlapping portions of the beds and forming sitting areas in the compartments.

22.111 a car, the combination with partitions forming upper and lower compartments, of a bed inl eachcompartment vextendin longitudinally of the car, the ends of the be s in the upper compartments overlap- I titions ttermin ping the ends of the beds in the lower compartments, portlons of said partitions extending between the overlapping portions of the `beds and forming sitting areas in the compartments, thev sitting areas ofthe u'per compartments being spaced apart to Yormstandin room for the lower compartments and te sitting areas ofthe lower -compartments 4being spaced `apart to form standing room for the upper compartments.'

23. In a car, the combination with parupper and .lower compartl upper and lower compart-. ments,of a be in each compartment extending longitudinally of the car, the ends of the beds in the upper compartments overlapping the ends of the bedsin the lower compartments, portions of said partitions extending between the overlapping portions of the beds with tendin longitudinally of the car, portionsand lower compartments, of beds in 'saidv compartments extending longitudinally of the car, the ends of adjacent beds in the upper compartments belng spaced4 apart to afford standin room for the lower compartments, an

the ends of adjacent beds i 1n.' the lower compartments being spaced apart to form storage 'areas vfor chairs.

27. In a car, the combination with upper and lower compartments, of disappearing beds disposed in said compartments and extending longitudinally thereof to compartments to be interchangeab y converted into sleeping compartmentsand sitting" rooms, the ends of the beds lin 'the lower ycompermit the` partments being spaced apart to form storage spaces for chairs, a, storage space being* thus provided for each lower' com artment to receive a chair when the' bed as been opened for night use. p

28. In a car, the combination with parti- 1 tions forming Aupper and lower compartments, of beds disposed in said compartments extending longitudinally of theear,- l

. areas for the compartments, the slttmg y, of the4 lower compartments being;l

portions of the'partitions formin apart to form chair 'storage areas \forthe il i lower compartments and combined room areas and .chair storage areas fo upper compartments, andthe sittin-gt 0.

the upper -com artments -spaoed apart to form stan logver compartments. v

tions form' u per Aand lower compartments, of be disposed in saidcompartments extending longitudinally of the car, portions ofthe partitions forming y.sitting g room areas fori-the zsf f #29. In' a m, the @mamita with' pai.'

1 l ai areas -for the compartments, the sittingareas of the lower compartments being spaced apart 4to form chair storage areas for the lower compartments and combined standing room areas and chair storage areas for the upper compartments, the sitting areas of the upper compartments being spaced apart to form standing'room areas for the lower compartments, the chair storage areas serving to receive the chairs when the beds are in open position.

30. In a car, the combination with partitions forming upper and lower compartments, portions of the partitions forming sitting areas for the compartments, said portions of the partitions'being spaced apart alternately to form standing room for thelower compartments and toform chair storage areas for the upper compartments, and chairs for the upper compartments supportv ed on said portions when in use as chairs.

31. In a car, the combination with partitions forming upper and lower compartments, of chairs having seats and front legs, said partitions having portions thereof formed into supports in the upper compartments for said seats.

32. In a car, the combination with partitions forming upper and lower compartl ments,'of chairs having seats and front legs,

said partitions having portions thereof forming supports for the seats in the Aupper compartments, said portions being separated to form chair storage areas when the chairs are not in use.

33. In a standard size car, the combinationwith acenter passage-way, of sixteen upper and lower compartments on each side of said passage-way, permanently independent .of one another and independently communicating with such passage-way, and four toilets, one of saidtoilets at each end of a,

permit said' compartments t'o be ntercl'iange-4 ably. converted into sitting rooms or sleeping quarters, .pivotal means forv pivotallyA connecting said beds in said compartments, end boards on said beds, and guides cooperating'` with said end. boards automatically to erect said end boards 4when the bedsare swung into horizontal or open position and y automatically. to fold down said end boards when the beds are swung into .vertical-.or

` closed position.

36. In a car,.the combinationl with a compartment having a wall well, ofsupports -adjacent to said well, a disappearing bed pivotally connected to said supports, guide rails at the end walls of said owell, end boards pivotally connected to the ends of the bed, and rollers pivotally connnected to said end boards and traveling in said guide rails whereby automatically to .erect the end 'boards when the bed .is swung into horizontal or open poss'ition, and whereby automatically to fold down the end boardswhen the beds are swung into a vertical or closed position. n

37. In a car, the combination with a compartment having a bed therein, of pivotal means for mounting the bed and permitting .the same to be folded up into closed position, and a wash bowlA pivotally mounted in said compartment above said bed lto be swung up into closed position when the bed 'is swung down into horizontal or open. position.

