US2071508A - House car - Google Patents

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Feb. 23, 1937. F. DITCHFIE'LD HOUSE can Fiied Oct. 25, 19ss 3 Sheets-Sheet -1 o o o m m o lwlml llll Ifiunior nmwww Feb. 23, 1937. F. DITCHI-VIELD HOUSE CAR Filed Oct. 25, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invenr Jim/(1w fzleld Feb. 23, 1937. F. olTcHFlELb HOUSE CAR Filed Oct. 25, 1935 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Feb. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE noose can Frank Ditchileld. Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Youngstown Steel Door Compa w, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio f Application October 25, 1933, Serial No. 695,066

9 Claims.' (Cl- 105-409) This invention relates to improvements in house cars. A great many box cars of the type commonly known assingle sheathed house cars are now in use on the railroads, these cars comprising a steel underframe including channel side'sills; steel side plates, usually angles or Z bars; pressed steel side posts and diagonal braces riveted at their ends to the side plates and side sills; sheet metal ends; and wood side wall sheathing applied to the inner. sides of the posts and braces, one exempiiflcation of such a house car being known as'U. S. R. A. standard steel underframe single sheathed box car. As well known to those is skilled in the.art, the wood sheathingof such single sheathed house cars,;after being in service for any considerable -time, permits leakage due to shrinkage of the boardsjthe driving of nails therethrough for the purpose of fastening 20 the lading. and other abuses, particularly at the rear of-the door where pinch bars are frequentlyused inforcing the doors to closed position. As' is also wellknown, there is a constantly growing demand for all steel cars because of their 25 greater durability, strength, lesser maintenance costs and freedom from leakage. At the present time, therefore, railroad oilicials are confronted with "the problem oi determining whether or not .to try and keep in repair 3 the present single wood sheathed cars new on hand by renewing the wood sheathing, with the attendant expense and recurring repair bills sure to follow, or to meet the demand for an allmetal car with steel sheathing having greater strength,

35 durability, freedom from leakage and lesser maintenance costs. In the great majority of said single -wood sheathed cars, the steel under-. frames, posts, braces, metal ends and side plates are still serviceable and reusable. To replace 0 the entire superstructure of such wood she'athed box cars would entail relatively great expense and it is obvious. therefore, that it is to the a great advantage of the'railroads in meeting the demands for an all steel car, to reuse'or salvage alloithesteelpartsofthesuperstructureina construction and more such a car;

.thatmayreadilybeconvertedfromawoodsin- 5s gle sheathed box car virhereinv allot the original metal underirame, metal ends, side plates, side posts and braces may be retained in their original positions and condition and combined with the metal sheathing to thereby minimize the cost of conversion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metal sheathed box car of the type indicated in the preceding paragraph, wherein special provision is madeto eliminate or minimize possibility of the sheathing being perforated or otherin Wise injured by reason of nails driven from the inside of the car. in securing the lading.

A specific object of the'invention is to providemetal side wall sheathing for a car converted from a standard single wood sheathed car such that the metal sheathing may be applied in place without disturbing any of the original attach-' ments of the posts and braces to the side plates and side sills to the end that the labor expense in converting the car iakept down to a minimum.

' 0 Other objects of the invention will more clearly appear from the description and claims hereinafter following.

In the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of-a car embodying the improvements, the portion of the car shown being from the usual side door opening to one end,'parts being broken out to better accommodate the view on the sheet. Figures2 and 2", combined. constitute a horizontal section of the car from car end to door post,

corresponding to the section line 22of Figure 1 but upon a somewhat enlarged scale. Figure 3 is [an enlarged, horizontal sectional viewof the corner portion of the car to more clearly 'view through the "car side corresponding sub- 0 stantially to the line 5-5 of Figure 2. V Whilev Figure 1 illustrates only approximately one half of one side of the car, it will be understoodthat the otherhalfofthesideofthecar will be complemental thereto and that the two a 'sidesofthecarwillbesimilar.

' In said drawings, A indicates one of the channel side sills oi the car; B one ofthe cross members of the steel underi'rame; C one of theside plates, the same being'oi special angle section as commonly found in standard single sheathed box cars;' D-D pressed intermediate steel side posts; E'E pressed steel diagonal side braces; I a 2 bar door post; and G a metal end. The parts hereinabove specifically referenced correspond to i 2 those new round in standard single wood sheathed box cars and. in carrying out, the present inven-.

tion with reference to a car converted to anallsteelcar,areleftintact. Aswillbeuns derstondbytneseslnnedinthenmwnerethe present invention is embodied in aconvertedcar,

minorvariationsastocertainofthe partswill' be found in single wood sheathed box eel-se t essentially the one chosen for illustration is fairly 10 representativeof its class.- As will be also understood, the present invention may obviously be carried out in connection with completely new cars, although will! adapted for conversion .of old single wood sheathed cars.

