US2364094A - Railway car - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ETAL RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 5, I 944.

P. PARKE ET AL RAILWAY CAR fizz/anions:

' .BatenZQme f awm'flyfiom Jew/ls J9. lather/nan,

Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ETAL 2,364,094

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet 3 fill/,6 rufor-s k Pete PRr /be l (Qazvagmz Jazz/ASA. imp/27a Dec. 5, 1944. p, PARKE ET AL 2,364,094

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet 4 mnmmm 5, 1944. P. PARKE ETAL RAILWAY CAR 10 Sheets-Sheet 5 .Jiwa 725297 5 ?eZQ ri h/"l: 2

Gummy/9m! .[ezms/Z r Filed May 16, 1941 QUINN N 10 Sheets-Sheet 6 \NN QNN Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ET AL RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 Dec. 5, 1944 P. PARKE- ET AL 2,364,094

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet '7 Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ET AL 2,364,094

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet a Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ETAL RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet 9 RN EN RAN N Dec. 5, 1944. P. PARKE ET AL RAILWAY CAR Filed May 16, 1941 10 Sheets-Sheet l0 fax d Z015 15. 235% 714% M ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 5, 1944 RAILWAY CAR Peter Parke, Richard Cunningham, and Lewis A.

Lutherman, Chicago, Ill., assignors to The Pullman Company, Chicago, IlL, a corporation of Illinois Application May 16, 1941, Serial No. 393,790

17 Claims.

The present invention relates to a rail car having a plurality of duplex bedrooms equipped with facilities for day and night use, the upper and lower rooms providing equally comfortable accommodations.

Among the principal objects of the present invention are the following: To arrange rooms in railway cars at different levels having complete equipment for day and night use and ample spaces for storage of baggage and equipment readily accessible from the upper and the lower rooms and to provide interior furnishings and equipment which are particularly adapted for use in such a car.

Further and other objects and advantages will become apparent as the disclosure proceeds and the description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a floor plan view of one form of the invention, showing the car from approximately :is center to the non-articulated end;

Fig. 2 is a floor plan view of the remainder of the car completing the showing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic side elevational view showing the general arrangement of the rooms in the car;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the car showing four duplex rooms including the adjoining upper rooms and two lower rooms, one placed on each side of the two upper rooms, the car.walls and portions of the partitions being broken away to show the interior arrangement and furnishings;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the car showing the interior arrangement of two adjoining lower rooms with an upper room on each side of the lower rooms, the view being taken from inside the rooms looking toward the windows;

Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing two adjoining upper rooms with a lower room on each side, and looking from within the rooms toward the outside doors;

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the lower rooms taken along'the line 'l--'l of Fig. 5;

Fig. 81s a horizontal sectional view through the upper rooms taken along the line B8 of Fig. 6:

Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5 through the upper room and step-well looking toward the partition dividing the adjoining upper rooms;

Fig. 10 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken along the line Iil-lil of Fig. 5 through the upper room looking toward the sofa;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail view of the sofa used in the lower rooms showing the relative positions and the supporting mechanisms for the seat and back portions of the sofa when they are made up for night use;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail view similar to Fig. 11 but showing the relative positions and supporting mechanisms when the sofa is made up for day use;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken longitudinally of a sofa seat at the front along line I3l3 oi Fig. 5, showing the supporting means at the front of the seat;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view taken at one end of the sofa seat showing the support under the longitudinal center of the seat:

Fig. 15 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line |5i5 of Fig. 12, showing details of the sofa back stop;

Fig. 16 is a partial transverse sectional view through a car showing a modified arrangement of the upper room wherein the door leading from the aisle is disposed in the plane of the aisle partition; and

Fig. 1'7 is a vertical view taken longitudinally of the car and through an upper and lower room looking toward the aisle door, the view showing a modified arrangement of the partition separating the upper and lower rooms.

Specific embodiments of the present invention are selected for the purpose of disclosure in com.- pliance with Section 4888 of the Revised Statutes. Obviously, many modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

This application is a continuation in part of applicants copending application Ser. No. 223,964, filed August 9, 1938.

GENERAL ORGANIZATION Referring to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the present 7 invention is illustrated by a car 40, mounted on a pair of trucks 4!, 42, and having an underframe, generally indicated at 43, a pair of side frames, indicated at 44, I5, end frames 45 and 41, and a roof 4B. The car 44'] (as shown) is nonarticulated at one end and articulated at its other end. Obviously the invention is not limited to such a car but is equally applicable to one fully articulated or one completely nonarticulated.

