US2561630A - Railway sleeping car - Google Patents

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NWI @All I' Patented July 24, 1951 RAILWAY SLEEPING CAR Frank L. Murphy and llames E. Candlin, Jr., Chicago, Ill., assignors to Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application March 19, 1947, Serial No. 735,653

Claims. 1

This invention relates to a railway passenger car of the type providing sleeping accommodations, and has for its primary object the provision of such a car having accommodations utilizing the space in the car to the fullest extent, affording maximum revenue earning capacity for the car by the installation of a maximum number of individual accommodations convertible for day or night use and consistent with existent comfort and service standards of deluxe sleeping cars.

The invention contemplates a sleeping car having a total of thirty-two individual accommodations for thirty-two passengers and convertible for daytime seating or nighttime sleeping, with full facilities for toilets and washbasins in all of the accommodations and having ample luggage storage capacity with full privacy for each passenger and including a separate porters berth arrangement with all of the usual facilities at the end of the car, including electric and storage lockers and a general toilet room and having full vestibule facilities, all within a car of standard dimension.

The principal object of the invention is so to arrange the individual accommodations as to condense the various facilities thereof within the smallest compass consistent with the standard of luxury afforded in private room sleeping cars whereby to obtain maximum passenger capacity in a sleepingl car of this type Without sacrifice of individual passenger comfort.

An important object of the invention is realized in the provision of dividing partitions between upper and lower rooms and which contain substantially all of the major facilities of the respective rooms.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are attained by the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a general `plan view of a portion of a railway car constructed and arranged in accordance with this invention and showing the arrangement of the various upper and lower level rooms in their daytime positions and comprising approximately one half the length of the car. containing eighteen rooms, and including certain locker and storage facilities at the end of the car;

Fig. 2 is a general plan View oi the complemental portion of the railway car with the various upper and lower level rooms also made up for daytime occupancy and comprising the remaining length of the car illustrated in Fig. 1, containing fourteen rooms and including a por- 2 ters section, general toilet and locker facilities at the end of the car, with a vestibule affording access to the car interior;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 through two pairs of adjacent upper and lower rooms, shown to larger scale, illustrating the folding ybeds for the upper rooms and the combination sliding and folding beds for the lower rooms, al1 disposed in daytime folded positions, with the xed washbasins for the upper rooms shown .at opposite sides of the separating partition adjacent the side wall and beneath the respective windows;

Fig. 4 also is a longitudinal sectional view through the rooms looking toward the side wall of the car, similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating all of the beds in their extended horizontal positions for night use, with the beds in the upper rooms extending partly into the dividing partition, and showing the folding seat backs collapsed to permit the associated beds to :assume `their operative sleeping positions;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through one of the lower rooms and the central passageway, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3, illustrating the room made up for daytime occupancy with the folded portion of the sliding bed shown flush with the partition and the seat disposed beneath the overhanging portion of the adjoining upper room and above which the opening to the luggage storage space for the lower room is located, and showing the enclosed toilet hopper arranged alongside of the seat at substantially the same level;

Fig. 6 also is a transverse sectional view but taken through an upper room and the central passageway, as indicated on the line B-E of Fig. 3, and illustrating the room made up for daytime use, with the folding bed closed ush with the partition and the seat in upright operative position, and with the bed for the adjacent lower room disposed, beneath the iloor of this upper room, and showing the luggage space for the room in the cross partition adjacent the passageway partition;

room as well as similar facilities for the upper room, and contains the folding bed for the upper room with space accommodating part of the length of the bed in the nighttime position and showing the fixed covered washbasins for the respective rooms disposed adjacent the side wall and passageway partition in the upper and lower rooms;

Fig. 8 also is a general perspective View of an upper and a lower room, but illustrating the rooms made up for nighttime occupancy with` the beds extended in horizontal operative positions and showing the bed recess in the crosspartition for accommodating the upper roombed with the space beneath the luggage spacer of the adjoining lower room affording: leg room forJ the occupant of the upper bed and the luggage space for the upper room alongside of the bed. recess and the shoe locker therebeneath, and showing the hinged section of the sliding lower bedlextending to the adjacent separating partition, where it is supported;

