US2000548A - Sleeping car - Google Patents

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May 7, 1935. A. H. WOODWARD SLEEPING CAR 2 sheets sheet 1 Original Filed March 26, 1929' y 1 A. H. WOODWARD 2,000,548

SLEEPING CAR Original Filed March 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 h V N Q 2721/6/2 for v eA/ ff/zzz/H Zfloodward Patented May 7, 1935 Application March 26,1929, sen-nin 349,917 1 Renewed October 17, 1932 24 Claims.

My invention relates to sleeping cars its object is to providean improved compartment car in which the passenger capacity is materially increased without increasing the overall size of.

the car. A further objectis the provision of a generous number of individual or single rooms.

Compartment cars at present in vogue are of two generaltypes. The older type comprises a series of campartments each of which accommo dates two, and some of them three,- passe'ngers.

The newer type comprises a series of individual or single compartments. In either case, the number of passengers which can be accommodated in the car is so limited that the economic waste entailed makes traveling in them expensive, and to. a great extent prohibitively so.

My. invention contemplates a double deck arrangement, i. e., lower and upper rooms, and by combinations of double and single rooms, and arrangement of the beds therein, I am enabled to utilize the standard allotment of space most efiiciently and to accommodate a suificient num-. ber of passengers in one car to bringtravel in them within the means of the average patron of sleeping cars.

In an application filed of even. date herewith, Serial No. 349,976, I have illustrated and described and claimed, broadly and specifically,certain-arrangements. The present application presents other arrangements and I am here claiming simply certain specific arrangements coming under the broader claims of my copending application referred to. a

My present invention is illustrated in the ac- I companying drawings in which Figure 1 is a partial plan view showing the arrangement of the lower deck of the car;

Figure 2 is a partial plan view of the upper deck, this view being in appropriate alignment with the corresponding plan of Figure 1, in order to facilitate reading of the drawings;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross sectional View taken of the lower vertical alignment with Figure 4 in order tofacili tate reading of the drawings; and c Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the;

plane of the line 6-6 of Figure 5. s I

The body of thecar is indicated at 8 andis divided into a series-oi compartments and aisleas will now be described.- The main floor deck is indicated at 15 and the compartments on that deck are the so-called lower compartments. Running alongvone side of the car is the aisle 15'', of small width relative to the width of the car. The lower; compartments are indicated at It and I 1. They are all of the same size and are identical except that half of themare the complement of the other half, '1. e., compartment [6 is the complement-of compartment l1, and the next compartment to the right is the same as compartment l6, the length of the car thus comprising a series of pairs of compartments or double units. The cross dividing wall It may have in it a sliding partitionlfla acting as a door tov perinit communication between the adjoining compartments. Alleyslqleadirom aisle l5 to two doors which lead respectively into adjoining compartments, the alley l9 being formed by side walls [9b and the adjoining compartments being otherwise separated by the partition lac, The, bed 36 has lengthwise or the cartoward the aisle side of each room. The floor space of the compartment is indicated at hand, as shown, it is ample for the installationof permanent toiletfacilities shown as comprising a, toilet stool 22 and wash basin 22'. A loose chair 22a, afiords a seat for the compartment, whichseat may face in either direction for either direction of. travel or may face directly out of the window, at the window sitting space in the compartment.- The windows 2323 are appropriately placed in, the side walls 24a, 24b of the'car, in transversealignmentthose on one side. being placed, as shown, tolight the com- 3 partments and thoseon the other side lighting the aisle. Solely for convenience of reference, the side wall 24a will be referred to as the .right wall andthe side wall 24b as thele'ft wall.

The lengthwise dividing .wall "25 is interrupted not only to provide the alleys l9 but also to provide the stair well which will be referred to presently.

