US366738A

US366738A - Stock-car

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Publication number: US366738A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 1904-07-19

Description

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

R. H. RIPLEY.

STOCK CAR.

Patented July 19, 1887.

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STOCK GAR.

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ROYAL H. RIPLEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,738, dated July 19, 1887.

Application filed May Q0, 1887.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROYAL H. RIPLEY, of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Partitions for Stock-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates, generally,to improvements in partitions that are intended for use in cars in which stock is transported.

Heretofore it has been customary in shipping different kinds of live-stock in the same ear to provide partitions by nailing boarfls or timbers to the walls of the car, and thereby dividing` the car up into compartments of the desired size. rIhese partitions must be torn out when the stock is removed or when it is desired to use the ears for transporting other freight. Considerable damage to the cars necessarily results from frequent erecting and tearing out of these partitions, and it is also found that unless such partitions are made very strong they are liable to be broken down while the stock is being transported. The different kinds of stock then get together and the smaller animal are often injured or killed. It is also considerable expense for the shipper to erect partitions in the cars every time that he desires to ship a car-load ofmixed stock. Railroad com panics have usually refused to allow same ear because of the injury resulting from the erection and tearing out of partitions in the cars and liability ot' injury to stock. In some States, however, the railroad companies are required by law to allow the shipping of different kinds of stock in the same car, and require that when this is done that suitable partitions be provided by the shipper to separate the different kinds ot stock.

It is the object of my invention to provide stock-cars with partitions that may be made a permanent structure in the car, that may be put into any ear at a slight expense, that may be placed at any desired point in the car, so as to divide it into compartments of any desired size, and that may, when not in use, be turned up against the roof of the ear or moved against its end wall, where it will occupy asmall amount of space and will not interfere with the using Other objects ot' the invention will appear i Serial No. 238,828. (No model.)

from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which-e Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of an ordinary stock-car, showing two ot'my partitions arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on line .r x of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail plan of one form of slide. Figs. L1, 5, and 6 are details of the locking devices.

In the drawings, 2 represents an ordinary car of the kind commonly used for transporting live-stock and generally designated as stock-ears.77 On the side walls ol' the car near the top I secure suitable longitudinal bars, 3. These bars may be secured to the walls of the car by any suitable means. I prefer to sc cure them by means oi' brackets 5, in which the ends of the bars that are nearest the center of the car are held. The other ends of the bars preferably extend to the end walls of the ears, and are provided with nuts 7 by which they are held in position. I may provide independent bars on each side of the usual central doors; or, it' preferred, the bars may be arranged to extend the full length of the ear, instead of being divided into sections and provided with the brackets 5 5 or, if preferred, only those bars that are in one end ot' the car need be used.

A bar, 9, extends horizontally across between the bars 3, being provided with suitable sleeves, 11, that embrace the bars 3, and are adapted to move freely thereon. A trans verse partition, 13, is hung upon the bar 9, and is adapted to turn freely thereon and to be brought into a vertical position, as shown at the left hand in Fig. 1, thereby dividing the ear into compartments of suitable size; or it may be swung up into a substantially horizontal position in the top part of the car, as shown at the right hand in Fig. 1. rlhis partition may be of any suitable construction and material. I have shown a simple construction that is well adapted for the purpose.

As here shown, thepartition consists of two or more bars, 15, that are hinged upon the bar 9, preferably by means of sleeves 17, that enr brace the bar 9,ahd are adapted to turn there on,and to which the upper ends of the bars 15 are secured. Any desired number of crossbars 2l may be secured to the bars 15. I prefer to form the partition of ordinary gas-pip ing, and similar material may be used for the ICO ' rest when the partition is turned into the upper part of the car, as shown in Fig. 1. I provide suitable means by which the partition when in use may be secured at any desired point in the car for the purpose of dividing the car into compartments of any desired size. Any suitable means may be used for this purpose. I have shown in the detail igures several devices for thus fastening the partition.