Fig. 9 is a detail longitudinal sectional view similar to Fig. 3 but to larger scale, and taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5 showing the structural details, of the lower portion of the dividing partition, with both beds in their daytime positions and illustrating the pivotal mounting and' counterbalancing mechanism for the upper' room bed and the compensating connection to the folding backrest of the seat, and the roller mounting of the sliding lower bed and the mounting of the lower room seat for folding downwardly to clear the path of the bed;

Fig. 10 also is a detail longitudinal sectional view similar to Fig. 9 but illustrating the beds made up their extended nighttime positions withv the associated seats folded to their lowered positions to clear thebeds;

Fig. ll is a fragmentary detail cross sectional view taken on the line I I--II of Fig. 10 showing the counterbalancing` springs at one side of the upper room bed and theconnection thereof to the bed for shifting the direction of application of the counterbalancing force and illustrating the bed in horizontal position;

Fig. l2 also isa fragmentary detail view similar to Fig. 11 showing the upper bed counterbalancing mechanism, but illustrating the bed in vertical retracted position; and

" Fig. 13, on sheet 8 of the drawings, is afragr mentary detail perspective View of that corner of thelower room containing the washbasin, with the bed shown in extended position and the folding door in closed position.

The present structural arrangement affords a maximum number ofI private room accommodations ina railway car consistent with the inclusion of individual facilities for washing, toilet', seating and sleeping, and comprising `thirty-two fully individual rooms disposed in staggered relation at' upper `and lowery levels uponi opposite sides of a central longitudinal passageway and convertible for day or night occupancy, including seating and sleeping accommodations respectively, with complete toilet facilities for thecomfort and conveniencev of the passengers and wherein all ofthe beds are pre-made for instant availability when making the beds ready for sleeping.

In the drawings, I0. represents a railway car havingside walls I I and lf2V and a central longitudinal passageway I3. At one end, the carl is provided with a vestibule I5 having side doors I4', and folding step and trapdoor assemblies I6v af-y fording access to the car interior. At this end of the car ay porters section I8` is, provided at one side of the passageway and which is fully equipped for the seating and sleeping comfort and con- Venience of the porter, all .as covered in Patent Number 2,346,878 of April 18, 1944. Opposite the porters section a general toilet I'I is provided, together with locker facilities I9. At the opposite end of the car, locker and storage facilities 20 and 2| are provided at opposite sides of the passageway. The passageway I3 extends continuously between body end doors 22 and 23 located inthe respective end walls 24 and 25 at opposite ends of the car.

Between theseVv general facilities at respectively Oppste ends of the car, all of the space within thcar body' is utilized at opposite sides of thev central passageway to the provision of eight upper rooms. andv eight lower rooms at each side of the passageway, disposed in staggered relationv tov provide a total of thirty-two individual accommodations in the car. The accommodations are constructed in pairs comprising an upper and a lower, as best shown in Figs. 3,. 4, 7 and 8. In Figs. 3 and 4, two units, each comprised of an upper and lower, are illustrated, while in the perspective views ofk Figs. 7 andv 8f a single unit of upper and lower is` depicted. Since all' of the unitsnatboth sides of the passageway throughout the length of' the car are exactly alike, a description of any unit, upper orlower, will; apply equallyV as well to any other unit.

The central longitudinal passageway I3 is defined by" partitions. 26' and 211., between which and the respective side walls I2 and II` kthe various upper' and lower room units are located. It will be: noted' that these various units are separated by cross partitions 28 which extend in a single planev from floor to ceiling and from the passageway partitions to the side walls, thereby completelyseparatingl the room units. The room units are dividedk by cross partitions 30. which also: extendfrom the floor of the car to the ceiling and, from the passageway partitions to the respective side walls, completelyI to isolate the rooms at opposite sides thereof one from` the other, and are of greater depth longitudinally of the car in; their upper portions than in their lower portions, as more fully hereinafter will appear.. The respective separating partitions 28 arev disposed alternately between adjoining lower rooms', at opposite sides thereof, and then between adjoining upper rooms, while the dividing partitions 30 areeach disposed between an upper and a lower room, disposed upon opposite sides thereof;