Over each pair of lower rooms, I provide four upper rooms each of which takes up half the width of the car. The stair well is formed by the walls .29 and 30 and the stair, within these walls, indicated at 32 leads up from the aisle to the upper deck. The upper deck is of multiples tage construction, having floor portions 33and the'bedportions 34,. the latter portions being higher than the former portions to the extent of the appropriate height of a bed, The floor portions 33 lie over the beds below,and the bed portions he ever theiloor portions below and I 36, 31 and 38. They are substantially identical except that each one of each pair is a complement of theother and each pair is a complement of the next. 3 v

Each of the upper compartments has a lengthwise bed 39, those on one side of the car lying the aisle. is utilized for a toilet room dil, having folding door a on one side and storage shelves 41 on v the other.

landing at the head of the stair into therespective rooms. The floorspace 33-of' each ofthe upper compartments is ample for the accommodationof toilet facilitiesiil andflsuch loose furniture as may be necessary; fsuchas achair' like that indicated at 22a in thelower compart-' ments. The windows for the upper compartment-are in number and positionthe same as those below, being placed ata-height immediately above the bed. f I

The space betweenthe top'of the bedand the ceiling of each compartment; either upper or lower, is more'than sufficient forretiring comfortably, and wherever there is occasion to stand, there is more than suiiicient room for th'atpudpose. No more than thefstandard length,*width and height of sleepingcars'nowin vogue is'require'd and twenty-seven passengers, each in an individual room,'may be accommodated ina car of such standard size. g 1

In the form of my invention illustratedin Figures 4, 5 and 6 I provide double-rooms' below. The arrangement thereshown accommodates 28 passengers in fourteen single upper rooms and seven double lower rooms. I For convenience the-same reference characters are used for analogous parts in the-showing of this modification. The differences are'as followsz The entry to the rooms below is direct rather than by way of an alley and the two beds are narrower than the'lower beds of ,Figure 1.

The rooms above are much the same except that they are'somewhat longer-and 'the beds on one side are disposed; against the dividing wall instead of against: the outer'wall of the car.- In the upper compartments' 36 and '31 loose chairs, like the chairs 22a of thelowercompart'ments, may be positioned alongside'the windows 23.

These chairs: can be faced in either direction which is adesirable feature in both'the "upper and lower compartments because many" sleeping car patrons refuse, toride'backward during'clay travel. I

I claim: I e v 1.' In a sleeping car, abody having a main floor divided into a sideaisle anda series of 'compartments fianking'said aisle, atwo-stage upperdeck roofing said aisle and said compartments, a bed in each of said compartments 'lying lengithwise of the car, the lower'st'ages of said" upper deck lying oversaid beds andthe upper stages thereof lying over the open floor space's below, and lei'1gth-' wise beds lying onthe upper stages ofsa'd upper deck over and within-the area of'said aisle.

2. In a sle'epingc'ar, a-body having a main'fi oor divided into a side aisleand aseries of compart' ments flanking said aisle, a two-stage upper deck roofing said aisle and said compartments, a bed in each of said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upper stages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, means centrally dividing the upper deck lengthwise of the car, and cross partitions to form a series of upper compartments on each side of the car, and a bed'in each of said upper compartments on the upper stage of said'upper deck.

3. In a sleeping car, a body having a main floor I divided into a side aisle and a series of compartover the fioor spaces of the compartmentsvbelow and those on the other side of the car lying over The transverse zone ofitheystair. well mentsfianking said aisle, a two-stage upper deck roofing said aisle and said compartments, a bed in each not said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upper stages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, said upper deck being divided into compartments, two over and Suitable doors 42-42 permit access; from: the

co-extensive with each lower compartment and its adjacent aisle portion.

i 51. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an aisle and a series of compartments, a two-stage upper deck roofing said aisle and said compartments, a bed in each of said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upper stages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, said compartments being arranged in pairs, the upper deck being divided into compartments, four over each pair of lower compartments, and a stair well and toilet room between adjacent pairs of upper compartments.