In carrying out the present-invention, each half of a car side is comprised of a plurality of sheet metal panels K and L. there being one of theformerbetweeneachcorner ofthecarand nearest side'post D and generally three of the panels 1. between said sid post and the door post.

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of a width corresponding to the distance between adjacent pairs of posts or post and comer of the carasthecasemaybeandofaheighttounder- 5 lapthesideiplateandsoastoextend downtoa line slightly above the side sill, as shown in Fig-' lire 5. The end panels K diifer somewhat, however, from the other panels L by reason of the absence of any diagonal brace at the end of the car and also to allow for attachment of the usual grabiron and ladder rungs.

. Referring first to the panel K, the-same is shown as provided with a vertically extending wide flat margin II. the edge of whichjfi lapped and riveted tothe side flang irons, one of which\is indicated at v ladder rungs it on the opposite sidei' iof thecar, said ladder runsabeing indicated by. l nes in Figure 1. Between the list. portion I. and the adjacent side post lit-the" panel K is dished portion is of'a height'and widtlieone portion II isof a depth corresponding to depthofthe'sidepostandisunitedtothe portionsofthe'sheetintheoriginalplaneof ll-ll and formed with an outwardly extended latteraround alisides byoutwai-dlyinciined lI-'-l-'I.

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under the depending flange I'lof the angle side plate C and secured thereto by the horizontal series ofrivets 28. The vertical flat edges of the panels are similarly underlspped and riveted-to the respective side flanges 29-29 of the posts as by the vertical series of rivets 30-30. At the door. post, the adjacent panel is similarly lapped .under the inner flange 3| of the, 2 bar door post I" and secured thereto by the vertical series of rivets 32. Where each of the panels L underlies a diagonal brace E, it is riveted to the inner face of the latter as bythe rivets 83 extended through the flanges of the pressed brace, each of the latter and the side posts being of substantially U or bath tub section, as shown.

To provide a rigid and weatherproof union between the side sheathing and the side sill, a floor angle II is employed, the 'same extending from door post to end wall of the car, said angle 34 having its outer upper extended flange under lapping and secured to the bottom marginal edge of the sheathing by the horizontal series of rivets IS. The lower inwardly extended le'g' ll of the angle overlies and is riveted to the inturned top flange of the side sillA as by the series of'rivets 31. In addition to the angle ll serving to rigidify the lower edge of the sheathing and form a weather tight union with the side sill and support for the floor boards II laid thereon and secured vertical flange is extended above the floorboards and thus serves asa fender to prevent moisture from' the interior of the ear reaching the panel sheets at the side sill level.-' This is of importance,

inasmuch as it eliminates any question of the thickness or gauge of the sheets toresist corrosion and permits of the same being made-of lighter gauge than wouldotherwise be possible;

' Said upstanding. flange'aiso eliminates danger of any nails being driven through the sheathing at the floor line, as will be apparent from inspection ofl igure 5.

The r'qof'of the car may be of any desired construction, the same being shown as comprised -of roof sheets/4|, carlines 4| with an interposed angle 4: to which the downturned edges of the.

roof sheets are riveted, said angle being in tum rivetedfto. the top outwardly sloping flange 48 of the side plate.

[Where the 'panel sheets are latter-being secured to the posts by-rivet bolts,

I. as best shown in Figure 4. Intermediate each pairof-posts D, wood spacersor flllers 40-48 are employed. The-latter'are-secured in place to v the outwardly dished portions of the panels by angle clipsl'l, it being understood that said flllers 4} are chamfered at their upper and lower ends to with the incilned sections 22 and 2} of the are also of reduced indicated at le e, where the same pass .the' flat sections ll of the panels in line r wisehyangleclips-fl.

