US1977881A

US1977881A - Combination day and sleeping railroad coach

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Publication number: US1977881A
Application number: US672530A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert E Hutt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-05-24
Filing date: 1933-05-24
Publication date: 1934-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 1951-10-23

Description

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Oct. 23, 1 934. A. E. HUTT COIBINATION DAY AND SLEEPING RAILROAD COACH Filed May 24, 1933 Oct. 23, 1934. A. E. HUTT COMBINATION DAY AND SLEEPING RAILROAD COACH Filed May 24, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet `I? Tlf: :77.2.11:

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COMBINATION DAY AND SLEEPING RAILROAD COACH Filed May 24. 193s 4 sheets-sheet 5 IN VEN TOR A. E. HUTT COMBINATION DAY AND SLEEPING RAILROAD COACH 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 24, 1935 Patented Oct. 23, 1934 rimasi COMBINATION DAY AND SLEEPING RAILROAD COACH Albert E. Hutt, Pelham, N. Application May 24, 1933,- Serial No. 672,530

4 Claims.

My invention is an improvement on my pend# ing United States patent application No. 637,705 filed October 14, 1932 and relates to a novel construction of railroad coach in which the present inconveniences and discomforts of the conventional so-called Pullman coach are` eliminated.

My invention consists of a novel construction of railroad coach having a central longitudinal aisle or passageway and individual compartments on each side of said aisle for each passenger, such compartments being so constructed and disposed that when used as sleeping quarters, there is prolvided, besides the berth, a space where the passenger can dress andv undress in a standing posiytion, and there is provided an individual wash "bowl yand toilet for his use, thus doing away with the necessity of `providing a common wash room at each end of the coach.

My invention further consists of the same novel 'arrangement of compartments so constructed and located that half of their number are located inv a position above the other half of said compartments in such manner that the standing portions of the upper compartments are above the sleeping portions of the lower compartments, and the standing portions of the lower compartments are below the sleeping portions of the upper compartments, it being possible by this method to provide head clearance for the average passenger in the` of providing lloors to the lower compartmentsgon a lower level than the floor of the central longitudinal aisle. e f

My invention further consists of seats-mounted on trucks located on the floor of the lower compartments and capable of longitudinal movement with respect to the coach.;

My invention further consists of means locking said trucks in desired positions.

My invention further consists of seats attached to said trucks in such manner that when converted into a bed the level ofthe bed thus formed is on a lower level thanthe level of said seats.

My invention further consists of means for locking said seat members in position when used as seats to prevent their `collapsing into a bed;

My invention further consists of providing seats in the standing portions of the upper compartments so as to eliminate the necessity of the upper compartment passengers having to share the seats in the lower compartments thus providing individual privacy in both the upper and lower compartments in the day time as well as at night.

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(Cl. 10S- 315) My invention further consists ofpermanent bed sections in the lower compartments which together with the seats and seat backs are used to make up a bed.

My invention further consists of longer permanent bed sections in the lower compartments sov that these sections together with one seat and one seat back will make up a bed.

My invention further consists of a single seat in the lower compartments located over the toilet and which remains a seat when the bed is madeup. f

With all these objects in View, my invention consists of the lnovel construction hereinafter described and nally claimed. f

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shownin the accompanying drawings two forms thereof which Vare at present preferred by me, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to these precise arrangements and organizations of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described. The nature, characteristic features and scope of this invention will be more fully understood from the following discription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof and in whichz- Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view of two sovca'lled sections of a railroad coach embodying my invention, the section'being taken through the center line of the aisle; the outside seat ends having been left off and parts ofthe partition between the compartments and the aisle having been broken away to moreclearly show the seats and their coacting parts.

Fig. 2 represents a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. The seat ends being shown in this` view.

Fig'. 3 represents a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. The seat ends being also shown in this view.

Fig. 4 represents a bottom view of the truck or chassis on which are mounted the seats.

Fig. 5 represents another longitudinal `sectional view of` two so-called sections of a railroad coach embodying my invention, the section being taken through the center lineof the aisle, parts of the partition between the compartments and the aisle having been broken away to more clearly show the interior arrangement which diiers in some respects from those shown in Fig. l.

Fig. `6 represents a plan view taken on the line 6;-6 of Fig. 5.

the outer wall of the coach.

Fig. 7 represents a plan View taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 represents a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 represents a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 5.

Figs. 1 and 5 each represent two so-called sections of a railroad coach, each section comprising both an upper and a lower compartment. rIhe seating arrangement, the method of making up the beds and also the method of closing the lower compartments being different in each case.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7. The numeral lvdesignates the outside wall of the coach, 2 the fioor of the lower compartments and 3 the central aisle. 4 designates trucks equipped with the

wheels

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and on which are mounted the

bed rests

10, 11, 12 and 13. 14 designates seat supports, one end of each of which is revolvably mounted on the seats 15 and the other end in the bed rests 10, 11, 12 and 13. Those mounted on the front end of the seats being fixed at their lower ends to the rods 16 so that they will revolve in unison. 17 designates seat backs hinged to the seats l5. 18 designates. bed rests attached to the seats 15. 19 designates bed sections attached to the bed rests 12 and 13. 20 designates a mattress shown stored out of the way in the lower compartment to the left of Fig. 1 and in use in the lower compartment to the right of Fig. 1. 21 designates an inside seat end attached to the truck 4 and disposed to slide longitudinally in 22' designates a lock to enable the inside seat end 21 and therefore the truck 4 to be locked in either the position shown tothe left of. Fig. 1 or to the right of Fig. 1. 23

designates toilets located in the lower compart-l ments and 24 wash basins disposedv to fold away into the recesses 25. 26 represents bolts disposed to hold the seats 15 in the position shown to the left of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2. y