5. In a sleeping car, a bodyhaving a main floor divided into a side aisle and a series of compartrnents flanking said aisle, a two-stage upper deck roofing said aisle and said compartments, a

bed in each of said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upperstages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, means centrally dividing the upper deck lengthwise of the car,'and cross partitions to form a series of upper compartments on each side of the car, and a -bed in each of said upper compartments on the upper stage of said upper deck, and a stair leading to said'upper deck.

6. In a sleeping car, a body having a main floor divided into a side aisle and a series of compartments flanking said aisle, a two-stage upper deck roofiing said-aisle and said compartments, one bed in each of said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upper stages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, means centrally dividing the upperdeck lengthwise of the car, and cross partitions to form a series of upper compartments on each side of the car, and a bed in each of said upper compartments on the upper stage of said upper deck.

'7. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an aisle and a series of compartments, a two-stage upper 'deck roofing said aisle and said compartments, two beds in each of said compartments lying lengthwise of the car, the upper stages of said upper deck lying over the open floor spaces below, means centrally dividing the upper deck lengthwiseof the car, and cross partitions to form a series of upper compartments on each sideof the car, and a bed in each of said upper compartments on the upper stage of said upper deck.

8. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an aisle extending along one side of the body and a series of lower compartments between said aisle said lower compartments and divided into upper" um UU compartments, the lower stages 01 said upper deck lying over portions ot said lower beds and the upper stages thereof lyingover portions of the open floor spaces'below, and beds in a plurality of said upper compartments-on upper stages'of said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car and lying over the aislea 2 9. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an said lower compartments and divided-into upper compartments, the lower stages of said up'per deck lying over portions of said-lower beds and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open fioor spaces below, andibedsin a plurality of said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck and extending lengthwise of the car.

10. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an aisle extending along one sideoi. the: body and a series of lower compartments between said aisle and the other side of thebody, beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise of the. car, a multiple-stageup'per deck roofing said lower compartments and divided into upper compartments, one of the lower 'stagesoi said upper deck lying over portions of said lower beds and another stage of said upper deck lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, and beds in a plurality of said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck extending lengthwise oi the car and along the window sides of said upper compartments.

11. In a sleeping car, a bodyldivided into an aisle extending along one side'of the body and a series of lower compartments between said aisle and the other side of the body, beds in said lower compartments, a multiple-stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments and divided into upper compartments, one of the lower stages ofsaid upper deck lying over portions of said lower beds and another stage of said upper deckzlyingover portions of the open fioor spaces below, and beds' in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deckextending'leng'thwise of the car and along the window sides of said upper compartments opposite to the aisle side or the car.

12. In arsleeping car, a body divided into an aisle extending along one side of the body and a. series of lower compartments between said aisle and the other side of the body, beds in said lower compartments, a multiple-stage upper deck roof ing said lowercompartmentsand dividedinto upper compartments, one of the lower stages of said upper deck lying over portions of said lower beds and another stage of said upper deck lying over portions of the open floor spaces below,'and

beds in a plurality of said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car and disposed over said lower com-' partments.

13. In a sleeping car, an aisle, a plurality of substantially transverse partitions associated with said aisle, and defining a plurality of individual lower compartments, beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise of, the can; a plurality of substantially transverse partitions defining a plurality of individual uppercompartments on a higher level than said lower compartments, and beds in said upper compartments extending lengthwise of the car and lying over, said aisle.

