US740929A - Closure for street-cars. - Google Patents

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US740929A US15638003A US1903156380A US740929A US 740929 A US740929 A US 740929A US 15638003 A US15638003 A US 15638003A US 1903156380 A US1903156380 A US 1903156380A US 740929 A US740929 A US 740929A
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    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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  • My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in closures for street-cars, and xo is adapted to that class of ears known as open or summer cars, in which the seats extend transversely across the car and the passengers alight from the side ofthe car between th e seats; and the object of my invention is te provide a closure for each space between the seats, whereby the space may be closed during inclement weather, but may be quickly and easily opened to allow the passengers to board or alight from the car.
  • Figure 1 is an outside elevation of a portion of the car having my improvement applied thereto;
  • Fig. 2 a perspective view of' one side of my closure.
  • a sash F To the lower end of the upper curtain is secured a sash F, in which is secured a pane of glass F', and when the curtains are closed this sash is in a convenient position A for the passengers to look through to ascertain the whereabouts of the ear.
  • Each of the posts A is provided with grooves A upon each side, which are designed to guide the curtains and also to contain the bands for 7o operating the same.
  • a grooved pulley C' and to each end of the lower roller To each end of the upper roller is secured a grooved pulley C' and to each end of the lower roller is secured a grooved pulley E.
  • G is a band which is connected to the upper end of the lower curtain and passes upward and around the pulley C and is coiled in an opposite direction to the upper curtain.
  • the sash F narrow this sash may be made any size desired, according to the construction of the car, and I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903.V
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APPLIUATION FILED MAY 9, 1903.
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UNITED STATES Patented October 6, 1903.
CHARLES s. SAPI?, or w'ILMiNGToN, DELAWARE.
CLOSURE FOR STREET-CARS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,929, daterlY October 6, 1903.
` Application filed May 9,1903f Serial No. 156,380. (No modell) To a/Z whom it may concern.-
Beit known that I, CHARLES S. SAPP, a citirzen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, county of Newcastle, and State of Delaware, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Closures for Street-Cars,
of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in closures for street-cars, and xo is adapted to that class of ears known as open or summer cars, in which the seats extend transversely across the car and the passengers alight from the side ofthe car between th e seats; and the object of my invention is te provide a closure for each space between the seats, whereby the space may be closed during inclement weather, but may be quickly and easily opened to allow the passengers to board or alight from the car.
sists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth,and then specifically designated by the claims.
In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, t'orming a part of this specification, in
Figure 1 is an outside elevation of a portion of the car having my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a perspective view of' one side of my closure.
In open or summer cars, in which the seats extend transversely across the car, vertical posts A extend upward opposite each line of seats, and the usual practice is to close this opening in inclement weather with a curtain 4o which is rolled or extends into the roof of thel With these ends in View this invention consigned to roll upon a roll E, journaled in suit- 6o i t able bearings in a boxing below the door 'of the car.
To the lower end of the upper curtain is secured a sash F, in which is secured a pane of glass F', and when the curtains are closed this sash is in a convenient position A for the passengers to look through to ascertain the whereabouts of the ear. Each of the posts A is provided with grooves A upon each side, which are designed to guide the curtains and also to contain the bands for 7o operating the same. To each end of the upper roller is secured a grooved pulley C' and to each end of the lower roller is secured a grooved pulley E.