In the region between the trucks 40, 4|; the floor is depressed, as indicated at 49 in Fig. 3, to give added head room in the duplex rooms,

and over the trucks a different arrangement of rooms is shown. An aisle 50 extends the full length of the car along one side, and the bedrooms are positioned entirely along the opposite side.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the car has a vestibule 5| at the nonarticulated end, having the usual vestibule doors 52, 53, and trap doors 54, 55, finishing off the vestibule floor. A door 56 swings inwardly and gives access to the car interior, and a passageway 51 provides access to an adjoining car. At the articulated end a passageway 58 gives access to an adjoining car, and a door 59 is hinged to the car end and closes off this passageway.

' A lavatory 60 is positioned at the non-articulated end and is equipped with the usual hopper GI, wash basin 62 and dressing table 63, and a door 04 gives access to the lavatory from the aisle 50. A porters seat 65 is located at the end of the aisle 50 and is so positioned that the porter has a. clear view throughout the entire length of the aisle. A supply and porters locker 66, and an electric panel locker 01, are positioned at the articulated end of the car, and suitable doors 60, 00, give access to these two lockers, respectively.

Throughout the central or depressed portion of the car body the bedrooms are arranged at two diflerent levels, and are indicated at III to inclusive in Fig. 3, while over the nonarticulated truck 4| of a pair of rooms 84 and 85, positioned at one level, are arranged en suite. Duplex rooms II to 00 inclusive are arranged in pairs, that is, II, 12, on the lower level, and I3, 14, on-the higher level, and so on. Partitions 00 separate adjoining lower rooms, and partitions 01 separate adjoining upper rooms. Similarly, adjoining bedrooms 04 and 85 are separated by partition 80, and single rooms 05 and III, and BI and 02, partitions 00 are furnished.

Partitions 94 separate adjoining upper and lower rooms, and extend irom the upper room ceiling to the lower room floor, as indicated in .Fig. 3.

A modified form of a car end arrangement is shown in Fig. 10, and may be termed a dummy end since there is no vestibule or vestibule doors.

I The lavatory in this form is situated at the extreme end of the car, and between it and the adjoining bedrooms 84 and BI is a single bedroom 05. In this form a single bedroom and a pair of rooms en suite are positioned on the same level above the trucks.

Referring again to Figs. 1 and 2, the aisle 00 is bounded on its sides by car side 44 and an aisle partition 9|, and at opposite ends of the car partitions 02, 03. close on the ends of rooms 84 and 03, respectively.

Cm Fmumwo m Gmsssr.

is designed to carry the major portion of the bud between separate and draft loads, and consequently is a straight member throughout its entire length and is so positioned that its longitudinal axis, as defined in the afore-mentioned co-pending application, lies along the line of bufi and draft.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 9, the car sides 44, 45, include a pair of corner posts I09, H0, at each end of the car body, respectively, and a plurality of side posts III extend from their respective side sills I0l, I02, to their respective side plates III and H2. Various other vertical and horizontal members are included in the side framing, and the side sheathing is welded or riveted to these members to complete the car framing.

At the articulated end an end sill H3 supports an end frame which includes the corner posts III", a pair of door posts II4, I I5, and a pair of intermediate posts II6, III. At the nonarticulated end a butler wing, generally incucated at I I0, is provided, and includes a vestibule end sill H9, supporting a pair of vestibule end posts I20, I2I, a. pair of door posts I22, I23, and intermediate posts I24, I25. The roof 48 extends over the entire car body, and the side frames and end frames are suitably tied into the roof. On the aisle side of the car a plurality of window openings I21 are spaced at a single level above the rails, and on the opposite or room side of the car a plurality of lower room windows I28 are positioned along the lower levei,,and additional upper room windows I29 are provided at a higher level above the trucks.

A pair of skirts I20, I3I, extend downwardly from opposite sides of the car and are reinforced by stiflening angles I32 and by skirtsupporting members I38 tying into the car underirame.

Room Inrmuoa Ansmsmmv'r For the purpose of simplifying the description of the duplex rooms themselves, a group of rooms consisting of two uppers with a lower on each side, as shown in Fig. 4, has been selected. Any particular group in the center portion of the car may be selected, but in the present instance rooms 12, I8, 14 and 15 are chosen (see Fig. 3).

