US2364595A

US2364595A - Railway sleeping car

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Publication number: US2364595A
Application number: US384681A
Authority: US
Inventors: James K Tully; Basil E Jones
Original assignee: Pullman Co
Current assignee: Pullman Co
Priority date: 1941-03-22
Filing date: 1941-03-22
Publication date: 1944-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1961-12-05

Description

1944- J. K. TULLY ET AL I RAILWAY SLEEPING CAR Filed March 22, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 5, 1944. J. K. TULLY ET AL RAILWAY SLEEPINQ CAR Filed March 22, 1941 7, Sheets-Sheec. 2

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Patented Dec. 5, 1944 RAUJWAY SLEEPING CAR James K. Tully, Evanston, and Basil E. Jones,

. Flossmoor, 11]., assignors to The Pullman Company, Chicago, lill., a oorporationof Illinois Application Mimi 22, 1941, Serial no. 384,681

(or. ins-sis) 40 Claims.

This invention relates to railwaysleeping cars and has for its primary object the provision of a I car having permanently separate and independent compartments at upper and lower levels upon the respectively opposite sides of a central longitudinal aisle with each compartment having complete toilet facilities and including beds adapted to be disposed out of .the area of the normally usable space of the respective compartments with all of the beds at one level being foldable endwise into a wall and those at the other levelslidable endwise into' a recess to clear the respectively usable areas, whereby such compartments are convertible for either day or night use.

The invention contemplates a bed foldable endwise into'a wall of a compartment, but of less length than the compartment, we having an extension articulated therewith movable from a folded position, in the closed position of the bed, to a horizontal mattress-supporting position in the open or nighttime position of the bed.' A

feature of the invention is the association of a seat and folding backrest with the bed, with the backrest movable to inoperative position as the bed is opened and, wherein the underneath area of the seat incorporates balancing mechanism adapted to provide for the easy operation of the folding bed as it is manipulated fromone extreme position to the other. 7

An important object of the invention is the provision of a slidable bed movable endwise from a position of use at nighttime, where it overlies the seat provided for daytime occupancy, into a recess provided therefor and wherein it occupies space not otherwise usable. The bed moves in a horizontalposition at all times on antifriction rollers and is provided with means for supporting a. free end of 'the bed at the position of the en- I trance to the compartment.

A further and importantobject of the invention is the provision of upper and lower compartments at opposite sides of a central longitudinal aisle disposed wholly out of overlapping relation, but wherein a greater number of compartments may beprovided than if the compartmentswere all disposed at the same level.

become'apparent as the description proceeds, are attained by the construction and arrangement more fully hereinafter to be described and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein The foregoing and other objects, which will Fig. l is ageneral perspective view of a por-' tion of a. railway car having portions broken away better to reveal the compartments at upper and lower levels constructed and arranged in accordance with this invention;

Fi 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the compartment at the lower level with the bed at one side slid out forioccupancy and that at the other side disposed in its recessed position where it is concealed, and, further, showing the folding wash-v stand open for use;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. Zshowing compartments at an upper and a lower level, each made up for daytime occupancy;

l 'igj l is also a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line t-fl of Fig. 2 showing the compartments at upper and lower levels made up for nighttime occupancy with the beds each in the open position;

Fig.5 is a longitudinal plan sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 through the compartments at upper and lower levels and revealing the similarity of the plan arrangements with respect one to the other;

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal plan sectional view taken on the line ilt of Fig. 4 wholly beneath the level of the upper compartment and through the bed recess for the lower compartment showing the disposition of the bed in its retracted position; g I i Fig. '7 is a cross sectional view taken on the line-l'i of Fig. 5, through the upper level compartment, showing the partition opposite the folding bed and seat, and having the folding washstand in open position;

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view taken on the line il8 of Fig. 3, through an upper level cornpartment, showing the folding bed in itsclosed upright position with the seat in the daytime occupancy position;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary detail View illustrating the bed and folding seat pivot arrangement for the upper level compartment and showing the bed balancing mechanism together having sidewalls H and i2 and longitudinal partitions l3 and It defining a central aisle l5.

Between'the partitions it and M and the respec- A tive side walls ill and 92 are compartments it and H at up and lower levels, respectively, and disposed at opposite sides of the central aisle. The upper and lower compartments at each side of the aisle are separated by-partitions Hi and it atopposite ends of the various compartments and extending from the respective side wallsto the respectively associated aisle partitions. The

partitions l9 extend continuously from the floor not the car in to the roof framing 2!, as

best-shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the partitions I8 extend from the roof framing to floor 22 of upper compartments I8. The partitions I9 are each disposed in a single plane and continuous except for opening 23 which provides access to luggage compartment 24 provided for each upper compartment and which is disposed over the celling 25 of lower compartment I1. Rear wall 28 defines the depth of the luggage compartment.