I 1 nded under theside plate adjacent the posts, as best shown 'iwlth'the A corresponding filler, is of thepanei K as anner ligand 00 are is" so proportiofied as to have their inner surfaces in a plane corresponding to the inside plane of the original wo'od sheathing so that, when the inner wood' lining ii is applied in place, there is a space left. between the outer surface thereof and the adjacent flat portions of the panels in the original plane of the latter'to an amount corresponding to the thickness of the original wood sheathing, less the thickness of the metal sheathing, one of such spacings being indicated at ii in Figure 4. With this arrangement, there is only slight possibility of any ladihg attaching panels are obviously spaced sumciently outwardly from the lining as to eliminate danger of being perforated by nails driven through the lining panel upwardly to such point as is above an line below which nails are ordinarily driven through the lining for securing the lading. 1

From the preceding description, it will be seen that, in the case of a converted single wood sheathed car, after the original wood lining is torn out, each of the panels K and L may be readily inserted in place from the inside. of the car and riveted to the respective frame members without disturbing the position or condition of I the latter. The bottom angle 34 obviously may be applied after all the panels are in place, thus completing the steel side wall. As will be further evident, the metal sheathing provided is such as to involve a minimum outlay for ma-' terial and minimum outlay for applicationto the superstructure framework. The dished or other integral rigidifying'formation of the panels obviously adds to their strength as well as forming a safeguard against perforations from nails and the completed wall functionsas ,a true girder with the top cord provided by the side plate and the bottom cord bythe side sill and bottom angle braces a: all rigidlyrlveted to the side plate and I4 and the struts and braces by the posts D and side sill, as shown.

. Although the luv tion has been particular reference to the conversion of a single wood sheathed car, it is obvious that the eehetmetion disclosed may be incorporated in new cars.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has herein been shown and described, the same is merely illustrative and all changes and modiflcations are contemplated that come within the,

To prevent danger ofthe flat metal side plates having depending flanges; sheet metal ends; and a side wall structure witha door opening on each side of the car,- each said side wall structure comprising metal door posts, metal intermediate posts, metal diagonal braces between each pair of intermediate posts and intermediate posts and door posts, all of said posts and braces being secured at their ends directly to the outer faces of the respective side plate depending flanges and to the side sill, and a plin'ality of rectangular sheet metal panels, the corner end panels each extending between and secured along its vertical edges to the corresponding-car end and adjacent side post and provided with an outwardly onset,

rectangular, dished formation spaced from the corner a distance corresponding approximately to the ladder spacing, each of'the remaining panels being of a width corresponding to the space between two adjacent posts and each having two oppositely arranged andoutwardly disposed triangular dish formations disposed in'the spaces defined by the posts, braces, side plate and side sill; reinforcing plates on those portions of said corner end panels which correspond to said'ladder spacing; reinforcing plates for said corner end panels extending continuously from each car end to said dished formation of said end panels: andea floor angle riveted to the bottom -edges of the panels and to the top of the side sill.

2. A house car including: a metal side sill; a metal side plate having a depending flange; metal side posts; metal diagonal braces, the braces and posts being secured at their top and bottom ends directly to the outer iace of said side plate flange and to the side sill respectively, said posts and braces each having flanges extending length wise thereof; sheet metal side wall sheathing secured to the inner faces of said flanges of the posts and braces, said metal sheathing inethe spaces defined by the posts, braces, side plate and side sill being outwardly oflset, said ofl'set'portions being united to those portions of the sheathing secured to the inner faces of said post and brace flanges by continuous, outwardly inclined sections paralleling'and disposed immediately adjacent said flanges of the posts, braces and side plate, a wooden lining extending between said posts,

ineans for fastening said lining in position in abutting relationship with said'postsj' whereby per-- foration of the sheathing from nails driven from the inside of the lining is minimiged.

i 3. A single metal sheathed hoiie car convert- -ed from a single wood sheathed house ca said ,wood sheathed car having the wooden sheathin of the side walls removed, the side posts and diagonal braces, side plates and side sills of said car remaining in their original position, an an-.

walls, said sheathing being placed from the in-\ flange extending vertically andmetalic sheathingbeing overlapped upon said vertical flange of said angular member and the upper margin of i said sheathing being disposed so as to be overlapped by thecorresponding side plate, and means securing the sheathing of each side wall to-,said= posts-braces, side plate and said angiflar member.