As shown in Fig. 4, each room, whether it be an upper or a lower, is provided with a sofa I40, a hopper III, a washstand I42, and a medicine cabinet I48. On each side of the partition 88 a table I44 is mounted, one for each of the adjoining lower rooms, and above each is positioned a mirror I40. Similarly on each side of the upper room partition 81 a table and mirror are mounted, the tables in both instances being pivoted to the partitions so that they may be swung out or the way when not in use.

Leading from the aisle 00 to the upper rooms are stairs I40 giving access to both rooms. Outside doors I41, I40, are positioned at the top of the stairs, one on each side of a door post I40, and on each side or the stairs rails I00 are secured to the aisle partition 0|. Outer doors I00 close ofl the lower rooms from the aisle, and on the inside race of each 01 these doors a full length mirror I24 is mounted as shown in Fig. 6. The windows I20, I20, are positioned so as to give maximum vision to the persons while seated on the sofas I40 01' the upper and lower rooms, respectively, and shades III roll down from the tops of the windows.

Each upper room room of its adjoining utilizes in part the head lower room, their dividing partition 94 extending horizontally over the sofa I40 of the lower room, as indicated at I62, and the sofa I40 oi the upper room is supported on this horizontal portion of the partition.

As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 9, below the floor I65 of the two adjoining upper rooms, and bebind the stairs I48, is a well divided in the middle by a partition I66 extending from the upper room floor to the floor of the car, and from the car side wall 46 at the bedroom side of the car to the back or the stairs I46.- This partition is secured in place by angle bars I81, or other suitable 'means, and serves as the dividing wall between two storage spaces I66 and I63.

Panels I10, best shown in Figs. 5, 8 and 9, serve as the floor for these storage spaces. The backs I1I of the sofas I40 in the lower rooms are adapted to cover the open sides of the storage spaces, as best shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 9, resting on panel I10 in each 01 the spaces I66, I69, is a separate compartment I12, which extends from the second riser I13 01' the stairs backwardly into the storage space. Compartment I12 opens in the riser I13, and a door I16 is hinged to the riser (see Fig. 4). Tables indicated at I18 in Fig. 6, may be stored in these compartments, and are supported on strips I11 extending inwardly from the opposite vertical sides of the compartment.

Extending across each of the storage compartments I68, I69, about two-thirds of the way back of the stairs toward the bedroom side wall of the car. is a panel I18, which stretches from the storage space floor I16 to the upper room floor (Figs. '1 and 9), and a second panel I19 extends across each of the storage spaces I88, I69, from the floor I10 to the car floor andis secured in place by means of angle clips I80, or the like, along its lower edge and to the storage space floor I16 along its upper edge, as indicated at IBI. These panels I16, I19, serve as one wall of a hopper chute enclosure I38, as best shown in Fig. 9, and a partition I62, shown in Fig. '1, together with a panel I63 and a vertical partition I66, forms the other vertical walls of the hopper chute enclosure. The floor I66 of the upper room has a removable panel portion I 64 underheath the hopper which hopper chute enclosure.

Since all of the lower rooms are identical in their general arrangement, room 12 (shown in Figs. 4 through 'I inclusive) has been selected for the purpose of description. The sofa I40 is positioned transversely oi the car and is spaced slightly from the storage space I86 so as to provide a mattress pocket I66, having panels I91, I96, as its front and back walls, respectively, and a pair of end panels I99, 200, as its side walls. A mattress pocket floor 26I is secured to the walls by angle bars 202 positioned slightly above the car floor. The mattress 203 is housed in this pocket during the daytime when the sofa is being employed for day use, and a rope 204 (shown in Fig. 6) stretches lengthwise across the storage space opening and supports the mattress in an upright position in the pocket. On the side of thehopper chute forming one boundary of the mattress pocket I96 insulation I62 is p aced to protect the mattress from excessive heat.

As shown in Fig. 6, above the ceiling oi each lower room over the door I 60 is another storage space 201, 208 (Fig. 8), and a front panel 269. Transverse panels 2| 0 and 2H divide this space into three compartments 2I2, H3 and 2, and doors 2I6, 2I6, provide access into the compart permits access into the ments 2 and 2| 3, respectively, and are accessible from the adjoining upper bedroom.

Shoe box 236 (see Figs. 6 and 7) is placed under the sofa I40 of the lower room, and a door 2 I1 gives access into the box from the interior of the room and a second door 2I6 permits access from the car aisle. In the upper room a shoe box H9 is provided, as best shown in Figs. 6 and 8, and doors 220 and HI permit access into the box from the room and the aisle, respectively.