Partitions I8 as best shown in Figs. 3, 4 and are of substantial depth for a purpose hereinafter to appear. Each of the compartments I8 is provided with a bed 21\foldable endwise into the respective partitions I8 where it is retained by spring-pressed latches 28 disposed in respectively opposite side walls 28 of bedrecess 38 and which operatively associated with operating handle 32 and adapted to push the latches 28 out of engagement with catches 33 on opposite sides of the bed 21 to permit withdrawal of the bed from the recess 38. The bed is hingedly mounted in the partition recess as at 34 by means of a bracket 35 secured in the recess 38, adjacent the lower end thereof, having an upwardly opening slot 38 adapted to cooperate with trunnion 31 forming part of bracket 38 secured to the bed all as best shown in Fig. 9. The horizontal depth of parti-' tion I8 is greater at 39 to provide an overhanging support 48 for seat M and the hinge mechanism 34 for the folding bed is disposed substantially at the position of this seat. As best shown in Fig. 4, seat 4I conceals bed-balancing mechanism including springs 42 anchored to the seat support 48 at 43 and having sprocket chains 44 secured to their respectively opposite ends ,and passing over sprockets 45 pivotally secured to the brackets 35 and then connected to the bed 21 at 48 and at that side of the pivot 34 opposite the free end of the bed to exert a force thereon tending to close the bed, thus facilitating the operation of the bed. Backrest 41 for the seat 4| is fixed to the bed 21 and movable therewith to an inoperative, inverted position as the bed is opened for use and to an upright position for use as the bed is closed. Upholstered fixed armrests 48 extend between and are secured to the partition I8 and the seat support 48 at opposite sides of the seat and backrest M and 41 respectively.

The partition I8 is offset at 49 to provide a horizontal shelf 58 having an arcuate portion 5I connecting the shelf with the vertical rear wall the extension 55 comprises a substantially flat plate having a reinforcing rod 88 extending across its edge next adjacent to the lower edge plate 55 is wrapped, or folded, and secured. The rod 88 extends beyond the respectively opposite sides of the extension plate to engage flanged track guide members 8I and 82 mounted upon the opposite side walls of bedrecess 38 in position ,to support that end of the extension out of engagement with the shelf 58.

The tracks 8| and 82 are of such length as to permit of the full movement of the extension into and out of, the bed recess as the bed is closed or opened. The slidable extension 55 is connected are released by mechanism 3| including pushrods' s of the bed 21 and about which the extension to the bed 21 by means of links 84 disposed at opposite sides of the bed and extension and which are pivotally connected to the rod 88 at the respective ends between the extension and the tracks GI and 82 and to the bed 21 at each side, as at 85. sion 55 is slightly arcuate, as at 88, and is supported by means of antifriction rollers 81 on the arcuate portion 5| between shelf 58 and dividing wall 52. The rollers 81 are mounted upon a reinforcing rod 58 extending across the free end of the extension and about which it is folded and secured. The'extension 55, as the bed 21 is moved from an open to a closed position, is adapted. by means of the rollers 81, to ride up the arcuate portion SI and the-wall 52 to an inclined position in the fully closed condition of the bed, at which time the connecting links 84 allow sufficient space to accommodate a foldin mattress between the closed bed and upright extension, as best disclosed in Fig. 9. The bed 21 is adapted to receive a mattress 89 provided with a foldable extension portion 18 hingedly secured thereto at H and which, in the open position of the bed, is adapted to provide a full length horizontally flush sleeping surface and, in the closed position of the bed, to fold up automatically as the extension 55 rides up the wall 52 and be accommodated within the recess 38. Both conditions of the folding bed arrangement are illustrated in Fig. 9 from which the relative positions may readily be ascertained. A light 12 in the bed recess 38 provides illumination for reading when the bed is open, and fixtures 88 on the side and aisle walls provide light for reading in the closed position of the bed.

The partition I8 contains a shoe locker having door 13 providing access from the compartment I8 and a door 14 affordin access thereto from the aisle I5. This partition also contains ashoe locker 18 having a door 11 affording access from the compartment I1 and a door 18 providing access thereto from the aisle. A space 19 in this partition provides accommodation for a carafe 88.

A combination member BI is provided in compartment I8 incorporating the toilet facilities for this room, including a covered hopper 83 and a folding washstand 84,. The combination member is disposed in that corner of the room away from partition I a and adjacent to partition I9 and aisle partition I3 and where the enclosed hopper is overlapped by the bed 21 in its open position which is supported at this free end on ledge 85 on the partition I9 A mirror 81 is disposed over the folding washstand 84 having a lighting fixture 88 thereover. A window 98 is disposed in'the side wall II of the compartment I 8 at a level convenient to a person using the seat H and alongside of which the bed 21 is disposed when open.

A single step 9|, having a lighting fixture 92 at the edge thereof adapted to show a light to the top and front respectively, provides access to the level 22 of the compartment I8 through doorway 93 which may be closed by sliding door 94 receivable in pocket 95 in the aisle partition I3 and having locking handles 98 disposed upon the inner and outer sides for ready manipulation of the door.

