US338741A - Stock-car - Google Patents

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H. C. HICKS.

STOCK GAR.

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SFECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,741, dated March 30, 1886.

Application filed September 1'2, 1885.

To all wwnt it 7a2/ty concern;

Be it known that I, HENRY CLINTON Hicks, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Cars for Swine, Sheep, dsc., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of stockcars adapted to the transportation of swine, sheep, and similar-sized animals; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter' shown and described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation of one-half of a stock-car, showing` my improvements arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a plan View of Fig. l, with the central portion of the iioor broken out for convenience in drawing. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line .fr of Fig. l, showing one section of the auxiliary folding deck or floor in place ready for use. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of one side of the car, similar to that shown in Fig. 3, with the folding deck elevated. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged details illustrating the construction and mode of application of the combined foldingdeck support and drainage-tubes. Figs. 7 and 8 are enlarged sectional details illustrating some slight variations in the manner of constructing and operating the folding slatted belt, Sie.

A is the main floor, B the stanchions or frame-work, C the roof, and D the doorwayopenings, of a stock-car of the ordinary construction.

Stock-cars in which it is intended to transport swine, sheep, and similar-sized animals are usually formed with an auxiliary deck or ioor about midway between the main deck and the roof, on which an additional stock of animals is carried, and the manner of forming this auxiliary deck, whereby it may be folded up out of the way when not in use, and also the arrangement, in combination with said folding auxiliary deck, of adjustable partitionbars, whereby the car may be formed into a number of separate compartments, constitutes the main feature of my invention.

The auxiliary deck may be formed in any desired number of sections; but generally it Serial No. 176,974. (No model.)

will be found convenient to form it into eight sections-four on each side of the doorwayopenings D-as shown in the drawings.

E *l2 represent a contiguous pair of the auxiliary deck or floor sections, each hinged or otherwise suitably connected by one edge, a, to the stanchions B, on opposite sides of the car, and with their other edges, ci* a", rabbeted in opposite relations, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, so that when the two sections are folded down, as in Fig. 3, thc rabbet ot' the section will uuderlap the rabbet of the other section, E', and thus support it, so that a supporting leg or legs, F, will be required only under the sections El. The stanchions B will be formed with the parts below the hinges a', projecting inward to form shoulders, on which the edges of the deck-sections rest, to provide additional support to the sections and prevent the whole strain coming upon the hinges a. Under some circumstai'ices the hinges a might be dispensed with, and the edges ofthe sections E El supported only by the projections of the stanchions B; but generally both the hinges and projections will be used.

FP E" represent two other contiguous decksections, arranged in the. car in tlie same inanner as the sections E E, the two sets of sections occupying all the space between the doorway-openings D and the end of the car, and forming, when turned down, a complete auxiliary deck to one-half of the car.

Each end of the car will be provided with its own-set of deck-sections; but as both ends of the car will be arranged precisely alike, I have shown only one end as being sufficient to fully illustrate the invention.

The rabbet in the sections EZ and E* will be provided with a small channel or groove, b, (see Figs. 3, 5, and 6,) and each contiguous pair of the sections will be inclined downward slightly toward each other, so that all liquid excrement will dow down toward the center into the groove b, which thus acts as a gutter to carry it off and prevent its falling upon the animals on the door A. The supporting-legs F will be formed tubular, and will be attached to the sections E E* by hinges d, so that they can be folded up against the bottoms of the sections and held by hooks e or other means, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 4.. When the sec IOO through the iioor A, and to insure them more perfect action in this respect their upper ends will be enlarged, as at h, and perforations formed through the channels b abovel these enlargements, by which the contents of the channels will dow into the tubular support F and be conveyed therein down through the floor A.

Opposite the joint between the ends of the deck-sections E E2 and E3 E4, and also opposite the ends of the sections E3 E1 next the doorway-openings D, the stanchions or side frames are arranged in pairs, only a few inches apart, as shown at B2, and above each of these pairs of stanchions is pivoted a chain-pulley, H, and in the lower part of the space between each pair isjournaled a small chain sheave or carrier, H2, each of the latter being directly in line below one of the chain-pulleys H, so that chains H3 may be run from the chainpulleys H down around their respective sheaves H2. Running across the car and journaled by their ends in the upper part of the side frames are a series of horizontal'shafts, H4-one above each set of the deck-sections E E2 and Es Ei-and each shaft carrying a chainsheave, H5, on each end in line with one of the chainpulleys H, lso that the chains H3 will lead from the pulleys H to the pulleys H, as shown. ANear each of the sheaves H5, and slightly to one side and with its center a short distance below the center of the sheave H5, is a small carrier, H7, over which the chain H3 leads to the sheave V On the journal of each of the sheaves H, and inside them, is pivoted loosely a carrier, H5, over which the chain H3 leads from the carrier H2, and from thence to the carrier H7. The carriers H7 are set slightly at an angle, to properly guide the chains from the carriers H to H8,and it may also be found necessary 4to set the carriers H2 at an angle; buty generally such aslight deviation from a true line as that'required can be made without causingy the chains to run off from the sheaves. Each opposite pair of the chains H3 will be connected at intervals by slats H, each opposite pair of the chains and its connecting-slats thus forming an endless slatted belt adapted to be rolled up until the slats lie along horizontally beneath the roof C, as shown at the right of Figs. 1 and 2, or run down to .divide the car into separate pens, as shown at the left of Figs. 1 and 2.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown enlarged detail views illustrating a slight variation in the manner of operating the slattedY belts. This consists in connecting to the chains or cables H3 at lm smaller cables or chains, H10, the slats Hglteing attached to these latter cables instead of the main chains or cables H3, as in Figs. l