As shown in Fig. 7, the partition 66 separating the adjoin ng lower rooms comprises a stationary portion 222, a sliding portion 223, and a hinged door 235. When it is desired to place the two rooms en suite the door 235 may b swung back into one of the rooms, as, for example, room 14, against the outside door I 60. If it is desired to further open up the partition between these two rooms, sliding portion 223 may be pushed back into the stationary portion 222. The tables I44 must be in their lowered position before the sliding partition 223 is pushed back, and the spaced walls of the stationary portion 222 of the partition are so arranged that they house the folding tables as well as the sliding partition 223.

Partition 223 is supported on a track 229 by rollers 231, and the free outer end of the partition is provided with a door Jamb 238 (shown in Fig. 7) against which the swinging door 224 closes. In the upper rooms partition 81 is entirely stationary except for a hinged door 230. A baggage rack 234 is positioned above the medicine cabinet in the lower room.

SPECIFIC DETAILS Lower room sofa.

In each of the lower rooms the sofa I40 is made up of a seat portion 210, having the back HI, and for day use, as shown in Figs. 6 and 11, the seat 210 inclines upwardly from back to front and the back I II inclines forwardly from top to bottom. Referring to Figs. 5, 6, 11 to 15, inclusive, it is seen that the seat back III is supported at the top by a pair of pins 21I extending outwardly from opposite ends of the back, which ride in slots 212. The seat back is against a pair of stops, generally indicated at 213. positioned one at each side of the back.

As shown in Fig. 15, each of these stops comprises a movable stop member 214, pivotally mounted at 216 in a housing 216. The closed position of the stop is shown in solid lines, and when it is desired to place the stop in use the stop 214 is pivoted outwardly to the position shown in dotted lines. A rod 269 is pivoted to the stop at 211, and rides in 9. lug 218 which extends outwardly from the housing 216. A coiled spring 219 is mounted on the rod 269 between a spring seat 280 at the pivoted end of the rod and the lug 218. As the movable member 214 is being opened the pivot joint 211 rotates about the stop pivot 216, and during the first part of the rotation the spring 219 is compressed, tending to restore the stop 214 into closed position. .As the rotation continues the pivot point 211 moves past dead center, and from there on the spring 219 urges the movable member 214 into open position. The outer face 28I of the member 214 strikes the housing 216 at 262, thereby holding the stop 214 at approximately right angles to the housing 216 when the stop is opened.

As shown in Fig. 11 the sofa seat 216 is in position for day use, and is supported at th front selected embodiment by a pair of pins 288, one on each side of the seat, and each pin rides in a slot 284 in a support member 288 secured to the room walls by means of angles 286. At the back of the seat 110 a bracket, generally indicated at 281, is secured to the panel I91. This bracket is made up of an angle bar 288 and a second member 288 having two stops 280 and 288. At the center of the seat 210 a pair of rollers 28I project from the side wall and aisle partition of the car. and a guide follower 282 extends from each side of the see}; 210 on its under face and rides on the roller 28L This follower is provided with a substantially horizontal face 298 and a concave face 284, and with the seat in the position shown in Fig. 11 the follower is riding on its horizontal face 298.

when it is desired to transform the sofa into a bed for night use, the sofa back III is pulled forward a slight amount and stops 218 are pivoted into the housing 216 and then the seat back is swung back into the position shown in Fig. 11. Seat 218 is then raised at its forward end and pulled slightly forward to permit the pins 288 to ride to the top of the slot 284, and then the front portion of the seat is lowered and pushed backwardly until the pins 283 are seated in the lower portion of the slot 284, as shown in Fig. 11. During this process the followers 282 have passed over the rollers 2M until the two assume the relative position shown in Fig. 11. This operation causes the back 01' the seat to move from the first step 298, as shown in Fig. 12, to the second step 288, as shown in Fig. 11. A metal facing plate 288 is provided at the back of the seat and serves as a bearing surface.

The mattress 28! is housed in the mattress pocket I88 during the daytime, and when it is desired to prepare the sofa for night use the back III is swung forwardly and upwardly to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 6, and a pair of straps 286, one at each end of the sofa back, are secured to hooks 281 which are mounted on the walls of the room. With the sofa back in this position the mattress can be removed from the mattress pocket I98 and the bedding removed from the storage space I88. The seat back is then unhooked and lowered to its night time position and the mattress is placed on the seat 210, as shown in Fig. 11. A pair of angles or other suitable stop means 293 serve as stops for the seat back I'll when the sofa is converted into a bed. Arm rests 288 (Fig. 4) are pivotally secured to the seat backs Ill and are made to swing outwardly for day use.