It is to be noted that the surface of the partition I8, out of which the bed 21 opens, slopes rearwardly from the seat position towards the top, as best shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, whereby the .seat back 41 is disposed at a more comfortable reclining angle and further provides an additional safety feature in that the'bed 21, in the event it is not fully closed at the time the compart- The opposite or far end of the extenment is made ready for daytime occupancy, will not be causedto open suddenly by sudden starts or stops of the vehicle of which it forms a part, but will tend always to move towards fully closed, locked position. Sloping of the surface of the partition also provides greater space in bed recess 30 for the accommodation of folding mattress l and a pillow 91 in the closed daytime position of the bed and, due to the increased area in the upper portion of the compartment, creates an impressionof greater spaciousness.

As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, no part of the upper compartment l6 overlies the lower compartment i1, and where. the upper compartment has a pivotally mounted folding bed the lower compartment is provided with a bed of fixed full length slidably mounted to move from a concealed; inoperative position to an extended position in the compartment for use. The sliding bed I100, for the lower compartment MI, is best shown in its two extreme positions of movement in Figs. 4 and 6 respectively. The bed comprises a bunlr. or frame MI in the form of an open top box like receptacle adapted to receive a full length mattress H02 and having brackets Hi3 secured at intervals along the outer side walls thereof, having trunnions ltd affording bearings for ball bearing mounted rollers Hi which areadapted to supportthe bed for relative sliding movement in tracks provided therefor. A track iflt is mounted upon the side wall It for support of the bed on that side and extends the full length of the movement of the bed and therefore supports the bed on this side in both fully open and retracted positions. A cover rail I011 is. secured to the side wall ii in position to overlie the track Iltt and the rollers E05. The bed I00 is adapted to move from a fully concealed, retracted or daytime position beneath the floor 22 of compartment it and partition ill to a fully extended open or nighttime position in the compartment ill. The bed is supported at the opposite side by means of the rollers I05, engaging a track I08, secured to vertical longitudinally extending panel ltd providing a support from the car floor 20. The panel I109 is of approximately the same height from the floor as. the bed 800 and extends from the par tition I9 to a combination member iii in the lower compartment, and a horizontal member N1 of this same extent closes the space between the top of panel M9 and the aisle partitions It and It, as best shown in Figs. 7 and B, to prevent anything from the bed from falling into this space. An end member H0 closes the space between the members I09 and I I1 and the combina tion member I l I. A horizontalmember l-I dis dis-'- posed immediately beneath the bed frame. |IOI between the respective panels M9 and the car side walls II and I2 and extending from the partition It to a vertical transverse wall I I 9, as best shown ments of the vehicle tending to displace it. The corner. bracket is adapted also to lock the bed in extended, open position as will hereinafter appear. The space n25 beenath the bed I00, in its normally closed position, as best shown in Fig. 3,

may be utilized for the storage of luggage as may the space on the bed beneath the seat support t0 and shelf 50 when the bed is not in use, if desired.- The bed tilt, in its retracted position, is concealed by means of a curtain l26 suspended from a curtain rod E39 and extending betweenthe side wall It and aisle partition l3 and from the lower portion of wall 52 over the end of the bed and which may be withdrawn-when the bed is extended for use. While the curtain I26 is indicated as closing this space, any other type of closure might be utilized, such as a rollaway partition or doors or the like.

A seat N10 is provided in compartment i'l adjacent to the partition l9 and having an associated backrest it! supported against this partition. The seat and backrest may be supported entirely from the partition I9 'orfrom the side wall I i and aisle wall it .or the floor 20 or in any manner desired from any one or combination of these elements. A bracket E32 connects the seat and backrest at that side away from the side wall' i II and is provided with a vertically opening slot i3?! adapted to receive the lug H23 on the bed. Thebracket H2 isrigidly mounted and therefore provides a fixed support for the cooperating end of the bed I00 which, by means of the interlocking engagement between the part H23 and the slot ltd, is thereby retained infully extended position against any jarring movement tending to dislodge it with the bed I00 in overlapping relation to the seat E30. The bracket H32 might form part of an armrest for the seat H30 or be entirely dissociated from the seat so long as its supporting and locking relation, with respect'to the bed, is retained. The seat and backrest Hi0 and lti are disposed alongside of window I35 mounted in the side Walls Ii orv l2,

and a sliding door itt is disposed at the opposite in Figs. 3'and 4, and. which extends from the respective panels I09 to the side walls II and it and from the members M8 to the car floor 20. This member II8 prevents any part of the bedding from falling into the space I20, which otherwise would beexposed by the withdrawal of the .bed' I00 from the recess I 2| thus formed.

support bracket I24 on the panel I09, thereby to retain the bed in retracted position against moveside of the seat and adapted to be received in a pocket I31 provided therefor in the aisle partition it which permits of the opening'movement of the door. Locking handles H30, on opposite sides of the door, provide for its operation from either the aisle side or from within the room.