and 2. Upon each yof the pivots of the wheels or pulleys H', I arrange an additional pulleyv or carrier, H, somewhat larger than the pulleys H,over which largerpulleys,H,the slats H9 are adapted to run to hold them outward away from'the chains orcables H3, so that the slats will not cramp"7 in passing over the pulleys. By these simple arrangements of the auxiliary deck-sections andthe endless slat ted belt the car can be divided into two compartments or ioors7 horizontally, and these doors subdivided into pens perpendicularly,` to divide the stock into separate lots. This is a great convenience in shipping stock, as it enables the shipper to keep the animals more separated, and also enableshim to handleand control them more easily. It alsoenables the shipper to keep sheep and swine separated, or the large animals separate from the small ones. Another great advantage gained by this arrangement is, that all the auxiliary ioors and slatted dividing-belts may be folded up out of the way, and the car left entirely unobstructed for use for transporting ordinary freight. y

By setting the carriers H7 in the position shown I gain two important advantages: rst, the chain Ha is thereby caused to encirclemore of the surface of the sheaves H, and consequently the friction is increased, so that less danger of slipping exists; and, second, the lower section of the horizontal part of the chain H3 is held at a higher point than itcould otherwise be, so as to be more out y,of the way of freight when the car is used for freight, and also allow more roomfor folding up of the auxiliary deck-section.

Parallel with the upper surface of each of the upper horizontal sections of the chains HEl isa bar, L, supported in any suitable manner to the frame of the car, and adapted to support the ends of the slats H9, so that their weight will not sag the chains downward when they are elevated, as shown at the right of Figs. 1 and 2.

Along the sides of the car, between the stanchions B B, at suitable intervals, will be arranged a series of drinkingcups, K, connected together at their bottoms by pipes d', and the cups nearest the ends of the car connected by pipes d2 to a reservoir, K, across the end of the car, sothat when water islpoured into the reservoir K it will run through the pipes d? d" into the cups K, so that the ani mals may be supplied with water from the outside of the car, and without removing'them from the car. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In a stock-car, the stanchions or side frames, B, provided with inwardly-projecting lower portions adapted to support and carry the outer edges of folding auxiliary deck-sections E E2 and P3 E4, substantially as shown and described, whereby said deck -sections may be folded up against the sides of the car to leave the interior of the car unobstructed IOO for usein transporting freight,aud folded down horizontally to form a floor or deck in said car between its main floor and the roof, for the transportation of animals.

2. In a stock-ear, the stanchions or side frames, B, provided with inwardly-projecting lower portions adapted to support and carry the outer edges of folding auxiliary' declvsections E EZ and E E4, the inner contiguous edges of said auxiliary deck-sections being rabbeted in opposite relations and provided with hinged supporting-logs F, substantially as set forth.

3. In a stock-car, an auxiliary deck or floor intermediate between the main floor and roof, said deck being composed of inclined folding` sect-ions, and said sections being provided with gutters at their lower ends, in combination with hollow legs which support the lower ends of the folding sections, and which communicate with said gutters,- substantially and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a stock-car, sheaves H', H, H5, and H8, said sheaves H and Hs bei ng concentric with each other, and endless stallbar4 carryingI cables which pass consecutively around sheaves H, H5, HS, and H'l back to sheaves H', in the order named, in combination with angularlyset sheaves or carriers H7, mounted between sheaves H5 and HB, which lead the cables from sheaves H5 to sheave HB, substantially as set forth.

5. In a stock-car, endless cables which support and carry transverse stall-bars, and which run over suitable sheaves, whereby said stallbars may be raised and lowered across the car, in combination with horizontal bars fixed to the upper part of the ear, which support the ends o1" said stall-bars when the saine are elevated, substantially as set forth.

6. In a stoclcear, endless cables which run over suitable sheaves, short cables attached at their ends to said endless cables, and transverse stall-bars secured to said short cables, and adapted to be raised and lowered across the ear by means of said endless cables, in combination with disks or carriers H, which support the ends of said stall-bars when said bars are being raised or lowered, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY CLINTON HICKS.

\Vitnesses:

C. N. VOODWARD, H. M. NoR'roN.

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