Upper room sofa As shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and '7, the upper room sofas comprise the seat portion 210 and back ill, but in these rooms the mattress 203 is housed at all times in the sofa back. The relative positions of the seat and back for day use are, as shown in Fig. 6, in room 24, and to convert the sofa into a bed the back is pivoted forwardly and downwardly about points 284 until it assumes the position shown in room I8 of Fig. 6. Retaining walls 265 keep the mattress in place, and a rubber strip 288 extends across the front edge of the retaining wall. Latches 28! hold the sofa back in its raised position for day use.

The interior arrangement described in the of the invention provides maximum economy in space and accessibility to various accommodations. There is practical- 1y no space which is not used, and the locations of the various storage compartments are such that they give the greatest amount of utility.

As shown, the baggage space, located under the upper room floor I and behind the stairs I48, has a floor I18 which is positioned above the car floor, and with this particular arrangement there is a small space between the two floors which might be considered as wasted. Should it be found, however, that more storage room is needed, the floor III could be eliminated and the entire space used for storage of baggage or equipment, or a removable panel (not shown) may be placed in the floor I'III to provide access to the additional compartment not used at the present time.

Referring to Fig. 4, the doors I" and I48 leading into the upper room are disposed inwardly from the aisle partition 9|, the partition itself at the stairway being turned toward the rooms to form solid walls on both sides of the stairway. In this form, these last mentioned walls and the doors I41 and I48 utilize some of the floor area of the upper rooms.

Referring to Fig. 16, the door I48 for one of the upper rooms is shown in its closed position disposed in the plane of the aisle partition. In this manner, the wall 81, separating the adjoining upper rooms, is extended to the aisle partition, this extended portion being shown at 81 in Fig. 16. Adjacent to the bottom of the door is a box, generally indicated at 4"), comprising a vertical side I which, as shown, is the lower part of the door I48, a horizontal side 2, which extends inwardly from the door and is disposed immediately above the upper room floor level, and an inclined side 4I3 extending from the horizontal side 4|! to the door I48. These various sides form a triangularly shaped box, and in the diagonal side H3 and the vertical side 4 are grills H4 and 5 respectively, through which air passes from the upper room to the aisle for purposes of recirculation. This triangularly shaped box, if desired, may be used as a shoebox, and a door H8 in the inclined side 4I3 may provide access into the box from the room, and a second door 4" will provide access into the box from the aisle side. In this manner, the room occupant may place his shoes in this box at night before retiring, and a porter may reach the shoes from the aisle to shine them, as is his usual custom.

The triangularly shaped box at the bottom of the door I48 closes the space between the upper room floor and the aisle door over the stairs. The inclination of the side 4|! eliminates the tendency for the room occupant to trip over the closure member, which necessarily is disposed slightly above the upper room floor level in order that the door may be opened inwardly into the room. The door swings inwardly into the room against the upper room sofa, and the shoe-box 8 will be disposed in the space below the seat when the door is opened.

As shown in Fig. 5, the partition Q4 separating the upper and lower room is made up of two horizontally spaced vertical portions connected by a horizontal portion I82. This horizontal portion I52 is directly above the lower room sofa, so that a person occupying the lower room sofa in the daytime is sitting directly below this horizontal partition portion.

As shown in Fig. 1'1, the upper vertical portion of the partition 84 may be generally inclined,

as indicated at a, so that the horizontal portion I52 is considerably shortened. In this manner. the occupant of the sofa below actually is disposedbelow the inclined portion "8 oi the dividing partition rather than the horizontal portion I52. Thus, the eiIect of the overhangoi the upper room is not so noticeable to the occupant sitting in the lower room seat. The normal field 01' Vision of such an occupant is such that he is not made aware of the partition above him when he is sitting in the normal position on the sofa.

We claim:

1. In a vehicle, a lower room, an upper room adjacent to the lower room and having its floor above the level of the lower room floor and entirely outside the vertical projection of the lower room, a convertible sofa-bed in the upper room placed within the vertical projection of the lower.

room and utilizing a portion only of the head room of the lower room, a convertible sofa-bed in the lowerroorn under the sofa of the upper room and closely adjacent to the hour of the upper room. a closed storage space for the lower room underneath the floor of the upper room andbehind the sofa-bed of the lower room, a storage space for the upper room directly above the lower room floor and adjacent to the upper room, and means providing access into'the lower and upper room storage spaces from the lower and upper rooms respectively.