14. In a sleeping car, anpaislepa plurality of substantially transverse partitions associated with said aisle and defining aplurality oiindividuai lower-compartments, beds in said lower com-- partments extending lengthwise of the car. a plu rality of substantially transverse partitions defining.-a-plurality of individual upper compartr mentsnon' a higher level than said lowencom-i partments, beds in said upper compartments extending lengthwise of the car and lying over said: aisle, and a plurality of flights of stairs located at spaced pointsalong thelength of the car and leading iromsaid aisle up to said upper compartments. 7 V

r .15. In asleeping car, a bodydivided into an aisle extendingalongonlyoneside of the body, a plurality of transverse partitionsextending from said aisle to the opposite side wall oi'the body and defining. a series of lower compartments, doors in certain of said partitions for establishing direct 'com-,, munication between adjacent lower compartments,beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise of the car, windows in said opposite: side wall of the body opening into said-lower compartments, a part of the floorspace in each of said lower compartments being of full standingv room height at the window and adapted to receivea movable chair which can occupy different positions at the window, a multiple stageupper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages of said upper deck lyingover portions of the beds in said lower compartments and the upper stages thereof lying over-portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper com partments on upper stages of said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car along said opposite side wall, and a plurality of flights of stairs" located at spaced points along the length of the car. and leading from said aisle up to said upper compartments. V

16. In a sleeping car, a body divided into an aisle extending along only one side or the body; a plurality of transverse partitions extendingv from saidlaisle to the opposite side wall '01; the body and defining a series of lower compartments,

beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise oi the car, windows in said opposite sidewall oi the body opening into said lower compartments, the fioor space of each of a plurality. of said lower compartments includingwindow sitting space at said window adapted to receive a movable'chair which can occupy different posi+ tions at the window; a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower'stages of said upper deck lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments, and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck extending? lengthwise of the car, and a plurality of flights of stairs located at spaced points along the length of the car and leading from said aisle up to said upper compartments. v

17. In a sleeping car, a body comprising-right and left side walls and a lengthwise dividing'walll defining an aisle along the right'side of thebody,i a plurality of transverse partitions extending from said aisle to the left side wall of'the body and defining a series of lower compartments, doors in certain of said partitionsior establishingdirect communication between" adiacenti'ilowercompartments, beds in said lower compartments,

windows .in said leftside wall of the body opening into said lower compartments, the floor space. or

each of a plurality of said lowercompartments including window sitting space at said window adapted to .receive a movablei chair which can occupy difierentjpositions' at said window, a

'multiple sta'geupper deck roofing said lower compartments, transversepartitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, therlower stages of saidupper-deck lying over portions of the beds in the lower compartments, and the upper :stages thereof .lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, portions of. said upper stages. extending at '.a substantially uniform level from said lengthwise .dividingwall to said left side wall to provide head room greater thanthat of the average standing passenger extending to the leftside wallin each lower compartment,.beds insaidupper compartments on upper stagesof said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car :along. the left side wall of the car and a plurality of flights of stairs located at spaced points alongthe length of the car and leading fromsaidiaisle ,up to saidupper compartments.

18. In a sleepingv ar,'a car body comprising a main-floor and right and left side walls, a lengthwise .dividing. walladjacentxto said right side wall and definingtherewith a lengthwise aisle extending along the right side ofthe car body, a plurality .oftransverse partitions extending fromsaid lengthwise wall to the left side wall of the car body and defininga plurality of lower compartments, doors in certain of said partitions for establishing direct communication between adjacent lower compartments, beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise of the car, windows-in the left sidewall of the body opening into said lower compartments, the floorspace of each of a plurality of said lower. compartments including window sitting space at said window adapted to'receive a movable chair whichcan occupy different positions at said window, a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above saidupper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages. of said upper deck lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, portions of said upper stages-extending at a substantially uniform.

level to said left side wall to provide head room greaterthan-thatofthe average standing pas-' senger extending to thelleft side wallin each lower compartment, beds in saidupper'compart ments on upper stages of said upper deck, and a pluralityof flights of stairs located at spaced points along the length of the car and leading from. said aisle up to said upper compartments.

