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, S B h S 7 Y R ,E M O G T N O M l a d 0 M 0 m Stock Car.

No. 235,608. PatentedDec. I4, 1880.

INVENTOR N PETFRS, FH011}LIMOGRAPHERA WASHINGTON, D C.

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Stock Car. No. 235,608. Patented Dec. 14,1880.

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JV. MONTGOMERY.

Stock Gar.

Patented Dec; 14, 1880 Witnessm N. ETERS; PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D c.

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' J. MONTGOMERY.

Stock Car.

Patented Dec. 14,880.

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' Stock Car. -No. 235,608., Patented Dec. 14, 1880.

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Stock Car.

No. 235,608. Patented Dec. -14, 1880..

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Uivrrmo Srarns PATENT emce JAMES MONTGOMERY, OF OHIGAGQ'ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO \V. A. OGDEN HEGEMAN, TRUSTEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOCK-=CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,608, dated December 14, 1880.

Application filed March 24, 1880. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs MONTGOMERY, of Chicago, county of (look, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Oars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawm gs,

which-- Figure l is a perspective view of acar with my improvements applied. Fig. 2 represents a horizontal section through the same above the hinged middle deck. Fig. 3 is a similar section of a car having the doors at the center 1 instead of at the ends. Fig. 4 represents a t ansverse vertical section through the car.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section, showing the arrangement of the section of the middle deck crossing the doorway at one end. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the upper and lower feed and water troughs; and Figs. 7, 8,

9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 represent certain details and modifications hereinafter described.

Similar letters of reference denote corre- 2 5 spondin g parts wherever used.

My invention herein described relates main- 1 y to the construction of a stock-car, whereby it is adapted to be readilyand quickly changed from a single-deck car adapted to the trans- ;o portation of larger animals, such as horses and cattle, to a double-deck car adapted to smaller animals or stock, such as sheep and hogs, and

thereby economizing the space in the upper part of the car, which would otherwise be 5 wasted in the transportation of smaller animals, though some of the features of improvement hereinafter described may be used with advantage in stock cars intended only for larger stock and not provided with are movable interposed deck.

The frame or body of the car, in its general construction or organization, is similar to that described in another application filed by me March 11, 1880, and it need not therefore be described here further than is necessary to an understanding of the improvements herein claimed, and which consist, first, in a novel manner of hinging the sections of a middle :deck, whereby they are adapted to be folded 50 up out of the way when not in use, and in a making part of this specification, in.

novel construction of the hinges connecting the sections of the deck with each other and with the wallposts, as hereinafter explained.

The invention further consists in a novel arrangel'nent for supporting the joists which up hold the interposed deck or flooring; in a novel construction of the joists themselves, and to the arrangeniei'it for storing them out of the way when not in use; andin certain de tails ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, A A represent the side wall-posts or upright frame-timbers of the car-body, to theinner faces of which are secured, just below midway the height of the car-body, longitudinal bars or girders a a, of metal, one upon each side of the car, and extending the whole length thereof. These bars, except the hinged or pivoted portions crossing the doorways, are firmly bolted to the wall-posts, serving to materially stiffen and strengthen the carframe and form the supports for the transverse joists B 13 resting thereon, the latter supporting the intermediate deck or flooring O, hereinafter described, the arrangement of the supports being such as to bring said deck about midway of the height of the car between the floor O and the roof of the car, as shown. The portion a of the bar or girder a crossing the doorway is hinged at one end, over one of the door-posts, to the main portion ain such manner as to adapt it to swing around against such main portion of said bar, as indicated by the dotted lines, Fig.

8, for leaving the doorway unobstructed when 8 5 the middle deck is removed.

The joists B (see Figs. 5 and 7) are laid in the usual way-that is to say, on edge-for the purpose of securing the requisite stiffness. They extend over the bars a a, and are provided on their lower faces with notches b, which engage with the bars a, and not only prevent end play of the joists, but serve also to stiffen the sides of the car against any swaying movement. The upper faces of the joists B are cut away near the ends, forming a shoulder at I), which abuts against the inner face of the sheathing on the wall-posts, as shown in Fig. 4, thereby further stiffening the conncction between the sides of the car and the mo joists. Thespace or opening between the bars a a and the sheathing above themis sufficient only to permit the joists to be inserted by turning them down upon their sides, when, by

bringing the notches b into proper relation to A engage said bars, the joists can be turned up on edge, as shown, and when the flooring is placed thereon they are effectually guarded against accidental displacement. To further stiffen and protect the notched ends of the joists, they are covered by band or strap iron titted to the upper and lower or wearing surfaces, as shown at 11 Fi 7.