2. In a vehicle, an upper room extending crosswise of the vehicle,' a lower room adjacent to the upper-room and also extending crosswise to the vehicle, the upper room having its floor above the level of the lower room floor and entirely outside the vertical projection of the lower room, a sofa in the lowerroom' extending crosswise to the vehicle closely adjacent to the floor of the upper room, a sofa in the upper room directly over the lower sofa, the upper room projecting partially into the head-room area of the lower room, a closed storage space directly above the floor of the lower room, and behind the sofa in the upper room, and means providing access into the storage space from the upper room.

3. In a closed vehicle, an upper room, a lower room below the level of and adjacent to the upper room, the floor of the upper room being entirely outside the vertical projection of the lower room.

a common stationarywalhseparating the two rooms, the wall comprising a vertical portion extending upwardly from the floor of the lower room to a position substantially midway between the floor and roof of the vehicle. a horizontal portion extending into the lower room, and a second vertical portion connecting the end of the horizontal portion to the vehicle roof, a stationary convertible sofa-bed in the lower room under the horizontal portion of the said wall, a convertible sofa-bed in the upper room mounted over the horizontal portion of' the wall, each of the sofa-beds being disposed beyond an area of passenger standing space in its respective room, both when the sofa-bed is made up for day use and when it is converted into a bed, storage space below the level of the upper room ceiling, a. sofa in the upper room below the level of the lower room ceiling, a storage space over the ceiling of the lower room, a vertical wall connecting said ceilings behind said sofa, and means in said wall providing access into the storage space from the upper room.

5. In a vehicle having a lower floor, a pair of oppositely disposed adjacent upper rooms, a celling therefor, a partition separating said rooms and constituting an end wall of each, an opposite end wall for each upper room comprising two horizontally oifset vertical partition portions extending from said ceiling to the lower floor and connected by a substantially horizontal portion, a sofa for each upper room mounted over the horizontal portion of the offset partition, a floor for the upper rooms extending between the lower vertical portions of the offset partitions, a stairway extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upper rooms, a pair of lower rooms each having a ceiling extending fromthe upper vertical portion of an offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower room ceiling to the lower floor, a convertible sofa-bed beneath the sofa of the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical portion and the lower floor, and a storage space for each upper room above the ceiling of the adjacent lower room.

6. In a vehicle having a lower floor, a pair of oppositely disposed adjacent upper rooms, a ceiling therefor, a partition separating said rooms and constituting an end wall of each, an opposite end wall for each upper room comprising two horizontally offset vertical partition portions extending from said ceiling to the lower floor and :onnected by asubstantially horizontal portion. a sofa for each upper room mounted over the horizontal portion 'of the oiIset partition, 9. iioor forthe upper rooms extending between the lower vertical portions of the offset partitions, a stairway extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upperroms, a pair of lower rooms each havinga ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of an offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower room ceiling to the lower floor, a convertible sofa-bed beneath the ,sofaof'the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical portion and the lower floor. and a'storage space'for eachlower room'beneath the floor of the adjacent upper room and having a floor at substantially the level of the lower floor of the vehicle.

7. In a vehicle having. a lower floor, a; pair of oppositely disposed adjacent upper rooms, a celling therefor, a partition separating said rooms and constituting an end wall of each, an opposite end wall for each upper room comprising two horizontally oflset vertical partition portions extending from said ceiling to the lower floor and connected by a substantially horizontal portion,

a sofa for each upper room mounted over the horizontal portion of the offset partition, 8. floor for the upper rooms extending between the lower beneath the floor of the upper room, a ceiling lower room, and means providingaccess into sai storage space from the upper room. 5

4. In a vehicle, an upper room,'a lower room adjoining the upper room, separate ceilings for said rooms, theceiling of the lower room being vertical portions of the offset partitions, a stain way extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upper rooms, a pair of lower rooms each having a ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of an oil'set partition. an end wall ar tending from said lower room ceiling tothe lower floor. a convertible sofa-bed beneath the sofa of the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical-portion and the lower floorhaving its outer edge spaced from said lower room and wall to provide an area of passens r standing space on the lower floor directly beneath the lower room" ceiling, and a storage space for each upper room above the ceiling of the adjacent lower room.