The side walls II and I2 arel each provided withV windows 3I` and 32 disposed at upper and lower levels respectively, corresponding to the general seated level of passengers occupying the upper and lower rooms. The passageway partions 26 and 21 are each provided with doorways 33A and 34 affordingv access to upper and lower rooms 35` and 36 respectively, and folding doors 3T of similar construction and arrangement for all of the rooms, afford complete privacy to the occupants. The entrances to the upper rooms are arranged in pairs and of course. at a level above the passageway I3 coincident with the rooms, necessitating the provision of an intermediate step 38 continuous across the two doorways, affording access to either room even though the doorways 33 are separate from each other and individual to the respective rooms. The doors 31 are disposed in juxtaposition at opposite sides of the separating Vpartition 28 and fold inwardln toward geen other. against; this partition inl their open positions, as best shown in Fig. 1. The doors to the lower rooms 36 fold inwardly in a similar manner but are more widely separated by a greater expanse of the respective passageway partition walls 26 and 21 therebetween, also as best shown in this Figure. l.

Each of the thirty-two rooms is complete in itself and is provided with a fixed washbasin, a covered hopper, a folding seat, a retractible bed and luggage storage facilities. The upper and lower rooms differ only in the provision of beds foldable endwise in the upper rooms and combination sliding and folding beds in the lower rooms, and in the arrangement of the luggage storage facilities and the location of the fixed washbasins. The seat structures for the two types of rooms differ because of the use of the different type beds. In the upper rooms the seat `back rests merely fold downwardly as the folding beds are extended, whereas the lower room seat cushions are lowered as the backrests are folded to provide clearance for the sliding beds.

In the lower rooms the washbasins 40 are disposedin that corner of the respective rooms adjacent the passageway partitions 26, or 21, as the case may be, and upon respectively opposite sides of the separating partitions 28 between adjoining lower rooms. The washbasins are of the xed type, rigidly secured to the supporting walls and located in a position behind the folding doors 31 when the doors are opened. Hinged covers 4I conceal the basins when not in use. In the upper rooms the washbasins 42 also are of the fixed type, rigidly secured to the supporting walls and disposed upon respectively opposite sides of the separating partitions 28 between adjoining upper rooms but located adjacent the side wall Il, or I2, depending upon the particular side of the car involved. Hinged covers 43 are utilized to conceal these basins when they are not being used. In both the upper and lower rooms a mirror 29 is mounted upon the separating partition 28 abovethe respective washbasins 40 and 42, and a lighting xture 39 is disposed above each mirror. i

The floor 44 of the upper rooms is spaced above the level of the floor of the lower rooms and of the aisle I3, and the step 38 is disposed intermediate the upper floor and the aisle and partially recessed under the upper floor, as at 46. A vertical longitudinal wall 41 is disposed immediately behind the step recess and extends from the upper room loor 44 to the floor of the car, thus forming a chamber beneath the upper room which is utilized to receive the sliding bed for the lower room in its retracted position. The lower room bed has a sliding portion 48 and a folding portion 49. The sliding portion is received into the space under the upper room when moved to retracted position and is slidingly supported in tracks 50 mounted on the inner surface of the wall 41 and on the opposing side wall of the car by means of anti-friction rollers,5| on the respective sides of the bed and projecting within the tracks. A horizontally disposed panel 52 is provided beneath the bed which extends between the wall 41 and the respectively adjacent car side wall, and is continuous throughout the area beneath the upper room to provide a pocket for the reception of the sliding portion of the bed. 'I'he space beneath this panel is closed at the front by a vertical wall 54, closing the opening at the room side.

