US1986342A - Passenger carrying vehicle - Google Patents

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. Jan. 1, 1935. A, E. HUTT v PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLE Filed June 29, 1934 INVENTOR A TTORNE Y Patented Jan. 1, 1935 3 1 i 1,986,342 rAssrzrzdrsa CARRYING vErnonE road: coach affording greater, comfort and convenience to the passengers than is found in the present so 1 called Pullman coaches.

invention further relates to a novel construction: of combinationlday and sleeping railroad coach'in which either an upperor a lower compartment maybe converted from day use to night use and vice versa without the necessity o converting 'the other compartment. In My inventionfurther consists of a novel con struction of passenger carrying-vehicle having.

acentral longitudinal aisle orpassageway and individual compartments on each side of said aisle for leach passenger, such compartments beingso-constructed and disposed thatthere is provided in each ample standing room both day and night, seats for day use, beds for night use and washbasins and toilets for use eitherin the day timeor at night.

invention further consistsof individual passenger compartments separated from the central lonigtudinal aisle I by fixed partitions in which are located the doors forentrance or exit from such compartments. Therei-are also fixed partitions between adjacent upperahd adjacent lower" compartments in *which are also located doors for connecting an'y two'fsuch adjacent com partments. V

With all these objects in. view; my invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed." a

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing the form thereof which is 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 my invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming,

part thereof and in which:--

Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view of two so called sections of a railroad coach, each embodying an upper and a lower compartment,

LAlbertEr Hutt, Pelham, N. Y. I Application June 2; 1934. Serial No. "133,013 '3 Claims; (01. 105-315) the section being taken on the centre line of the longitudinal aisle. KThe partition, between the compartmentsand the aisle has beenomitted in this view to more clearly show the interior arrangement. The section to the left of the draw ingshows an upper and a lower compartment made up for day use and the section totheright, an upper and 'a lower compartmentmade up for night use. w H it Fig. 2 is a plan view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1. Inthis view the partition omitted in'Fig. lisshown. l i Referring now to the drawing, in which similar numerals designate similar parts, the numeral 1 designates an outside wall of the coach, 2 designates the floor and 3 the roof. 4, 5 and 6 designate fixed partitions between the different sections and 7 a partition between the sections and the aisle. 8 and 9 designate doors in the parti! tion'lbywhich the two upper compartments are reached from the aisle and 10 andll doors in the same partition by which the two lower compartments are reached from the aisle. 12 designates "a zdoor in the partition 5 which allows thetwo upper compartments to be connected and 13 a door in the partition 6 for connecting the lower and lower compartments consist of the vertical partitionlQ, the moveable partition 20 which is hinged at 21 and locked in the day position by any suitable means, the moveable bed section support 22 which is hinged at, 23 and to which is attached the bed section 24, the inclined partition 25, the horizontal partition 26 and the vertical partition2'7. 28, 29 and30 designate a seat in the lower compartment to the left, which, together with the-permanent bed section 31 form a bed as shown in the lower compartment to the right. 32 designates a mattress stored in the daytime as shown in the lower compartment to the left and used to complete the bed as shown in the lower compartment to the right. 33 designate narrow strips attached to the outer walll and partition 7 for the purpose of supporting the seat structure in the daytime. 34 designates a folding shelf in the lower compartment which can be folded in two at night as shown in the lower compartment to the right. 35 is a support for the lower compartment bed when made up. 36 designates a seat cushion in the upper compartment and 37 a back rest which is also hinged at 23. 38 designates a supporting hook attached at one end to the back rest 37 and disposed to engage its other end with the pins or trunnions 39. 40 designates a mattress for the upper compartment shown rolledup and suspended to'the partition 19 in the compartment to the left and used to complete the bed as shown in the compartment to the right. 41 designates the floor to the standing portion of the upper compartment and4l2 a storage space under said floor. 43 designates supports attached to the outer wall 1 and partition 7 against which rest the fixed partition 19, movable partition 20 and moveable bed section'sup- Cal port 22 when the upper compartment is madeup for night use. 1 In' order to convert a lower compartment-from day use to night use, the porter first unlocks the moveablepartition 20 allowing it to swing about the hinge 211 until it'and the bed section support 22 rest: against thesupport 43 as shown in the sectionrto, the right. He. then places the seat members 28, 29 and30jon the support 35 and'unrolls the ,mattress 32. Onitop of these members and the permanent bed section 31, thus forming. a bed as shown in the lower compartment to the right. Theshelf 34 is now folded on itself if .desired or left in the extended position at the will of the passengen. J

To make upan upper compartment, thebedsec-p tionsupport 22having alreadybeen lowered to the support 43, the porter moves the seat cushion 36 forward and then swings the back rest 37 around the hinge 23 until it assumesa horizontal position, he next engages the iree 'end of the supporting hooks 38 with the pins 39 andiunrolls the mattress 40 and placesit on the bedfsection Z i and'back rest 3.7, thus making a bed as shown inthe'upper, compartment to .the right.-

. ;.While I have shown the. bed section support 22 f hinged at 23 in order to raise the end of it which is over the seat in the lower compartment and thus'create more headroom in the daytimeit is'to be noted that this bedsection support 22 :could be fixed in the horizontal-position as my design providesample head roomfor a-seatedpassenger insthe lower compartment without raising said bed section support 22. 1, q It will be apparent toanyone' skilled in the artthat Iv can locate the aisle ofthe coachq'toi 1 one'side instead. of in the middle of'the, coach which isthepreferred position. 1

Lsenger carrying vehicle having a floor, roof, side and end walls, a longitudinal aisle, adjacent sections each comprising an upper and a lower compartment-located between an outer wall of said vehicle and said aisle, partitions between said sections, 'doors in said partitions, a partition betweensaid sections and said aisle, doors in said partition to reach said compartments from said aisle, a plurality of dividing partitions in dilferent planes to separatesaid upper'and lower com partments from each other, standing portions in upper andlower compartments located at opposite ends of said sections, said standing'portions being of greater height .than the height of an average. standing passenger, seating and sleepingportions in. each upper andlowericomparts ment located between saiclstanding portions and substantially one .above: the, other, said seating and sleeping portions being ofa greater'height than an average'iseated or sleeping passenger but of a lesser height thanthat of an average standing passenger, toilet facilities in saidzstanding portions, seats and; permanentqbed sections in said seating and sleeping portions, saidseats and bed sections in said lower compartments being disposed to form a bed when said lower compartmentsare made upfor night. use-and partof said seats and the bed sections} in saiduppercom partments being; disposedtoform a "bed in said upper compartments when, said upper .compart: ments arermade-up for night use. r

2. A combination day, and sleeping passenger carrying vehicle'as, described in claim 1, in which one of the dividing partitions between the upper and lower compartmentsis 'disposedto'be raised in order toicreate more head room over theseat in the lower compartment. 3; A combination day and sleeping passenger carrying vehicle :as described in claim 1 in which therflDOl of the standing portion-in the upper compartments is on a higher'level :thanthe floor ottheilower compartments. I

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