8. In a vehicle having a lower floor, a pair of oppositely disposed adjacent upper rooms, a celling therefor, a partition separating said rooms and constituting an end wall of each. an opposite end wall for each upper room comprising two horizontally offset vertical partition portions extending from said ceiling to the lower floor and connected by a substantially horizontal portion, a sofa for each upper room mounted over the horizontal portion of the offset partition, 9. floor for the upper rooms extending between the lower vertical portions of the oilset partitions, a stairway extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upper rooms, a pair or lower rooms each having a ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of an offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower room ceiling to the lower floor, a convertible sofa-bed beneath the sofa oi the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical portion and the lower floor having its outer edge spaced from said lower room end wall to provide an area of passenger standing space on thelower floor directly beneath the lower room ceiling, and a storage space for each lower room beneath the floor of the adjacent upper room and having a floor at substantially the level of thelower .iioor of the vehicle.

9. In a vehicle a pair of upper rooms arranged side by side, a lower room on each side of the pair of upper rooms. the floors for the lower rooms being spaced apart, the floors for the upper rooms being disposed above the space between the lower room floors. a stairway in said space extending from the lower room floor level to the upper room floors, a sofa in each lower room having its back adjacent to said stairway, a sofa in each upper room directly above the lower room sofa, anouter end wall for each lower room spaced outwardly beyond the back of the upper room sofa and the front of the lower room sofa to provide passenger standing space on the lower mom floor behind the upper room sofa and open to above the level thereof, a vertical wall extending upwardly from the lower room floor behind the lower room sofa, and a storage space for each lower roorn beneath the floor of the adjacent upper room and behind the said vertical wall, said wall having an opening providing access into said storage space.

10. In a vehicle, a pair of upper rooms arranged side by side, a lower room on each side of the pair of upper rooms, the floors for the lower rooms being spaced apart, the floors for the 11pper rooms being disposed above the space between the lower room floors, a stairway in said space extending from the lower room floor level to the upper room floors, a sofa in each lower room having its back adjacent to said stairway, a sofa in each upper room directly above the lower room sofa, an outer end wall for each lower room spaced outwardly beyond the back of the upp r room sofa and the front of the lower room sofa to provide passenger standing spaceon the lower floor behind the upper room sofa and open to above the level thereof, a lower room ceiling above said standing space, and a storage space for the adjacent upper room above said ceiling.

11. In a vehicle, a lower room having a door and a ceiling, an outer end wall extending from the floor to the ceiling, an inner end wall comprising two horizontally offset vertical portions connected-by a horizontal portion providing an alcove, a sofa wholly within said alcove whereby mom,aceilingthereior,anendwaii acetone the door space between the'outer edge of said sofa and the outer end wall provides standing room to the height of said ceiling, on upper room adjacent to the lower room having a floor disposed above the level oi. the lower room floor and having a sofa disposed directly above the lower room sofa, wholly within the plan projection thereof and spaced longitudinally of the vehicle between the lower room ceiling and the upper room floor, and a storage space for the upper room above the ceiling of the lower room.

12. In a vehicle, a lower room having a floor and a ceiling, an outer end wall extending from the floor to the ceiling, an inner end wall comprising two horizintally oflset vertical portions connected by a horizontal portion providing an alcove, a sofa wholly within said alcove whereby the floor space between the outer edge of said sofa and the outer end wall provides standing room to the height of said ceiling, an upper room adjacent to the lower room having a iloor disposed above the level of the lower room floor and having a sofa disposed directly above the lower room sofa, wholly within, the plan projection per room, a ceiling thereto an end wall for the upper room comprising 1: o horizontally 'oflset substantially vertical partition portions extending from said ceiling to the lower floor and connected by a substantially horizontal portion, a sofa for the upper room mounted over the horizontal portion of the offset partition, a floor for the upper room extending horizontally from the lower vertical portion or the oilset partition, a stairway extending, from the lower floor to the floor of the upper room. a lower room having a ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of the offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower roorn ceiling to the-lower floor. a bed beneath the sofa or the upper room, and a storage space above the ceiling of the lower room.