'The lower room bed is slidable between retracted and extended positions, in and out of the pocket beneath the upper room, over the partition wall 54 which extends from the floor of the car to the offset 55 in the `dividing partition 30 and is provided `with an opening 56 through which the bed reciprocates. In the retracted position of the bed, the opening 56 is closed by the folding portion 49 of the bed which is disposed flush with the surface of the partition wall 54, as best indicated in Fig. 5. This folding portion 49 is hingedly secured to the sliding part 48 of the bed by means of a continuous hinge 51 extending across the full width of the bed, and is secured in vertical retracted position by any suitable and releasable latching means, not shown. In the extended operative position of the bed, the folding end portion 49 is moved to a horizontal position where it is supported upon a xed bed rest 58 to provide a continuous supporting surface for the mattress and bedding 6l. In the retracted position of the bed the bedding 6| folds `upwardly with the end portion 49, as shown in Fig: 3.

A folding seat 60, which lowers to a position beneath the path of movement of the sliding bed when folded, is provided in each of the lower rooms for use when the bed is retracted, and must be folded before the bed can .be extended. The seat includes a backrest and a seat cushion of a size to accommodate one passanger, and which are interconnected for simultaneous operation. The operative and inoperative positions of the seat are .best shown in Figs. 9 and 10, wherein it will be seen that the backrest is pivotally mounted by means of hinge brackets 62 for movement between an upright operative position and a horizontal inverted inoperative position beneath the level of the lowermost plane of the sliding bed. The backrest and seat cushion are operatively connected for articulated action by means of brackets 63 and 54, rigidly secured respectively to each and pivotally connected together, so that when the backrest is moved to its horizontal position the seat 4cushion is automatically caused to move downwardly and rearwardly, where it is supported at its rear portion by the connection to the backrest, and the front edge of the cushion is guided in supporting tracks 65. These tracks 65 have horizontal supporting portions at upper and lower levels for supporting the front portion of the seat cushion in operative and inoperative positions respectively, and which are connected by inclined guide portions of the tracks for guiding the seat cushion in its movement between the two positions. When the backrest is returned to its normal upright daytime position, the seat cushion is automatically raised from its inoperative position at the lower level to normal operative position at the upper level by means of its connection to the backrest and guided by the tracks 65, so that it is necessary merely toh operate the backrest when it is desired to shift the seat from one condition to the other to` prepare the room for day or night occupancy and operate the bed between extended and retracted positions.

The seat is disposed alongside of the window 32 in a position beneath the overhanging offset portion 55 of the dividing partition between upper and lower rooms and disposed with its back to the partition wall 54, covering the bed opening 56 and facing toward the separating partition 2R containing the wash-basin 40 so that maximumutilization of the .room space is had in the place- `mentof the seat whereby to assure full headroom 1n the standing area and provide ample room. in thev seating space. The enclosedtoilet hopper 66, for the room also is disposedginthe area beneath the offset 55 alongside of' the. seat 60, and is provided with ay hinged cover 61 substantially on a level with the seat cushion; and below the lowermost plane of the sliding bed, whereby the bed may be actuatedwithout interference therewith.

In the lower room, the dividing partition 3.0 extends upwardly from the offset portion 55 to the ceiling, as at 18, and the change from the horizontal surface at 55 to the vertical surface 1|! is by way of a broad sweeping curve, to provide maximum clearance for a person arising from the seating area. The dividingl partition is provided with an opening 1| in thek surface 10 affording access to luggage rstorage. space 12, which is provided to accommodate all of the baggage of the occupant of the room. A shoe locker also is provided in the dividing partition adjacent the passageway partition, having an access door 1,3 inside the room, and which is accessible. also from the passageway I3 by means of a door 14. The folding entrance door 31 to the room is disposed in the passageway partition between the face of the dividing partition and the washstand 40 on the separating partition, and opens directly into the standing room arear so that a person enters the room directly from the passageway, since the floor level of the room is coincident with that of the passageway.

In the upper room, the enclosed toilet hopper 16 isv disposed at the opposite side of the .dividing partition wall 54 from the hopper 66 in the `lower room adjacent the passageway partition, and alongside the seat 15. A hinged cover 11 for the hopper -is disposed substantially on a level with the seat. A partition wall 18 is spaced from the partition wall 54 between the hoppers GliV and` 16 in the respectively adjoining lower and upper rooms to provide space accommodating the water pipes and .drains for both of the hoppers. The seat cushion in the upper room is fixed .and is supported directly on an offset portion, 19", of the dividing partition, which, in addition to supporting the upper room seat, affords foot and leg room for the occupant of the lower room bed, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 10.