4. A single metal sheathed house car convertvertical flange of 'ed' from a wood sheathed housecar; said latter car having side walls each comprising 'a side plate ,posts and diagonal braces secured to said side inalconditiomametallicangularmember secured a to said side sill having a vertical flange extending substantially between each and the corresponding end of the car, a plurality, oi metallic end and intermediate panels withsaid plate, posts, braces, angular members and car 10 and providingthesheathing for said sidewall,

' each of said intermediate panels being overlappins en a ement with the vertical flange of said angular member, its upper margin in under- 1 l5 lapping engagement with the vertical flange oi said side plate and its vertical margins underlapping corresponding posts, means securing said side wall, each of said intermediate panels being positioned from the inside oi the car with its lower margin in overlapping engagement with the vertical flange 01' said angular member, its upper margin in under-lapp engagement with 5 the vertical flange of. said side plate and its vertical margins underlapplns corresponding posts,

, each oi said intermediate panels being provided with outwardly dished triangular portions sep arated by plane diagonal portions disposed with- I inthe triangularareasdeilnedbythe posts, from the inside of thecar with its lower margin in margins to said parts with which they have lap ping engagement and means securing each panel 2 to a corresponding side brace.

5. A single metal sheathed house car converted item a wood sheathed house car, said latter ca'r having side walls each comprising a side plate having a vertical flange,a side sill, side and doon posts 2 and diagonal braces secured to said side plate and sill and wooden sheathing and metallic ends, said sheathing being removed while maintaining said side plate, side sill and posts and braces in their Original position and in their original condition,

40 tical flange oi said angular member, its upper margin in underlapping engagement with the vertical iiange oi said side plate and its vertical marginstunderlapping corresponding posts. each said end panels being connected'by outwardly intion lying in the main plane of said panels, said braces, side plate and side sill, each of said end being provided with an outwardly dished substantially rectangular-portion and a flat portriangular dished panel portions and siiid marginal portions, and said rectangular dished portions and a vertical marginal portion. upper and lower marginal portions and the plane portion of clined portions extendingcontinuously from the corresponding adjacent edges oi said braces. vertical flanges 'and said side plate and angular member and said plane portions of said end panels to said dished portions of said pan-. els, said plane portions oi said end panels being secured to said car ends and being reinioroed by metallic plates extending continuously from said ends to the adjacent outwardly inclined portion a metallic angular member secured to said side of said [intermediate panels being provided with 48 dished triangular portions separated outwardly I by plane diagonal portions disposedwithin the connected with said panel por-' Ii andpiane diagonal portions byoutwardly inaggggggaggs intermediatepanelsassociatedwith said, side plate, posts, braces, angular members "andcarendsandprovidingthesheathingi'orsaid ing outwardly dished triangular portions conof each end panel; means securing said panels to said posts, braces and vertical flanges of said 7 side plate and angular member and a wooden lining i'or each side wall, said lining being secured to said posts in spaced relationship to said. outwardly dished portions of said panels for the purpose set forth. 1 l

7. The art of converting single wood sheathed house cars having metallic side plates havingvertical depending flanges, metallic side sills, metallic side and door posts and diagonal braces secured to said side plate and side sill and deflning triangular areas therewith, metallic ends and wooden sheathing to single metal sheathed use cars comprising removing the wooden shea hing while leaving the metallic portions oi said car in the same position and condition, securing metallic members tosaid side sills, said members extending from eachcar end to the'adiacent-door post, applying metallic intermediate panels havnected with plane, marginal and diagonal portions by outwardly inclined portions extending continuously between said plane and dished portions toa side wall of the car from the inside thereof, disposing the lower marginso! said intermediate' panels in overlapping engagement with said metallic members, swinging the upper house metallic having in and'adiacent post andiastening all said panels vto'tlie members with which they and" margins oi'said panels into-underlapping en- .Iagement with said side plate flange so as to dispose the dished trlangulargportionsthereoi' in the said triangular a'reasand said plane, m||'.i'- ginal and diagonal portions in underl'applng engagement with said posts and diagonal braces, said plane portions 0! said panels terminating at, theedges oithem'embers defining the triangular areas,-appliring metallic end panels to said-side walls-from the insidethereof, overlapping the lower margins oi said end panels upon said-jmetallic members, swingingsaid panels into imderlapping engagement with said side plate flange tothecsrends; e 8..'Ihe.arto1 converting single-woodsheathed flning triangular areas therewith, metallic ends and; wooden sheathing to single metal sheathed house cars comprising removing the wooden sheathing while leaving the metallic portions of dished portions to a side wall oitlie car from the ment with said metallic members, swinging the said car 'in the same position and condition, 5ecuring ,metallic members to. said side sills, saidmembers extending irom each car end to the adjacent doorpost, applying metallic intermediate panels having outwardly dished triangu ar portions connected with plane, marginal and diagonal portions by outwardlyinclinecl portions extending continuously .between said plane and inside thereof, disposing the lower niarginsoi saiddntermediate panels in overlapping engageupper, margins oi said. panels into under-lapping dispose .the dished triangular portions thereof in the said triangular areas and said plane, marginal and diagonal portions in underlapping en- 'engagement with said side plate flange so as to the lower margins or said end ma ginal portions engaging "said post, side plate 5 flange and metallic member terminate at, the