14. In a vehicle, an aisle extending lengthwise of the vehicle, a pair of adjoining room adjacent to one of the vehicle sides and disposed side by side with one room partially over the other room, thelower roomhaving its floor at the level of the aisle liner, and the upper room having its floor above the level of the aisle floor, a stairway leading from the aisle floor to the upper room. the wall separating saidtwo rooms comprising lower and upper horizontallyoflset substantially vertical portions connected by a substantially horizontal portion, one of said vertical portions and the horizontal portion lying within the vertical projection of the lower room, a sofa in the upper room in the vertical projection of said horizontal portion and convertible into a bed, and a sofa in the lower room, the floor of the upper room lying wholly omside the vertical projection of the lower room.

15. In a vehicle having a lower floor, an upper for said upper room-comprising horizontally ofleet substantially vertical partition portions saideeiiingtothe lower floorandoonnectedby tition portion, the horizontal portion being adjk zontal partition portion, a floor for the upper room extending from the lower vertical portion of the offset partition, a stairway extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upper room, a lower room having a ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of the offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower room ceiling to the lower floor, and a convertible sofa bed beneath the sofa of the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical portion and the lower floor, the sofa being disposed directly below the inclined partition portion and projecting beyond the vertical projection of the inclined partition portion.

16. In a vehicle having an aisle extending lengthwise thereto, an upper room between the aisle and one vehicle side and having a floor above the level of the aisle floor, a lower room adjoining the upper room and having a floor at a level below the upper room floor. a substantially straight aisle partition separating the rooms from the aisle, a stairway leading from the aisle floor to the floor of the upper room and commencin in the plane of the aisle partition, a door for the upper room at the top of the stairway and when closed lying in the plane of the aisle partition, and means associated with the door for closing the space between the upper room floor and the door when said door is closed.

17. In a vehicle having an aisle extending lengthwise thereto, an upper room between the 6 aisle and one vehicle side and having a floor above the level of the aisle floor, a lower room adjoining the upper room and having a floor at a level below the upper room floor, a substantially straight aisle partition separating the rooms from 10 the aisle. a stairway leading from the aisle floor 5 partition. and means associated with the door for closing the space between the upper room floor and the door when said door is closed, said means comprising a box having a vertical side formed by the lower portion of the door, a sec- 20 ond side extending horizontally inwardly from the door closely adjacent to the room floor, and a. third side extending diagonally upwardly from the inner edge of the horizontal side of the box.

25 PETER PARKE.

RICHARD CUNNINGHAM. LEWIS A. LUTHERMAN.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTI ON Patent No. 2,56L 09i December 5, 191114.

PETER PARKE, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column, l1ne'52, after the numeral "i l" strike out "of"; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 20th day of February, A. D. 19b5,

(Seal) Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

zontal partition portion, a floor for the upper room extending from the lower vertical portion of the offset partition, a stairway extending from the lower floor to the floor for the upper room, a lower room having a ceiling extending from the upper vertical portion of the offset partition, an end wall extending from said lower room ceiling to the lower floor, and a convertible sofa bed beneath the sofa of the upper room in the angle formed by the lower vertical portion and the lower floor, the sofa being disposed directly below the inclined partition portion and projecting beyond the vertical projection of the inclined partition portion.

16. In a vehicle having an aisle extending lengthwise thereto, an upper room between the aisle and one vehicle side and having a floor above the level of the aisle floor, a lower room adjoining the upper room and having a floor at a level below the upper room floor. a substantially straight aisle partition separating the rooms from the aisle, a stairway leading from the aisle floor to the floor of the upper room and commencin in the plane of the aisle partition, a door for the upper room at the top of the stairway and when closed lying in the plane of the aisle partition, and means associated with the door for closing the space between the upper room floor and the door when said door is closed.

17. In a vehicle having an aisle extending lengthwise thereto, an upper room between the 6 aisle and one vehicle side and having a floor above the level of the aisle floor, a lower room adjoining the upper room and having a floor at a level below the upper room floor, a substantially straight aisle partition separating the rooms from 10 the aisle. a stairway leading from the aisle floor 5 partition. and means associated with the door for closing the space between the upper room floor and the door when said door is closed, said means comprising a box having a vertical side formed by the lower portion of the door, a sec- 20 ond side extending horizontally inwardly from the door closely adjacent to the room floor, and a. third side extending diagonally upwardly from the inner edge of the horizontal side of the box.

25 PETER PARKE.

RICHARD CUNNINGHAM. LEWIS A. LUTHERMAN.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTI ON Patent No. 2,56L 09i December 5, 191114.

PETER PARKE, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column, l1ne'52, after the numeral "i l" strike out "of"; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 20th day of February, A. D. 19b5,

(Seal) Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Images