19. In a sleeping car, a car body comprising a main floor and two side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall adjacent. to one of said side walls, and defining. therewith a lengthwise aisle extending along one; side. of the car body, a plurality" of .transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wall to 'the opposite side wall of the car body and defining a plurality of lower compartments, doors in certain of said partitions for. establishing direct communication between adjacent lower .compartments, beds inv said lower compartments extending lengthwise.

ofthecar, a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions extending from side wall to side. wall of the car body. above: saiduupper deck and defining a'plurality of upper compartments, each of said upper. compartments having standing room space therein on lowerstages of said upper deck, the lower; stages ofsaid. upper deck .lying over portionsof the beds in said-lower compartments, and the. upper stages thereof lying over portions-of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck, windows opening into said upper compartments through both. side wallszof the car,. said windows atthe aisle side opening into said upper compartments above the aisle, and a plurality of fiights of stairs located at. spaced points along the-lengthjof the'car. and leading from said aisle up to said upper compartments.

20. In a sleeping car, acar body comprising a main floor. and two .side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall adjacent to one of said side walls and defining therewith a lengthwise aisle extending along one side of the car body, a plurality of transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wallto the oppositeside wall of the car bodyanddefining a plurality of lower compartments, beds in said lower compartments extendinglengthwise of the car, amultiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments,

transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages of said upper-deck lying over portions of the. beds in. said lower compartments, and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of theopen floor spaces below, each of said upper compartments having standing room space therein on lower stages of said upper deck, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck, and a plurality of flights of stairs located at spaced points along the length of the car and leading. from-said aisle-up to said upper compartments; a

21. In a. sleeping. car, a car body comprising a main fioorand two' side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall'adjace'nt to one of said side walls and de fining therewith alengthwiseaisle extending along one side of the car body, aplurality of transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wall to the opposite side wall of thecar body and defining a plurality of lower compartments, doors in certain of said partitions for establishing direct communication between adjacent lower compartments, beds in 'said lower compartments, a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions extending from side wall to side wall of the-car body above said upper deck and defining a plurality of upper compartments, each-of saidupper compartments having standing'room space therein on lower stages of said upper deck, the lower stages of said upper deck'lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments, and the upper stages lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car along the side wall of the car opposite to the aisle side, and windows opening into said upper compartments through the two side walls of the car, the windows at the aisle side opening into said upper compartments above the aisle.

22'. In a sleeping'car, a car body comprising a main floor andtwo side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall adjacent to one of said side walls and defining therewith a lengthwise aisle. extending along one side of the car body, a plurality of transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wall to the oppositesidewall of the car body and defining a plurality of lower compartments, beds in said lower compartments, a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages of said upper deck lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck extending lengthwise of the car along the side wall of the car opposite to the aisle side, and a plurality of flights of stairs located at spaced points along the length of the car and leading from said aisle up to said upper compartments.

23. In a sleeping car, a car body comprising a main floor and two side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall adjacent to one of said side walls and defining therewith a lengthwise aisle extending along one side of the car body, a plurality of transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wall to the opposite side wall of the car body and defining a plurality of lower compartments, said compartments being arranged in pairs, beds in said lower compartments, extending lengthwise of the car, a toilet in each of said lower compartments, a multiple stage upperdeck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages of said upper deck lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck, and stairs between each pair of lower compartments leading from said aisle up to said upper compartments.

24. In a sleeping car, a car body comprising a main floor and two side walls, a lengthwise dividing wall adjacent to one of said side walls and defining therewith a lengthwise aisle extending along one side of the car body, a plurality of transverse partitions extending from said lengthwise wall to the opposite side wall of the car body and defining a plurality of lower compartments, beds in said lower compartments extending lengthwise of the car, a toilet in each of said lower compartments, a multiple stage upper deck roofing said lower compartments, transverse partitions above said upper deck defining a plurality of upper compartments, the lower stages of said upper deck lying over portions of the beds in said lower compartments and the upper stages thereof lying over portions of the open floor spaces below, beds in said upper compartments on upper stages of said upper deck, and windows opening into a plurality of said upper compartments over said aisle.

ARTHUR H. WOODWARD.

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