It will therefore be seen that when it is desired to convert the lower compartment to the left of Fig. 1,- which is shown made up for day use, into a compartment for night use as shown in the lower compartment to the right of Fig. l, all that is required is to disengage the boltv 26 under the seat 15 which is not over the toilet 23,

next pull the seat 15 orwardl'y until the bed restv 18 rests on the truck 4 allowing the seat back 17 to rest on the bed rests l2 and 13, then unlock the lock and slide the truck 4 under the standing portion of the upper compartment and lock it again in this position, next disengage the bolt 26 under the other seat 15. and pull said seat 15 forward until it and its attached seat back 17 also lie in the same plane as the other seat and seat back, after which the mattress 2O is placed in position. The. bed thus formed being as shown in the lower compartment to the right of Fig. 1.

Referring now to Figs. 5, 6, 8 and 9 it will be noticed that the truck 4 referred to in the foregoing description is omitted and that the bed rests 27 and 28 are fixed to the floor 2 of the lower compartment, also that a single seat 29 is hinged to the toilet 30 so that the toilet may be used by tipping back the seat 29. It will also be noticed that the bed sections 31 are made longer than the bed sections 19 in Fig. 1, also that the re-v movable panels shown in Fig. 1 and which are used to close the lower compartments from the aisle are omitted and the permanent Wall section 32 between the compartments andv the aisle is extended to take their place. 33 designates seats over the toilets 34 in the upper compartments similar to the seats over the toilets in the lower compartments. 35 designates doors disposed to close either the recesses 36 in the lower compartments or to close the lower compartments themselves from the central aisle.

It will be apparent from the drawings that the lower compartment to the left of Fig. 5 which is set up for day use can be readily converted for night use as shown in the lower compartment to the right of Fig. 5 as follows: First the bolt 26 (see Fig. 9) is disengaged from under the seat 15, then the seat 15 is pulled forward until the bed rests 18 rest on the floor 2 and the seat back 17 rests on the bed rests 27 and 28, then the mattress 20 is pulled out from under the standing portion of the upper compartment and laid on the bed section 31, seat 15 and seat back 17 thus forming a bed as shown to the right of Fig. 5.

With this arrangement it will be seen that the toilet and wash basin are available in the lower compartments whether they be made up for day or night use which is not the case in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 where the toilet and wash 100 basin can only be used when the compartment is made up for night use, also that two adjacent lower compartments can be interconnected in the daytime as well as at night, whereas the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 only permits intercommuni- 105 cation when ther berths are made up for night` use.

The recessesA used to store the removable panels in Fig. 1 can be used as clothes closets in Fig. 5.`

I am aware that my invention may be embodied 110 in other specific formswithout departingfrom the spirit or essential attributes thereof and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended 115 claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. In a passenger railroad coach, a central longitudinal aisle, upper and lower compartments on each side of said aisle the upper compartments being positioned above the lower compartments, theV floor of said lower compartments being 125 below the level of said aisle, upper and lower compartments having each a standing section in whichthe height is greater than that oi' the average standing passenger and a reclining section inr which the height is less than that of the average standing passenger, seats provided in said upper compartments, a toilet under said seats, collapsible wash basins in said upper compartments, permanent beds in said upper compartments, sea-ts in said lower compartments, toilets under one of said: sea-ts, collapsible wash basins in said lower compartments and means for converting said seats into beds, the resulting bedsbeing on a lower level than said seats.

2. In a passenger railroad coach of the type jm. described", upper and lower compartments, trucks located? on the door of the lower compartments, said trucks being disposed tov move longitudinally in said compartments, seat members mounted on said trucks, said seat members being disposed 145 to be converted into` seatsl or into beds on a lower level than said seats, means: for locking said seat membersin-to position as seats and means for locking said trucksv in a plurality of positions.

3. In a passenger railroad coach of the type 1501 lli) described, upper and lower compartments, toilets in said lower compartments, seats movably mounted on said toilets, other seat members in said lower compartments attached to the floor of said compartments, permanent bed sections attached to the oor of said lower compartments, said seat members being disposed to be converted into a seat on a higher level than said permanent bed sections, said seat members together with said. permanent bed section being disposed to form a bed on the same level as said permanent bed section, a partition between said lower compartments and the central aisle, a door located in said partition to close the compartment at any time and means forlocking said seat members in position to form a seat.

4. In a passenger coach, a longitudinal aisle, upper and lower compartments accessible fromV said aisle, the upper compartments being positioned above the lower compartments, the floor of said lower compartments being below the level of said aisle, upper and lower compartments each having a standing section in which the height is greater than that off the average standing passenger and a reclining section in which the height is less than that of the average standing passenger, seats provided in said upper compartments, toilets under said seats, wash basins in said upper compartments, a plurality of seats in said lower compartments, toilets under one of said seats, wash basins in said lower compartments, permanent bed sections in said lower compartments and means for converting said bed sections in conjunction with one of said lower compartment seats into a bed.

ALBERT E. HUTT.