, It will be noted that the floor level I5 of the aisle Iii is coincident with the floor level of the compartments it. and only one step is necessary between the aisle floor and room it.

The combination member MI in compartment Il includes folding washstand M0 and concealed chair hopper I=lI and is disposed at the aisle partition between the wall 52 and entrance door 1% where it is overlapped by the bed l00 when the bed is made ready for occupancy. The combination member 8|, in compartment it, is disposed at the aisle partition in the corner of the room between partition i9 and the entrance door 9d and it will be noted in each instance that the respective beds 2i and illt overlie the hoppers 80 and Hi when the beds are extended, wherefore, in order to use the hoppers, which are each covered by av hinged cover seat, it is necessary first to remove the bed from its overlapping relation thereto before the hinged covers can be raised to expose the hoppers. Hence, the respective beds are made easily operable by the counterbalancing mechanism ii and the ball bearing mounting rollers E05, r

A large mirror 2, having a light in disposed thereover, is secured upon the. face of wall 52 in the compartment i'l whereit is not only decorative but most readily accessible with. respect to use of the folding washstand 0. A reading light I is provided on the side wall adjacent the seat I30 and an overhead ceiling light 145 provides general illumination for the compartment ll.

An important feature of this arrangement, as best shown in Fig. 4, is that no part of the usable area of the compartment i1 is overlapped by any usable area in the compartment i8 and while the foot area of lower bed Hill is overlapped by the head portion of upper bed 21 it will be seen that the area is effectively insulated against the transmission of any sound by the thicknesses of the upper compartment seat ll, folded backrest 41, and the mattress 69 and pillow 91. The floor 22, in upper compartment i6, overlies only the recess l2l for the bed I of the lower compartment II.

It will be noted that by the use of the particular arrangement of beds, as'disclosed herein, with-the sliding beds all disposed at onelevel and the pivotal folding beds all at another level, a greater number of rooms can be gotten into a vehicle than would otherwise be possible and the transportation costs therefore correspondingly reduced. A further feature of the invention is that the rooms are defined by dissimilar partitions at opposite ends in that alternate partitions throughout the length of the vehicle, are adapted to the accommodation of folding beds for the upper rooms, and the rooms are disposed in pairs of an upper and a lower between similar partitions whereby the utmost compactness is achieved and overlapping of usable areas is avoided.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided an arrangement involving rooms of different types adapted co-operatively to be associated with each other to obtain a greater number of rooms in a vehicle of given size and wherein the rooms are disposed at opposite sides of a central longitudinal aisle at different levels and readily accessible from the aisle with the aisle level coincident with the level of certain of the rooms and involving folding beds in the rooms at one level and sliding beds in all of the rooms at the other level. It is to be noted that all of the available space-throughout the entire vehicle has been utilized to the greatest advantage with the result that each room is so designed as to make use of its area in such manner that waste space and unused portionsare wholly eliminated and in which every portion of the room has a function. By the efficiency of the arrangement the greatest number of passenger accommodations may be incorporated in a vehicle without sacrificing the comfort of the occupants and without detracting from the standard of railway sleeping accommodations heretofore maintained, An important advance of the present construction over prior arrangements having rooms at two levels lies in the fact that the. space over the seat in every room extends to the ceiling ,of the respective rooms, whereby the confined areas over the seats of earlier designs caused by. overhanging shelves or bunks, or even floor areas, as a result of the overlapping of usable areas, is completely eliminated and the occupant aflorded the luxury and unrestricted spaciousness of a high ceiling with attendant safety flowing from the elimination of the hazard always present with a structure immediately overhanging the head of in the present arrangement face in the same di rection avoids the necessity for any occupant to ride with his back in the direction of movement of the vehicle, which is an advantage in the elimination of complaints from the traveling public,

some members of which object to such manner of riding over extended distances. In this design the only overlapping areas between upper and lower accommodations is utilized for the accommodation of the respective'beds for the individual rooms, in that one is disposed above the offset in the intermediate partition and the other is disposed beneath this offset portion, whereby this otherwise unusable space is utilized for the accommodation of the facilities not ordinarily'used in daytime.

What is claimed is:

1. In a vehicle, a lower room and an upper room having its floor at a level higher than the floor of the lower room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the normally usable space of the lower room, a bed in the upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the standing and seating area of the lower room, a bed in the lower room under the bed of the upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and disposed adjacent to the floor of the upper room in retracted position, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the vehicle and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms, a. separate storage space beneath the upper room accessible to the lower room, and a separate storage space above the level of the lower room accessible to the upper room.