The bed 8|) for the upper room comprises` an endwise foldable type, receivable inthe vertical inoperative position, into the dividing partition flush with the surface thereof, and in the horizontal operative position having a-portion extending within .the partition. The dividing partition wall 82 in the upper room is provided with a bed receiving pocket 83 into which the foldable portion of the bed is secured in the. upright inoperative position by means of automatically operating spring-pressed latches 84 in the respectively opposite side walls of the bed recess, engageable with recessed catches 86 aligned therewith in the respectively associated sides of 'the bed. The latches 84 are released from the catches 86 by means of oppositely projectable rods 81 which pass through .the catches to 4press the latches from engagement therewith when actuated by means of the operating handle 85 on the face of the bed, and thereby permit. the bed, to be moved out of the pocket 83. A spring-pressed safety latch 8'8 is provided on the side wall of the room outwardly of the bed pocket, in. position to engage the catch 86 on the adjacent side of the bed in an intermediate open position of the bed, and which also may be pressed from engagement therewith by repeated operation ofthe ioV handle/85. The safety latch is automatically pressed out of the path of the face of the bed during .the opening movement, and then released intol the adjacent catch by means of a wedge shaped `member 89 mounted on the face of the bed at .the edge adjacent the latch 88 and in a position to engage that member as the bed is opened. This mechanism is as coveredv in copending` application, Serial No. 671,481, led May 22, 1946.

The operable section 80 of the upper room bed is pivotally mounted for folding movement endwise into and out of the pocket 83 by means of hinge brackets 90, disposed at opposite sides of the bed section adjacent to the bottom, as best indicated in the open position of the bed illustrated in Fig. 8. This bed section is movable from the vertical closed position within pocket 83, shown in Fig. 6, where it is secured by the latches 84, to the horizontal operative position illustrated in Fig. 8, where it is supported upon a bedrest 9| mounted upon the separating partition 28 between adjoining upper rooms. The bed section 80 is less than full bed length and extends the full' length of the upper room from thedividing partition 39, where it is pivotally supported in the hinge bracket 99, to the separating partition 28 where it rests upon the support 9|, but the mattress and bedding 92 extend within the dividing partition to provide a 'bed of full length. The dividing partition is lprovided with a recess 93 into which the bedding extends, where it is supported upon the offset portion 55, and which provides for the foot and leg room necessary to the occupant of this bed, as best shown in Figs. Il and 10. In the closed position of the bed, the bedding 92 folds up into the bed recess 93, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 9.

Thekbed pocket 83 and the bedding, recess 93 comprise'one continuous Lf-shaped alcove in the dividing partition, with the luggage compartment 12 for the adjoining lower room tted directly into the space between the vertical and horizontal portions of the L, and a luggage storage space 95 for the upper room is provided also in the dividing partition alongside of the bed pocket and disposed side-by-side with respect to the luggage space 12, but accessible from the opposite face of the partition. A shoe locker for the upper room also is disposed in the dividing partition immediately behind the similar locker for the lower room, and both of which are l0- cated directly below the luggagecompartment. 95. Hinged doors 96 and 91 give .access to the shoe locker from the upper room and the passageway respectively. A receptacle 98 is provided inthe dividing partition just below the shoe locker, for the convenience of the occupant of the room.

The backrest of the seat 15 in the upper room is pivotally mounted for folding movements with. the bed section 80 by means of hingedly associated brackets |00 supporting the backrest for movement between the upright normal operative position, to an inverted inoperativev position folded over the seat cushion. The backrest is connected to the folding bed section 80 for simultaneous movements therewith between operative and. inoperative positions by means of links IUI which are pivotally associated at opposite ends with both the backrest and bed section, to provide for the relative shifting of the two elements during operative movements between the two final positions.