The lower slat or rail of the car is provided with a series of holes, 23, which may be fur- 'firmly in position.

nished with metal sockets 25, if desired. The lower bar, 21, of the partition has an internally-threaded hole in its end, in which a screw-bolt, 27, is placed. This bolt at its outer end is adapted. to enter any one of the sockets 25, and is provided with a hand-wheel or hexagon, 29,- by which the bolt may be turned either with the iingers or with a suitable tool. Vhen the partition has been moved to the desired part of the car,the bolts 27 may be screwed out and their ends brought into the sockets 25, whereby the partition will be held When it is desired to move the partition or release the stock, the

y bolts 27 are screwed into the bars 21 until they are disengaged from the sockets 25. The partition may then be moved to any other desired point in the car, or may be swung into the top of the car, and the bolts 27 engaged with the hooks 4 or screwed out over the top of the bars 3.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a sliding bolt, 31, in the end of the bar21, which 'is prevented from turning in said bar by means of a pin, 33, which passes through a slot, 35. rlhe bolt 31 has a screw-thread on its outer surface, which is engaged by anut, 37, that extends over the end of the bar 2 1, and is secured to said bar by means of a pin, 39, which passes through an annular groove in the bar 2l. The. nut is therefore free to turn on the bar 21, but cannot move longitudinally thereon. As the nut 37 is turned on its axis, the bolt 31 is moved into or out of the bar 2l. The end of the bolt may therefore be engaged with the socket 25 or disengaged therefrom or when the partition is turned up int the upper part ot' the car the bolt may be moved out over the bar 3, and thereby hold the partition in its elcvated position.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the bar 2l provided with a sliding bolt, 41, having a sleeve,.43,

that extends over the end of the bar, and is prevented from moving too far by a pin, l45, that passes through a slot in the sleeve and enters the bar 21. A spring, 47, is arranged in the end of the bar 2l, and tends to push the bolt 41 outward. When the partition is in the proper position, the bolts 41 will be pressed into engagement with the sockets 25.

When it is desired to move the partition or to turn it up out of the way, the bolts may be retraeted'against the tension of the springs and the partitions moved to the desired point. These spring-bolts may also be used to. hold the partition in an elevated posltlon 1n the manner already described. I prefer to form the sleeves 11, which slide upon the bars 3, of considerable length, as shown at the left hand in Fig. 1, so that a broad bearing willbe formed for the partition, and it will be easily moved along the bar y3. If preferred, I may provide an auxiliary bar, 10, that 1s also arranged to slide on the bars 3, and is connected to the bar 9 by suitable cross-bars, 12 and 14. The bars 8 and 10, together with the cross-bars 12 and 14, form a light frame that will move easily along the bars 3. Any suitable sllde that may be moved easily along the bars 3, and to which the vertical partition may be hinged, may be used without departing from my 1nvention.

Ihe partition may be supported when elevated by suitable hooks or other devices that will hold it up out of the way, so that the carcan be used for transporting other freight, and it maybe locked in its vertical position when in use by suitable chains or other devices.

The slide may be provided with set screws or pins 16, that are arranged in the sleeves 1l and engage the bars 3, fory the purpose of securing the slide-and the partition at any desi red point on the bars 3. One or more of the bars forming the -partition may be covered by rubber tubing or other material to render the blow less severe if cattle and horses are thrown against them.

It will be seen that with. this construction and arrangement I provide at a slight expense a strong and durable partition that may be put into any ordinary stock-car, and which may be turned up into the top of the ear when not in use, where it will be out ofthe way, so as to allow the car to be used for -transporting `lumber or other freight.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with a suitable ear, of the longitudinal bars 3, arranged in the upper part of said ear, the sliding bar 9, supported upon said bars 3, a transverse partition, 13, hinged upon said bar 9, and locking means, whereby said partition may be secured in a vertical position or may be swung up and secured in a substantially horizontal position upon said bars 3 when not in use, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a suitable car, of the longitudinal `bars.3, an adjustable slide V'mounted on said bars, and the swinging partition 13, supported upon said slide, and provided with the adjustable locking-bolts adapted to engage suitable sockets in the wallV of the car or to engage said bars when the par-- tition is swung into the top of the car, substantiall y as described. p

3. The combination, with a suitable car, of

the longitudinal bars3 in the upper portion IOO IIO

thereof, the swinging partition supported upon said bars and adapted to be moved lengthwise thereon, the series of sockets in the walls of the car, and the threaded bolts 27, mounted in threaded sockets in said partition and adapted to be moved outward to engage the sockets in lthe walls of the ear or to engage said bars when the partition is swung into the top of the car.

4. The combination, with a suitable car, of the bars 3, arranged in the upper portion thereof, the slide composed of the bars 9 and l0 and the cross-bars l2 and 14, and the transverse partition 13, hinged at its upper end upon said slide, substantially as described, and I5 for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of May, 1887.

ROYAL I-I. RIPLEY. In presence of- R. H. SANFORD, A. M. GASKELL.