2. In a vehicle, a lower room and an upper room having its floor at a level higher than the floor ofthe lower room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the normally usable space of the lower room, a dividing partition between the rooms having a horizontal offset, a bed in the upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the standing and seating area of the lower room, a relatively fixed seat adiacent said dividing partition at said oifset, a relatively fixed seat in the lower room opposite said dividing partition facing in the same directionas said seat at the offset, and a bed in the Y lower room under the bed of the upper room rea seated occupant. The fact that all of the seats 76 tractable for daytime use of the room and disposed adjacent to the floor of the upper room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the vehicle and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms.

, facing in the same direction as said seat in the upper room, and a bed in the lower room under the bed of the upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and disposed adjacent to the floor of the upper room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the vehicle and from an immediately adjoining compartment and separating a portion of the standing room space of the first compartment from a portion of the standing room space of the second compartment,

a bed foldable lengthwise into said recess and extensible into substantial engagement with said opposite end wall, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis extending longitudinally of the car, and a combination toilet member'in the corner formed by said opposite end wall and one of the side walls and means mounting the bed for movement to an extended position in which the bed has its head portion in the standing space of the lower level room and its foot portion in a recess under the seat of the upper level room, and a bed in the upper level room movable between retracted and extended positions in both of which positions said bed isntirely displaced longitudinally of the car from the standing space of the lower level room, each of said beds when in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally,

of the car and extending substantially full length comprising a hopper and a superposed washstand,

i said hopper being overlapped by the bed when the bed is extended, and said washstand being foldable against one of the walls forming said corner to permit the bed to be moved between folded and extended positions.

5. In a railway car, a seriesof passenger compartments disposed in adjoining relation along the length'of the car, transverse partitions separating adjacent compartments, each alternate partition being relatively thick and including a recess, and each intervening partition separating a portion of the standing room space of the two compartments which it separates, a toilet member including a washstand in the corner of certain of said compartments formed by the separating partltion and a lengthwise wall, a bed foldable lengthwise in the recess in each of said last named compartments and being long enough to extend substantially from the recessed partition to theof the respective rooms.

8. In a railway car having an upper level roomprovided with a seat, an adjoining lower level room separated from the upper levelroom by a partition and having a standing space wholly displaced longitudinally of the car from'the upper level room, a seat at the end of the lower level room opposite said partition, a movable bed disposed beneath the upper level room when in re- "tracted position, means mounting the bed for movement to an extended position in which the bed has its foot portion in a recess under the seat of theupper level room and its head portion in the standing space of the lower level room and over the seat in the lower level room, and a bed in the upperlevel room movable between retracted and extended positions in bother-which positions said bed is entirely displaced longitudinally of the car from the standing space of the lower level room, each oi said beds when dis-' posed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the respec- 4 tive rooms.

separating partition when extended, and means mounting the bed for extension to a position adjacent the toilet member, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car, and said washsta'nd being foldable against one of the walls forming-said corner to permit the bed to.be moved between folded and operative positions.

6. In a railway car, a car floor, a lower room having standing space includingta floor at substantially the level of the car floor, an upper room adjoining the lower room and'separated therefrom by a partition having horizontally offset vertical portions connected by an upper, horizontal portion supporting a seat for the upper room and a lower horizontal portion forming a floor for the upper room, and a movable bed for the lower room disposed in retracted position wholly in recesses beneath said upper and lowerhorizontal portions of the partition and movable to an extended position whollyrcle'ar of the recess beneath the lower horizontal portion and having one end portion in the standing space of the lower room and its other end portion in the re- 9. In a railway car having an upper room provided with a seat and a floor horizontally displaced therefrom longitudinally of the car, an adjoining lower room havirig a seat at one end, and a bed disposed beneath the upper room and slidable longitudinally from a recessed position under the seat and floor of the upper room to an extended position having one end portion overlying the seat in the lower room and having itsother end portion under the seat of the upper room, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the pess beneath the upper horizontal portion of the partition, said bed when disposed in operative position havingits longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially ,full length of the lower room including the recar and extending substantially full length of the lower room including the portion ot-the lower room which is under the seat of the upper room.

10. In a railway car having an upper room provided with a seat having a recess beneath it and a floor horizontally displaced from the seat longitudinally of the car, an adjoining lower room having a seat at one end and facing an opening to said recess, and a bed for said lower room disposed in retracted position wholly beneath the upper room floor and in said recess and slidable longitudinally to an extended position having one end portion overlying the. seat in the lower room and having its otherend portion disposed wholly in. said'recess, said bed when disposed in operative cess beneath the upper horizontal portion of the partition.

7. In a railway car having an upper level room provided with a seat, an adjoining lower level room separated from the upper level roomby a,

"partition andhaving a standing space wholly displaced longitudinally of the car from the upper position having its longitudinal axisdisposed longitudinally-of the car and extending substantially full length of the lower room including said recess.