The. bedsection 80 is counterbalanced for ready operation during the folding movements whereby to enable the operator to manipulate the bed bed with a minimum of effort. The hinge brackets 90; about which the bed pivots, are disposed above the lower end of the section 80 and are so located with respect to the lower end as to cause the portion of the bed projecting beneath the hinge to bridge the space between the hinge point and the shelf 55 in the horizontal position of the bed to provide support for the bedding in this area, and it is with this portion of the bed that the counterbalancing mechanism is connected to counterpoise vthe weight and moment of that portion comprising the major length of the bed section at the other side of the hinge point. The counterbalancing mechanism is mounted in a recessed pocket |03 in the dividing partition below the level of the bedding recess 93', and which, in the horizontal position of the bed, is bridged by `that portion of the bed extending below the hinge point. The recess |03 is covered by a plate |02. The counterbalancing mechanism is best illustrated in Figs. 9 to 12, but reference may also be had to Figs. 6 and 8'. A tension frame |05 is pivotally secured to the bed section 80 at its lower end and comprises a pair of links |06 spaced apart by the width of the bed and integrally connected by an angle-shaped reinforcing member |01 extending between and welded to the links intermediate their ends. These links are pivotally connected at one end to the bed, as at |00, and at their opposite ends are pivotally connected to strut members |09 by means of an anchor rod ||0 extending continuously between and passing through both the links and struts, and secured in the links by riveting over the ends, as shown.` The struts |09 at their opposite ends are pivotally secured in mounting brackets I I I, which in turn are rigidly secured upon the rear wall of the recess |03. Coil springs 2, which in the present instance are disposed in pairs at each side of the bed, are utilized to counterbalance the weight of the bed during operation. The springs are mounted at one end upon the anchor rod I and are secured at their opposite ends in anchor brackets ||3, rigidly mounted in the recess |03 so that the force of the springs is directed in tension therebetween at all times. The anchor brackets are fabricated by welding and are each `comprised of the angle-shaped bracket IIB having spaced openings I I4 for receiving the springs, and which are traversed by a rod I5 upon which the springs are anchored, and having gusset members IIB reinforcing the bracket against the forces exerted by the springs. i

As best shown in Figs. l1 and 12, the anchor brackets are provided with a plurality of spring openings IIlI- for anchoring a number of springs in spaced relation whereby any number of springs may be used in combination in accordance with the required spring tension necessary to counterbalance the weight of the bed during operation, but in the present instance it has been found that two springs at each side of the bed, as shown, are ample to counterbalance the bed illustrated. In operation, the bed section 80 pivots about the hinge brackets 90 from the vertical closed position in pocket 83 to the horizontal operative position, on a level with the oiiset 55 in the dividing partition, and in which position that portion of the bed extending below the hinge point substantially bridges the recess |03 to provide a continuous support for the bedding 92. During this movement and the return operation, the counterbalancing mechanism exerts a force in direct opposition to the force created by the weight and momentum of the be It will readily be apparent that by reason of the connection of the counterbalance springs I2 to the bed through the medium of the frame |05- and links |09, the point of application of the force exerted by the springs will travel with the movement of the bed and will always be applied in a direction substantially at right angles to the bed, whereby the greatest effect of the springs is had even though they are anchored at a point behind the pivot point of the bed and in spite of the conned space in which the counterbalancing mechanism is mounted. The counterbalancing eflect of the springs, also by reason of the linkages involved, is greatest during that portion of the beds movement when the weight of the bed otherwise would be greatest on the operator. The springs are anchored at ||5 and connected at their opposite ends to 'the anchor rod I I0, which represents the effective working point of the springs and which moves in an orbit about the brackets I I I by means of the links I E0 during operation of the bed. The anchor rod ||0 is connected to the bed through the medium of the frame |05, including links |00, so that any movement of the bed is immediately communicated to the springs, and while the springs may be disposed at an angle, the counterbalancing forces imposed are directed so as to have the greatest effect in making the operation of the bed easier. By the arrangement of the counterbalancing mechanism as described, it may be accommodated in a minimum of space.