contiguous edges' thereotflreiniorcing the remainingplane marginal portions of said end p anels,. securing-said panels to wthe members with which they are lapped and to the car ends and 1 securing a wooden lining to saidposts in spaced relationship to said outwardly portions of said panels. w

- 9. Ahouse car 1555mm; anietallic side/ sill;

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metallic side 'pos'ts; said posts-{being secured at their top and bottom ends to the outer face of said. side plateflange and to the side sill respec tively, said posts eachv having 'flanges extending I lengthwise thereof; sheet met al'side wall sheathg0 ingsecured to the inner faces of said flanges oi the posts, said metallic sheathing in the, spaces defined bytheposts, side'plate and side sill be ing outwardly ofl'set, said loflset portions, being 25 agenient with said posts and diagonal braces, --'united to those portibn's oi the sheathing secured 25 said plane portions oi said panels terminating at to the inner faces of said post flanges by conthB edges o the members defining t e tria gular tinuous outwardly inclined sections paralleling 'areas, applying endpanels having outwardly anddisposedimmediately adjacent said fla iBes dished substantially rectangu ar portions termi-- 'of the posts and side plate, a wooden lining ex-. 30 8 Short 1 'One vertical end or saidpanels tending between said posts, means' for fastening- 30 a d co e with" Plane marginal Po tions said'iining in position against said posts wherethereoi by outwardly inclined portion-'2 .exti-indbyperioration oi the sheathing from nails driven ing continuously between said plane and dished 7 from the inside of the lining is minimized. portions from the inside of the ear, overlapping FRANK- DI'ICHFIELD.

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flning triangular areas therewith, metallic ends and; wooden sheathing to single metal sheathed house cars comprising removing the wooden sheathing while leaving the metallic portions of dished portions to a side wall oitlie car from the ment with said metallic members, swinging the said car 'in the same position and condition, 5ecuring ,metallic members to. said side sills, saidmembers extending irom each car end to the adjacent doorpost, applying metallic intermediate panels having outwardly dished triangu ar portions connected with plane, marginal and diagonal portions by outwardlyinclinecl portions extending continuously .between said plane and inside thereof, disposing the lower niarginsoi saiddntermediate panels in overlapping engageupper, margins oi said. panels into under-lapping dispose .the dished triangular portions thereof in the said triangular areas and said plane, marginal and diagonal portions in underlapping en- 'engagement with said side plate flange so as to the lower margins or said end ma ginal portions engaging "said post, side plate 5 flange and metallic member terminate at, the

contiguous edges' thereotflreiniorcing the remainingplane marginal portions of said end p anels,. securing-said panels to wthe members with which they are lapped and to the car ends and 1 securing a wooden lining to saidposts in spaced relationship to said outwardly portions of said panels. w

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metallic side 'pos'ts; said posts-{being secured at their top and bottom ends to the outer face of said. side plateflange and to the side sill respec tively, said posts eachv having 'flanges extending I lengthwise thereof; sheet met al'side wall sheathg0 ingsecured to the inner faces of said flanges oi the posts, said metallic sheathing in the, spaces defined bytheposts, side'plate and side sill be ing outwardly ofl'set, said loflset portions, being 25 agenient with said posts and diagonal braces, --'united to those portibn's oi the sheathing secured 25 said plane portions oi said panels terminating at to the inner faces of said post flanges by conthB edges o the members defining t e tria gular tinuous outwardly inclined sections paralleling 'areas, applying endpanels having outwardly anddisposedimmediately adjacent said fla iBes dished substantially rectangu ar portions termi-- 'of the posts and side plate, a wooden lining ex-. 30 8 Short 1 'One vertical end or saidpanels tending between said posts, means' for fastening- 30 a d co e with" Plane marginal Po tions said'iining in position against said posts wherethereoi by outwardly inclined portion-'2 .exti-indbyperioration oi the sheathing from nails driven ing continuously between said plane and dished 7 from the inside of the lining is minimized. portions from the inside of the ear, overlapping FRANK- DI'ICHFIELD.

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