11. In a railway car, a car floor, a lower room having standingspace including a floor at substantially the level of the car floor, an'upper' room adjoining the lower room and separated therefrom by a partition having horizontally offset vertical portions connectedby an upper horilevel room, a movable bed "disposed beneath the,

upper level room when'in retracted position,

zontal' portion supporting a,- seat for, the upper room and a lower horizontal portion Iorminga floor for the upper room, a bed for'the lower room disposed in retracted position wholly in recesses beneath said upper and lower horizontal portions of the partition and slidablelongitudinally to an extended position wholly clear of the.

stantially the level of the car floor and having a;

seat at one end of said room, an upper room adjoining the lower room and separated therefrom by a partition having horizontally oifset' vertical portions connected by an upper horizontal portion supporting a seat for the upper room and a lower horizontal portion forming a floor for the upper room and providing respectively a high and a low recess open to the lower room at the end thereof opposite the lower room seat, and a bed for the lower room disposed in retracted position wholly in said recesses and slidable longitudinally to an extended position entirely out of the low recess and having one end portion in the high recess and the other end portion disposed in the standing space of the lower room and supported over the seat thereof, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the lower room including the high recess thereof.

13. In a railway car having a central longitudinal aisle, a series of adjacent separate rooms upon each side of the aisle divided by fixed transverse walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, each alternate room of each series having a full length bed slidable horizontally in a direction longitudinally of the car from a position of use in said room to an inoperative position entirely beneath an adjacent room, and a pivoted bed in each of the remaining rooms of said series i'oldable endwise in a direction longitudinally of the car into a fixed transverse wall of its room directly over a 'portion of the bed of an adjacent alternate room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms.

partitions, and a retractable bed in each room;

the beds in alternate rooms being received in said partitions of relatively greater thickness when retracted and the beds in each of the remaining rooms being movable from an extended horizontal position in the respective rooms to a retracted position beneath the floor of an adjoining room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms. Y

15. In a railway car having a plurality of independent rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms,

certain of said partitions extending in a single plane from the floor to the ceiling of the car and alternating throughout the length of the car with partitions of relatively greater thickness with said rooms being disposed in pairs between like partitions, and a retractable bed in each room, the bed in each alternat room being mounted for sliding movement from an extended horizontal position in the room to a retracted position beneath the floor of an adjoining room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having itslongitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending full lengthof the respective rooms.

16. In a railway car having spaced longitudinally extending walls defining a central aisle, a plurality of independent rooms between the aisle .walls and respectively opposing side walls of the car defined by partitions extending between the aisle and side walls, a bed pivotally mounted in each alternate partition and foldabl endwise from a substantially vertical retracted position to a horizontal position occupying substantially the entire length of its room, and a full length bed slidably mounted beneath each alternate room and slidable longitudinally of the car to an extended position occupying substantially the entire length of its room, each of said beds when in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

17. In a railway car having a plurality of inidependent rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, a bed pivotally mounted in each alternate partition and foldable endwise from a substantially vertical closed position to a horizontal position occupying substantially the entire length of each alternate room, said bed when in operative position being of greater length than the normally usable sitting room space of its room, and a full length bed slidably mounted beneath each of th remaining rooms and slidable longitudinally to an extended position occupying substantially the entire length of its room, said last named bed having a fixed length greater than the normally usable sitting room space of its room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

18. In a railway car having a plurality of independent rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, a full length bed, mounted in a recess beneath each alternate room and slidable longitudinally of the car to an ative position having its'longitudinal axis di.s--

posed longitudinally of the car, and means for retaining said bed in recessed or extended position.

19. In a railway car having spaced longitudinally extending wall defining a central aisle, a

plurality of independent rooms between the aisle walls and respectively opposing side walls of the car defined by partitions extending between the aisle and side walls and disposed in contiguous relation at upper and lower levels,'a bed pivotally mounted in each alternate partition and foldable endwise from a substantially vertical retracted position to a horizontal position occupying substantially the entire length of one of the rooms at the upper level, a horizontally disposed recess be- 'neath each of the rooms at said upper level, and a full length bed slidably mounted in each recess and slidable longitudinally of the car to an extended position occupying substantially the entire length of a room at said lower level, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car, said upper level bed having one end portion overlying one end portion of the lower level bed when the beds are extended.

20. A railway car having a plurality of independent, rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls, certain of said partitions extending in a single plane from the floor to the ceiling of the car and alternating throughout the length of the car with partitions of relatively greater thickness, a pair only of said rooms being disposed between each adjacent pair of like partitions, and each of said partitions between the respective rooms of each pair being horizontally offset throughout its extent between said side and aisle walls to provide a fixed seat support of uniform width across substantially the full width of said rooms. I 21. In a railway CaJ,'a, pair of rooms dispose between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls, an intermediate partition separating said rooms and having a pair of stepped horizontal offsets, an

' aisle, a floor in one of the rooms on a level with the aisle floor, a doorway connecting said room -with the aisle, the lower of the stepped horizontal offsets constituting a floor in the other room above the level of the aisle, a doorway connecting the second room with the aisle, stairs in the doorway from the aisle to said second room, a fixed seat in thesecond room disposed adjacent said intermediate partition at the higher of said stepped offsets, a fixed seat in the first room adjacent to one of said first-named partitions opposite said offsets and facingin the same direction as said first-named seat, a retractable bed for each room operable respectively to extended positions above and-below said offsets and'occupying substantially the entire. length of the respective rooms, each of said beds when disposed inoperative position having its longitudinal axis di sposed longitudinally of the car, and storage space in each room accessible from the respective rooms.