To prevent the removal of the joists from the car, and consequent loss when not in use, I attach them, by chains 0 about midway of their length, to the ceiling-rafters or other convenient place in the car.

When not in use for supporting a middle deck in a double-deck car, these joists may be employed for separating or stalling the larger stock, in which case they should be padded atthe sides, and may also be padded at the top and bottom, if desired, for preventing injury to the stock. The manner of arranging them for this purpose is shown at B, Fig. 5, two or more being arranged one above another for forming the partitions or sides of the stalls. They connect by means of their notched ends with the bars a, as above de' scribed, and with other longitudinal bars, either forming a part of the sheathing or applied for thatspecial purpose. Their construction permits them to slide laterally on the supporting-bars, and they can be retained at any desired point of adjustment by pins entering perforations in the supporting-bars, orby other suitable fastening devices. This arrangement permits the stalls to be adjusted in width to suit the size of the animal.

Cross ties or rods E are arranged at distances apart longitudinally of the car corresponding to the distance apart of the girders a a, for uniting the longitudinal cap-plates of the wall-posts. These rods pass through said cap or wall plates, and, being secured thereto by'nuts on their outerends, serve materially to stiffen and strengthen the sides of the car against swaying under the pressure of the stock against them. They are provided with pendent angular loops 0 midway of their length, dropping below the rafters, as shown, sufficiently to permit the introduction of the joists B, for storing them out of the way when not in use, the notches b or shoulders I), as preferred, engaging with said rods and preventing displacement. The cross-ties E are thus made to serve the double purpose of strengthening the car and of receptacles or racks for the storing of thejoists when not in use.

The arrangement of the flooring or middle deck in a car having doors at the ends and on opposite sides of the car is shown in Fig. 2. The main portion, intermediate between the doors, is composed of strips or sections running lengthwise of the car, as shown. These sections are hinged, the outer ones, 0 by hinges which permit them to fold. upward against the inner faces of the walLposts, and the inner sections, o are hinged to the inner edges of the outer sections by hinges which permit them to fold inward or downward when the outer sections are raised. By this arrangment the inner sections, when the outer ones are folded up against the wall-posts, can be folded under the ceiling -joists F into recessesfforined therein for their reception, and there secured by buttons f, or other suitable fastening devices.

The strips or sections 0 0 extending across the doorways, are arranged transversely of the car, and are similarly hinged, the outer one, 0, being hinged to and folding up against the end wall-posts, and the inner one down against the.

outer one, or up under the roof, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 5. WVhere the doors are midway the length of the car, as shown in Fig. 3, the sections extending across the same, in order to get them out of the way when not in use, are hinged to the longitudinal sections 0 c alternate] y on opposite sides, and fold over upon said longitudinal sections and into recesses cut at f in the wall-posts and rafters for their reception.

The width of a stock car door is ordinarily not less than four feet, and as this is greater than the distance between the interposed deck and the roof the sections crossing the doorway in this arrangement are necessarily jointed, the section 0 folding up, and the section 0 hinged thereto, folding back upon it until the roof is cleared, when it can, if desired, be turned upon its hinge into line with section 0 The hinges employed for uniting the sections to each other and to the wall-posts by preference have their interlocking ears provided with elongated slots for the reception of the connecting-pin, thereby permitting sufficient relative play of the two parts of the hinge to accommodate any swellingof the floor-sections or any slight obstruction which may get between them.

The form of hinge preferred for connecting the outer sections with the wall-posts is showm in Fig. 9, where G represents the part of the hinge to be secured to the wall-posts, said part being provided with a threaded shank, g, which passes through the post and is secured by a nut, g.

The part G" is bolted to the outer section of the flooring, and the ears 9 of both parts have the perforations through them elongated, as shown, to permit lateral play on the connecting-pin g, for the purpose explained. Hinges differing in form, but with the same provision for permitting relative play of the.

parts, are employed in uniting the sections.