38. In a car, the-combination with a compartment having a bed therein, of pivotal means for mounting the bedand permitting the same to be folded up into closedposition, awash bowl pivotally mounted -in said compartment above said' bed 'to be swung up into closed position when the'bed is swung down into horizontal or open position, and a'window'disposed above said wash bowl.

- '39. In a car,.the combination with a compartment having abed therein, of pivotal means for mounting1 the bed and the same to be fol ed up into c'osed position, a wash bowl 'pivotally mounted in said ermitting f compartment above said bed to be swung up I into closed position when the bed is swung down into horizontal or open position, lugs on said wash bowl, latches for cooperating with saidlugs normally to anchor the bowl in] closed position when the bed isin open position, a pawl associatedwith-said latches, and a projection on said bed for actuating said pawl when the bed is swung into closed ppsitlon whereby thevlugs will be released' om engagement with said latches and the bowl be free to be swung into open position.

40. In a car, the combination with a compartment having a bed'therein, of pivotal means for mounting the bed and permitting the same to be folded up into closed position,

awash bowl pivotally mounted in said compartment above said -bed to' be swung up.

into closed position when the bed is swung down intofhorizontal or open position, lug's on said wash bowl, latches for cooperating with said lugs normally to, anchor the bowl in closed position when the-bed is in open position, a pawl associated with said latches,

a projectionwhereby the lugs will be released l from engagement said latches and the bowl'be free to 'be swung into open position', and tension means for normally straining the pawlV and latches in a lug anchoring position. y

41. In 'a car, the combination with a coinpartment having a' bed, of means for pivotally mounting said bed to permit the same to be swung into closed position, a funnel having a drain pipe, a faucet extending from saidun'nel, a wash bowl pivotally connected to said funnel above said'bed and adapted to vto be swung out of use into sai be swung into engagement withvsaid funnel in closed position, means' for normally anchoring said wash bowl closed position, and a projection on said bed cooperating wit-i1 Vsaid anchoring means when said bed is swun' into closed position to release said wash bow and permit' the same to be swung open position.

Y 42. In a car, the combination with a compartment having a bed receiving recessl or well, of a disappearing bed pivotall mounted 25 border of said well and the perimeter of said bed substantially conforming to one another, and a iexible edging on the border of said well and on the perimeter of said bed to en- Vgage one another when thebedis swung into said well to form adust-proof closure.

43.` In'a car, the combination with a plumeans for pivotally mounting the rality ofv upper and lower berths, of wash bowls disposed above the upper berths, and

berths when out of use to against the wall of the car clearing the wash bowls'. y y

. 44.' In a car, the combinationwith ak plurality of u per and lower; berths, of means for pivotal y ,mounting-the berths to swing against the wall of thecar whenfout ofuse, said pivotal means cooperating .to dis upper berths adjacent to ,the sides 4of the lower berths. f

.a wash bowl pivota upper.

y tuate said anc o swing downwardlyl the .berths when closed withthe sides o the '45. In a car, thecombination of up errand lower compartments, there being usab e. areas and storage areas in said com artments, and beds and chairs interchangea ly occup said usable areas, the beds occupying usable areas and thel chairs storage areas during the night, and the chairs occupying said usable areas during the day.

46. In a car, the combination with upper and lower compartments, of beds,lmeans for pivotal? connecting the beds adjacent to the walls 'o A Y same from the walls of the compartments.

47. In a car, the combination with upper and lower compartments, of disappearing beds, there being wells in said compartments to receive said beds when closed, said wells being in staggered-relation to one another with the wells in the upper compartments overlapping the wells inthe lower compartments, said wells being spaced apart, and there being windows 48. In a car, the combination with a commeans for moun the -bed and emitting the same to be fotldllup -into closeii position,

y mounted in said compartment above .sai bedto be swung into Y closed position when the bed is swung down into horizontal or open position, means for .anchoring the wash bowl inclosed position and means coo erating-with said bed to acmeans'to release the wash bowl whenthe position. Y

49.VA In a car, the combinationwith a compartment having a disappearing bed .of means for 'pivotally mounting said bed to permit the same to be swung into closed 85 position, and a wash bowl pivptally mounted 1n' saidv compartment above said bed `to be swung into discharging positioninclined to discharge above and away from' the bed. v

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.5c occupying said thecompartments and 'spacing the i osed in the spaces l formed between the wiillssli well, the

ed is swung into closed 80