22. In a railway car. a pair of rooms disposed between aside-walland an aisle wall and de fined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, an intermediate partition of relatively greater thickness separating said rooms and having a horizontally offset portion, a rela-' tively fixed seat in one room disposed adjacent said intermediate partition at said olfsetportion, a relatively fixed seat in the other room adjacent to one of said first-named partitions opposite tion as said first-named seat, a bed pivotally ableendwise from a substantially vertical resaid offset portions and facing in the same directracted position to a horizontal extended position overlying said oifset portion and occupying substantially the entire length of said one room, and a full length bed slidable longitudinally of itself and of the car to a position of use beneath said offset portion and occupying substantially the entire length of said other room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

23. In a railway car having an aisle, aside wall and an aisle wall, a room between the side and aisle walls having a floor above the level of the aisle floor, a partition defining one end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls, a second partition defining the other end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls and having an offset portion intermediate the floor and ceiling of said room, a doorway to the room in said aisle wall, a combination toilet member disposed in the room at one side of said doorway, a. relatively fixed seat in the room at the other side of the doorway disposed adjacent to said second partition and mounted on the offset portion thereof and a retractable bed in the room pivotally mounted adjacent to said offset portion and foldable endwise into said last named partition. said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally' of the car and occupying substantially the entire length of the room between adjacent partitions and being of such width in relation to the distance between the side and aisle walls as to overlie the combination member and render such member inoperative in the extended position of the bed.

24. In a railway car having an aisle, asidewall and an aisle wall, a room between the side and aisle walls having a floor above thelevel of the aisle floor, a partition defining one end of the room extending between said side and aisle .walls, a second partition defining the other end articulated to said section and automatically operable therewith to provide a full length bed extending into said second partition adjacent said offset portion and foldable into the partition when the bed is retracted, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

25. In a railway car having an aisle, a side vwall and an aisle wall, a room between the side and aisle walls, a partition defining one end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls, a second partition defining the other end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls and having an offset portion intermediate the floor and ceiling of said room, a doorway to the room in said aisle wall, a combination toilet member disposed in the room, a relatively fixed seat disposed transversely of the room adjacent saidfirst-named partition, and a retractable bed for the room slidably mounted beneath said offset portion for movement horizontally into and out of the room, said bed when disposed in operative,

position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and being of such length in relation to the distance between said partitions as to have one end portion overlying said seat and its other end portion disposed beneath saidoifset portion when extended into the room and of such width in relation to the distance between said side and aisle walls as to overlie the combination member and render such member inoperative.

26. In a railway car having an aisle, a side wall and an aisle wall, a room betweenthe side and aisle walls, a partition defining one end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls, a second partition defining the other end of the room extending between said side and aisle a supporting track at the other side of the 'bed adapted to be engaged by the supporting means on the bed and extending the full length of the bed, means adapted to lock the bed in retracted position, and means retaining the bed in extended position, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the room, with an end portion I in said recess.

27. In a railway car having a plurality of independent upper and lower rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, a window in the side wall of each room, a doorway to each room in said aisle wall, a relatively fixed seat transversely disposed in each room adjacent the respective partitions all'facalongside one of said windows and at one side of one of said doorways, a toilet member in each room at the other side of said doorway, and a retractable bed in each room adapted to be extil posed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the compartment between said end walls, and a combination toilet member in the corner formed by one of said end walls and one of the side walls and comprising a folding washstand and a hopper, said hopper being overlapped by the bed when the bed is extended to render the combination member inoperative.

29. In a railway car having a plurality of independent rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, a bed pivotally mounted in each alternate partition-and foldable endwise froma substantially vertical retracted position in said partition to a horizontal operative position extending substantially to the partition at the other end of the room, said bed when in said last named position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and being of greater length than the normally usable sitting room space of the room and having an extension member articulated thereto and automatically operable therewith tocprovide a full length bed extending into said partition and foldable into the partition with said bed when the bed is retracted.

30. In a railway car having an aisle, a side wall and an aisle wall, a room between the side and aisle walls, a partition defining one end of the I room extending between said side and aisle walls,

'ing in the same direction and each arranged tended to a horizontal p sition occupying substantially the entire length of its room, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and being of such length in relation to'the distance between said partitions as to overlie the seat in the respective room and overlap the bed in the other room and of such width in relation to the distance between said side and aisle walls as to overlie said toilet member and render such member inoperative in the extended position of the bed.