It will be noted from the from the washbasins for the respective rooms, practically all of the facilities for both upper and lower rooms are incorporated in the dividing partitions between upper and lower rooms, including the luggage space for the lower room disposed above the foot portion of the upper room bed, the bed for the upper room, the upper room luggage spaced disposed at one sideof the upper room bed and the lower room luggage space, shoe lockers for both rooms disposed back-to-back, a

recess for the foot portion of the lower room bed sliding therein and therebeneath, yand enclsed hoppers disposed back-to-back at upper and lower levels with drains and piping therebetween.

What is claimed is: l. In a railway car having a central longitudinal passageway, a plurality of `permanently independent rooms upon opposite sides of the passageway disposed at upper and lower levels, a dividing partition between adjoining upper and lower rooms having an upper portion projecting into the normal area of the lower room and overlying normally usable seating facilities therein and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing spaceextending` below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, said rooms having seating and sleeping facilities convertible alternately for day or night use including folding seats and beds individual to the respective rooms each of greater length extended than the normally usable length of the respective rooms, said seats being disposed at respective sides of the dividing partition and facing in opposite directions, and said beds being operable into and out of respectively opposite sides of said dividing partition betweenretracted and extended positions.

foregoing that asideA 1,1.m 1 2 Ina railway `car havinga centrally longitu-y dinal passageway, a plurality of permanently independent rooms upon opposite sides of the passageway disposed at upper and lower levels, a dividing partition between adjoining upper and lower .rooms having an upper portion projecting into .the normal area of the lower room and overlying normally usable seating facilities therein and a .lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a` standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, said rooms having seating and sleeping iacilities convertible alternately for day or night use including folding seats and retractible beds individual to the respective rooms, said seats being 4disposed at respective sides of the dividing' partition and facing in opposite directions, said beds being operable into and out of respectively opposite sides of said dividing partition between retracted and extendedpositions in the respective rooms, said bed in the upper room including an operable section foldable endwise from a horizontal position extending full length of the room to a'vertical position disposed flush with the surface 'of the dividing partition in the upper portion, and said bed in the lower room being slidable horizontally from a position extending full length kofthe roomto a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room and having one end portion foldable to a vertical positionflush with a surface of the dividing partition in the lower portion offset with respect to said overlying portion.

3. In a railway car having a central longitudinal passageway, a plurality of permanently independent rooms upon opposite `sides of the passageway disposed at upper and lower levels and arranged in pairs each comprising a lower and anadjoining'upper room, separating partitions rooms and between ladjoining lower rooms, a dividing partition -between Ythe adjoining upper and lower roomsof each pair having an upper por'- tion projecting into the normal area of the lower room and overlying normally usable facilitiesy therein and a lower portion underlying a normal- 1y usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a'standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, a bed in the upper room of each pair extending full length of the room from within;

the dividing partition to the opposite separating partition -including an operable section foldable endwise to a vertical position disposed flush with the surface of thel dividing partition in the `upper portion thereof, a bed in the lower room of each pair extending full'length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite separating partition and slidable horizontally to a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room, land an end portion on said lastnamed bed foldable to a vertical position 'ush with a surface of the dividing partition in the lower portion thereof oiset with respect to said overlying portion, said beds having substantial overlapping areas in the zone Vof said dividing partition when the beds are in extended positions.

4. In a railway sleeping car having a longitudinal passageway, a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels and Adisposed Aen- Y disposed-'alternately between adjoining upper tirelyiv to rone side -of said passageway; a dividing partition between the upper andlower rooms having an upper portion overlying a normally usable portion of the lower room and a lower portion underlying a normally usablerportionof the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper vroom having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions defining the opposite end walls of; the respective rooms, a bed in the upper room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite planepartition including an operable section v.foldablefendwise to a vertical position flush with the surface ofthe dividing partition, a bed in the lower room extending full length'of the room from `within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition and slidableY horizontally to a position within the `dividing partition and beneath the upper room, and an end portion on said last-named bed'foldable to a vertical position ilush with a surface of the dividing partition offset with respect to said overlying portion.