G is a band which is connected to the upper end of the lower curtain and passes upward and around the pulley C and is coiled in an opposite direction to the upper curtain. His `a band or cord which is connected to the lower end of the upper curtain and passes downward around the pulley E and is coiled inthe opposite direction tothe lower curtain. Thus it will be seen that by raising'the upper curtain by the thumb-catch B2 the band H will be uncoiled, and thus revolve the roller 8.5 E, rolling the lowercurtain downward, and this lower curtain will pull upon the band Gr and so revolve the rollerC thatthe uppercurtain will be rolled upon said roll, and the ac tion will be just the reverse when the upper curtain is pulled downward or the lower curtain pulled upward. By changing the relative size of the pulleys C and E' the division between the curtains can be made at any point .desired-as, for instance, by increasing the 95 size of the upperpulleys C the lower curtain can be made much longer and the curtains would meet at a point farther up than that ICO Of course while I have shown the sash F narrow this sash may be made any size desired, according to the construction of the car, and I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. In a closure for street-cars, upright posts provided with grooves upon their opposed faces, two curtains arranged to travel between the posts, a roll journaled in suitable bearings at the top of the car to which the upper curtain is secured, a roll journaled in suitable bearings near the lower end of the car to which the lower curtain is secured, pulleys secured to the ends of said rolls,^a band secured to the upper end of the lower curtain and coiled uponthe upper pulleysin the opposite direction to the upper curtain, and a band secured to the lower end of the upper curtain and coiled about the lower pulleys in the opposite direction to the lower curtain, as and for the purpose specified.
2. In aclosure forstreet-cars, upright posts provided with grooves upon their opposed faces, two curtains arranged to travel between each set of posts, a roll journaled in suitable bearings near the rootl of the carto which one end of the upper curtain is secured, a roll ljournaled in suitable bearings beneath the door of the car to which the lower end of the lower curtain is secured, pulleys secured to the ends of said rolls, bands secured to the upper end of the lower curtain and coiled about the upper pulleys in the reversed direction to the upper curtain, bands secured to the lower end of the upper curtain and coiled about the lower pulleys in the reversed direction to the lower curtain, and a sash provided with a pane of glass secured to the lower end of the upper curtain, as and for the purpose specified.
3. In a device of the character described, upright posts, two curtains arranged to travel between each set of posts, a roll `iournaled in suitable bearings near the roof of the car upon which the upper curtain is adapted to roll, a roll journaled in suitable bearings near the bottom of the car upon which the lower curtain is adapted to roll, means for guiding said curtains in their movement, means for causing the lower curtain to be lowered when the upper curtain is raised, or vice versa, and a glass sash secured to the free end of one ofthe curtains, as and for the purpose specified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
CHARLES S. SAPP.
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NoRRIs C. MORGAN, GEORGE F. STEWART.
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US2530218A (en) * 1946-04-22 1950-11-14 Safety Car Heating & Lighting Window shade construction
US5052459A (en) * 1988-03-23 1991-10-01 Grossenbacher Marco G Covering for covering an opening
DE4123655A1 (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-01-21 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Arrangement of roller blinds in the rear of estate cars - has roller housings attached to back rests of car seats with transparent blinds for attachment to roof
DE19737632A1 (en) * 1997-08-28 1999-03-18 Horst H Goldner Combination window roller and venetian blind
US20050051283A1 (en) * 2001-12-21 2005-03-10 David Chatellard Motor-driven shutter or sun-shading device
US10294718B2 (en) * 2005-12-12 2019-05-21 Centor Design Pty Ltd Pull across roll up screen assembly
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Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2530218A (en) * 1946-04-22 1950-11-14 Safety Car Heating & Lighting Window shade construction
US5052459A (en) * 1988-03-23 1991-10-01 Grossenbacher Marco G Covering for covering an opening
DE4123655A1 (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-01-21 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Arrangement of roller blinds in the rear of estate cars - has roller housings attached to back rests of car seats with transparent blinds for attachment to roof
DE19737632A1 (en) * 1997-08-28 1999-03-18 Horst H Goldner Combination window roller and venetian blind
DE19737632C2 (en) * 1997-08-28 2000-04-20 Horst H Goldner Combined roller blind and blind covering device for a window opening
US20050051283A1 (en) * 2001-12-21 2005-03-10 David Chatellard Motor-driven shutter or sun-shading device
US10294718B2 (en) * 2005-12-12 2019-05-21 Centor Design Pty Ltd Pull across roll up screen assembly
USD865223S1 (en) 2017-11-03 2019-10-29 Centor Design Pty Ltd Screen mounting tube

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