28. In a railway car, two side walls and two end walls defining a passenger compartment, one of said end walls being provided with a recess and the opposite end wall comprising means dividing the compartment from an immediately adjoining compartment and separating a portion of the standing room space of. the first compartment from a portion of the standing room space of the immediately adjoining compartment, a bed retractable in the direction of its length intosaid recess and extensible into the standing room space of said compartment; saidbed when disa second partition of relatively greater thickness defining the other end of the room and extending between'said side and aisle walls, a retractable bed in the room having a section of less than full bed length pivotally mounted to fold endwise into said last named partition and adapted to be extended toa horizontal operative position extending substantially to the partition at the other end of the room and defining substantially the length of the room between said partitions, and an extension member articulated to said section and automatically operable therewith to provide a, full length bed extending into said second partition and foldable into the partition when the bed .is retracted, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

31. In a vehicle, a lower room and an upper room having its floor at a level higher than the floor of the lower roomand wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the normally usable space of the lower room, a bed in the upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the standing and seating area of the lower room, andi'a bed in the lower room under the bed of the 'upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and disposed adjacent to the floor of the upp r, room in retracted position, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of, the vehicle and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms.

32. In a railway car having a central longitudinal aisle, a series of adjacent separate rooms ing an adjacent room andeach having a full length bed slidable horizontally in a direction longitudinally of the car from a position of use in said room to an inoperative position entirely beneath said adjacent room, and each of, said beds when disposed inoperative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of its room.

' 33. In a railway car having a room defined by fixed transverse walls and convertible respectively from a sleeping room to a sitting room, said room having abed including a pivoted section of less than full bed length-foldable endwise in a direction longitudinally oi the carinto a recess of less than full bed length formed in one of said fixed transverse walls and a complemental extension member articulated thereto and adapted to provide therewitha full length bed and also fo1d able into said recess, said bed when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and extending substantially full length of the room from one transverse wall to the other. 1

34. In a railway car having a pairof inde-' pendent rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall anddefined by partitions extending occupying substantially the entire length of the adjoining room including a portion thereof underlying said one room, and said bed having a fixed length greater than the normally usable sitting room space of said adjoining room and when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally'of the car;

35. In a railway car; a pair of rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, an intermediate partition of relatively greater thickness separating said rooms, a relatively fixed seat in one room disposed adjacent said intermediate partition, a relatively fixed seat in the other room adjacent to one of said first-named partitions and facing in the same direction as said first-named seat, a bed pivotally mounted in said intermediate partition and foldable endwise from a substantially vertical retracted position to a horizontal extended position occupying substantially the entire length of said one room, and a full length bed slidable longitudinally or the car to a position of use occupying substantially the entire length of said other room, each of said bedswhen disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car and one of them having an end portion overlying an end portion of the other.

36. In a railway car having an aisle, a side wall and an aisle wall,' a room between the side and aisle walls, a partition defining one end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls, a second partition defining the other end of the room extending between said side and aisle walls and having a recess of less than iull bed length, a retractable bedin the room having a section of less than full bed length pivotally mounted adjacent to said last named partition, said section being foldable into said recess and being adapted to be extended to a horizontal position defining substantially the length of the room between said partitions, and an extension member articulated "to said section and foldable therewith into said recess and automatically operable with said sec-- tion to provide a full length bed extending in horizontal operative position with its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the car.

37. In a vehicle, a lower room, an upper. room having its floor at a level higher than. the floor of the lower room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the normally usable upper room retractable for daytime use of the room and disposed adjacent to the floor of the upper room, each of'said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of "the vehicle and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms. e

' 38. In a vehicle, a lower room, an upper room having its fioor at a level higher than the fioor use of the room disposed in vertically spaced parallel relation to the other bed when said beds are in operative position, each of said beds when in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed. longitudinally of the vehicle and extending substantially full length of the respective rooms.

39. In a vehicle, a lower room, an upper room having its fioor at a level higher than the floor of the lower room and wholly displaced longitudinally oi the vehicle from the normally usable space of'the lower room, a dividing partition between the rooms, a bed in one of the rooms adjacent said partition retractable for daytime use of the room and wholly displaced longitudinally of the vehicle from the standing and seating area of the other room, and a bed in the other room retractable for daytime use of the room disposed in vertically spaced parallel relation to the other bed when said beds are in operative position, each of said beds when in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longitudinally of the vehicle and extending substantially full length of I the respective rooms.

40. In a railway car, a pair of rooms disposed between a side wall and an aisle wall and defined by partitions extending between said walls and convertible respectively from sleeping rooms to sitting rooms, an intermediate partition separating said rooms, a bed pivotally mounted in said partition and foldable endwise from a substantially vertical retracted position in the partition to a horizontal extended position occupying substantially the entire length of one room, and a full length bed slidable longitudinally of the car to a position of use occupying substantially the entire length of the other room, each of said beds when disposed in operative position having its longitudinal axis disposed longtudinally of the can i JAMES K. TULLY. BASIL E. JONES.