5. In a railway sleeping car having a longitudinal passageway, a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels and disposed entirely to one side of said passageway, a dividing partition between the upper and lower rooms having an upper portion overlying a normally usable portion of the lower room and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upperroom, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a'standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions dening the opposite end walls of the respective rooms, said rooms being convertible for day or night use and including, a bed in the upper room extending full 'length of the room from within the Ydividing partition to the opposite plane partition including an operable section foldable' endwise to a vertical position in the dividing partition, a bed in the lower room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partitionto the opposite plane partition and s'lidable horizontally to a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room,` a folding seat in each of the rooms disposedat opposite sides of the dividing partition and'facing in opposite directions in the respective rooms, at least one of said seats being foldable automatically when the associated bed is extended, a-nd luggage storage spaces for the respective rooms disposed in the upper portion of thedividing partition and accessible from respectively opposite sides thereof.

6. In a railway sleeping car having a longitudinal passageway, a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels and disposed` inggspace extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions defining the opposite end walls of the respective rooms,a bed in the upper room extendimg ,full length of the room from within the (11.-.

viding partition to the opposite plane partition including an operable section foldable endwise to a vertical position in the dividing partition, a bed in the lower room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition and slidable horizontal- 1y to a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room, and luggage storage spaces for the respective rooms disposed in the upper portion of the dividing partition and accessible from respectively opposite sides thereof.

7. In a railway sleeping car having a longitudinal passageway, a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels and disposed entirely to one side of said passageway, a dividing partition between the upper and lower rooms having an upper portion overlying a normally usable portion of the lower room and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions defining the opposite end walls of the respective rooms, said rooms being convertible for day or night use and including, a bed in the upper room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition including an operable section foldable endwise to a vertical position in the dividing partition, a bed in the lower room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition and slidable horizontally to a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room, a folding seat in each of the rooms disposed at opposite sides of the dividing partition and facing in opposite directions in the respective rooms. a toilet hopper in each room disposed at opposite sides of the dividing partition in baok-to-back relation at upper and lower levels, piping space in said dividing partition common to both hoppers, and luggage storage spaces for the respective rooms disposed in the upper portion of the dividing partition and accessible from respectively opposite sides thereof.

8. In a railway sleeping car having a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels, a dividing partition between the upper and lower rooms having an upper portion overlying a normally usable portion of the lower room and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions dening the opposite end walls of the respective rooms, a bed in the upper room, a bed in the lower room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition and slidable horizontally to a position within the dividing partition and beneath the upper room, and an end portion on said last-named bed foldable to a vertical position i'lush with a surface of the dividing partition offset with respect to said overlying portion.

9. In a railway sleeping car having a pair of adjoining rooms arranged at upper and lower levels, a dividing partition between the upper and lower rooms having an upper portion overlying a normally usable portion of the lower room and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the lowermost level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, plane partitions defining the opposite end walls of the respective rooms, a bed in the lower room, a bed in the upper room extending full length of the room from within the dividing partition to the opposite plane partition including an operable section foldable endwise to a vertical position in the dividing partition, pivot brackets for mounting said bed adjacent to the face thereof, means for counterbalancing the operable bed section including springs anchored in said dividing partition rearwardly of said pivot brackets, and means connecting said springs to the bed whereby to apply the counterbalancing force exerted thereby to the bed section in a direction at an angle to the working direction of the springs.

10. In a railway car having a central longitudinal passageway, a plurality of permanently independent rooms upon opposite sides of the passageway disposed at upper and lower levels with the level of the lower rooms coincident with the level of the passageway, a dividing partition between adjoining upper and lower rooms having an upper portion projecting into the normal area of the lower room and overlying normally usable facilities therein including a toilet and a lower portion underlying a normally usable portion of the upper room, said lower room having a standing space extending above the level of said overlying portion and said upper room having a standing space extending below the uppermost level of said underlying portion, and a folding bed in each room of greater length extended than the normally usable length of the respective rooms and operable into and out of respectively opposite sides of the dividing partition, said beds in the upper and lower rooms extending respectively into said upper overlying portion and into said lower underlying portion of the dividing partition to provide full length beds in their extended operative positions.

` FRANK L. MURPHY.

JAMES E. CAN'DLIN, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES `PATENTS 374.713 France Apr. 24, 1907

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