The arrangement of the feed-bins and of the water-supply and distributing pipes is substantially like that described in another application above referred to, differing, mainly, only 7 eaaees a H H represent the longitudinal bins ar-- ranged on the roof of the car, said bins being divided each by a longitudinal partition, 71

intostoring and feed-chute compartments, as described in the application referred to. Under the arrangement there described, however, it will be evident that food and water would be supplied only to the upper feed-troughs. To overcome this difficulty conducting-tubes k are employed, provided with funnel-shaped tops It, the latter arranged in the feed-chute compartment h, and the pipes extending thence outside of the upper feed-trough, L, down near to and ei'nptying into the lower troughs, L, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. By this arrangement the attendant is enabled to readily pass the food down to the stock on the lower deck, 0.

In Figs. 10 and 12 a modification in this arrangement is shown, by which the feeding of the stock is facilitated when the car is in motion.

The partition h is provided atitsloweredge with a series of perforations, i and '17, the former opening directly into the feed-chute compartment 7t from the storing-bin, and the latter, 1?, into the funnel-shaped tops 7c of the spouts It. In this case the expanded tops of the conductor=spouts are made in the shape of the half of a frustum of a cone, and the tlat open side is secured directly to the partition-wall h, as shown in Fig. 12. The expanded top is provided with a hinged lid, adapting it to be opened for shovelingthe feedintoit from the storing-bin when required.

The openings t i are covered by a slide, I, which has a series of openings, i through it, conforming in distance apart to those at it" in the partition, and which, by means of a lever, I, or other suitable appliance for the purpose, can be made to coincide with those at t' 2", thus opening them and permitting the feed to pass through into the feed-chute compartment and pipes 7c until, by a reverse movement of the slide I, the openings 4. t" are closed.

A modification in the form of the feed-chutes is represented in Fig. 13, where the chute is shown divided, a short arm or spout leading to the upper trough and a longer one to the lower trough. These come together at their upper ends, terminating in a chamber, K common to both, provided with a single extended opening into the feed-bins controlled by the slide or valve I. The feed, when admitted, is about equally divided by the V- shaped partition-wall k separating the diverging chutes, and passes thence to the upper and lower feed-troughs. These chutes are arranged within or between the wall-posts, within the sheathing thereto, except where the longer chute or conductor passes outside of or around the upper trough in order to reach the lower one. Thus when the storing-compartments h are full supplies for both the upper and lower feed-troughs can be drawn off without the necessity of opening the bins, or even of going upon the roof of the car for that purpose, as the means for operating the slides can be arranged within reach of an attendant on the platform. v

The form and arrangement of the slides and openings and of the conducting chutes or spouts may be varied from those shown, if desired.

The watersupply pipes M are arranged similarly to those described in another application referred to; but in order to supply the lower set of troughs they have distributing'pipes m, which pass down through notchesn cut in the edges of the feed-valves O at the bottoms of the feedchutes W; or they may be sunk to their full diameter in the sides of the wall-posts A on the sides opposite to the pipes m, which supply the upper set of troughs.

Means for heating and ventilating and for covering the walls of the car and protecting the stock in bad weather similar to those described in my former application referred to may be employed, differing only in the arrangement adapting them to the double-deck car herein described.

Parts of the car not particularly described may be constructed in any usual or preferred Having now described my invention, I claim- I. In a stock-car, the longitudinal metal girders a a, rigidly secured to the side wallposts, for the support of the removable joists which uphold the removable middle deck, sub stantially as described.

2. The longitudinal girders a for the support of the removable middle deck, as de scribed, provided with the hinged extensions a, crossing the doorways, and adapted to be swung out of the way when the middle deck is not in use, substantially as described.

3. The longitudinal girders a, in combination with the removable joists B, which support the removable middle deck, said joists being provided with notches b, engaging with the girders a, and with shoulders I), abutting against the side walls of the car, thereby uniting and stiffening said walls, substantially as described.

4. The removable joists B, having their notched and shouldered ends faced with metal 011 their wearing'faces, substantially as described.

5. The removable padded joists for the sup port of the removable middle deck, in combination with side supporting-bars and suitable fastening devices, adapting said joists to be used as adjustable partitions for stalling the animals, substantially as described.

6. The flooring forming the removable miding hinged to said outer sections and folding up against the roof of the ear, substantiallyas described.

7. The cross-ties E, for uniting and stiffening the sides of the ear, provided with pendent loops 0, for the reception of the removable flooring-joists, as described.

8. The hinges which unite the sections of the folding middle deck to each other and to the wall-posts, having the interlocking ears 10 provided with elongated slots permitting play of the parts on the connecting-pin substantially as and for the purpose described.

JAMES MONTGOMERY;

Witnesses:

ALEX. MAHON, J. M. YZNAGA.

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