US781294A

US781294A - Sleeping-car.

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Publication number: US781294A
Application number: US22820404A
Authority: US
Inventors: Duncan S Mcewing
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-10-12
Filing date: 1904-10-12
Publication date: 1905-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1922-01-31

Description

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 1 2, 1904.

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UNITED STATI-3s Patented January B1, 1905.

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SLEEPING-CAFLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,294, dated January 31, 1905.`

' .Application tiled October 12, 1904. Serial No. 228.204;-

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I.. DUNCAN S. MGEWING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping-Cars; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying dra\vings,`and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sleeping-cars, and includes both a convertible chair and berth and means for formingcompartments in a sleeping-car within which the berths are contained whenadjusted for use.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and pointed out vinthe appended claims.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a part of a railwaycar, showing two chairs arranged side by side and made up to forma bertband two other chairs in condition for use as seats, the said plan section being taken'upon horizontal plane .Y above the level of the lower berth on line 1,'1

of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the car, taken on line 2 2 of Fig.. 1. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal vertical section through part of a car, taken upon line 3 3 vof Fig. l.v Fig. L is a perspective view of one of the chairs in its folded condition. Fig. 5 is a view in central vertical section of one of the chairs when in its folded condition. Fig. 6 is a like section illustrating one of the chairs with its seat' extended to form the lower berth, but with the back-section, which forms the upper berth, lowered. Fig. 7 is a plan section taken upon line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is Ia plan View of the metal base of the chair-frame, showing the parts attached thereto in horizontalsection. Fig. 9 is a detail section taken upon line 9 9 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a detail section taken upon line l0 10 of Fig. 6. Fig. ll. is a detail section taken on line ll l1 of Fig. 9. Fig. l2 isa detail face View of a folding step mounted on the chair-back.

As illustrated in said drawings, A indicates the -car-floor, A A", the side walls of the car; A2, the turret-roof; A3 A3,the side walls of the turret, Vand A4 the lateral portions of the car-roof, which connect the upper marginsof the sidewalls A' A' with the side walls A3 A? of the turret. Said side walls A3 A3 of the turret arefshown as extending downwardly below the inner margins 'of the side portions A4t A4 of the car-roofand connectedwith lateralceiling-sections AiAr, so as to form inclosed spaces beneath saidlateral parts A4 A4 of the car-roof for a purpose hereinafter set forth. i

The convertible chairs, .which constitute a principal feature of my invention,are arranged in pairsal'ong the center li'ne of the Car-iioor, vwith the two chairs constituting a pair opposite each other lor side'by side. The two chairs constituting eachpair of chairsso arranged side by side serve to form an upper and lower berth, the seat'portions of the two chairs whenextended side by side forming a lower berth, and the'back portions when broughtinto a horizontal position side by side forming an upper berth. Now referring `to the construction of one of the chairs, the

frame thereof, as herein shown, consists of a horizontally-disposed,metal base B and an up- The chair-frame as a wholeis supported by means of a pivotal support located centrally between the sides thereof, but adjacent tothe rear margin or nearly beneath the back-frame B. By this location -of the pivotal supports the chairs constitutingeach pair are adapted to be revolved in a direction away from each other, so that they may be faced in either direction endwise of the car or outwardlyT toward the sides of the car, while at the same time when the chairs are brought together with their sides parallel they will be close together or vpractically in contact, as seen in Fig. 1. The said pivotal support, as shown, consists of a flanged casting C, which is secured to the iioor of the car, and a bearing-stud C', which is aiiixed to the base-frame B and enters a bearing-socket in the casting C. Provision is madefor rigidly holding or locking the chairA from turning, consisting, as Vshown in the drawings, of a' notched collar o on the casting C and a springactuated detent c', formed by a sliding bar mounted in a bracket c2, which is attached to IOO the bottom of the back-frame B and is provided with an actuated spring' c3, which tends to hold said detent in engagement with the notches of the collar c.

Referring to the details of construction in the chair-frame illustrated, horizontal wooden side pieces B2 are attached to the sides of the base-frame B, and said side pieces are provided with depending legs adapted to rest upon the car-floor, and thereby afford a rigid support for the forward edge of the seat. The back-frame B consists of side uprights which reach to the top of the chair-back and between which extends an upright rear wall b2, Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8. The side margins of the uprights b extend 'rearwardly past the wall b2 and are provided with inwardly-extending guide-anges 3 b3, which engage guide-grooves in the side margins of a vertically-sliding partition-section B3. Said partition-section B3 when the device is in use as a seat is lowered to the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and extends at the rear of the back wall Z22, said partition-section having at its upper edge a forwardly-extending horizontal top piece 64, which rests on the top of the wall b2 and closes the space, the partition, andwall, while making a neat finish at the top of the chair-back. When the partition B3 is lifted upwardly to bring its lower edge in position near the top of the chair-back, said partition-section forms a portion of one wall of an inclosure or compartment within which the upper and lower berths are inclosed.

D indicates a back-section consisting of a frame which is hinged at its upper margin to the top of the chair-back and provided with a cushion d, which forms the back of the seat, but which may be swung upwardly so as to form one part or end portion of an upper berth, means being employed to support the free edge of said back-section, as hereinafter described.

The seat portion of the chair is made extensible by the employmentof two bed-bottom sections adapted to be folded one upon the other to form a seat for use in the day-time and to be unfolded and brought in the same horizontal plane to form alower berth, the upper bed-bottom section being provided on its side which is uppermost when the parts are folded with a cushion which forms the chairseat.

As a separate feature of the invention the bed-bottom sections are adapted to be drawn outwardly and the back-cushion thrown into a rearwardly-inclined position to form a reclining-chair. These parts are constructed as follows: On the top of the horizontal basef frame B is mounted a horizontally-arranged forwardly and rearwardly shifting frame E, which serves as a support for a lower rectangular frame F, which is hinged at the forward margin thereof to a like upper rectangu- I l l.

F and F' are connected at their adjacent margins by hinges f, so that the upper frame .F/ may be folded inwardly over the lower frame F to the position shown in Fig. 5 and so that said frame F' may be folded outwardly and downwardly, so as to bring' its upper or top surface in the same horizontal plane with the top of the frame F when the parts are extended as shown in Fig. 6.

Within the frames F and F are located bedbottom sections G and G, said frames F and F' constituting supporting-frames for said bed-bottom sections. The bed-bottom sections are shown as consisting of rectangular frames and suitable spring-upholstering, (indicated by g and g,) which may itself form the bed-bottom or on which a mattress may be placed. Each bed-bottom section Gand G' is made vertically movable within the supporting-frame within which it is located. ',lhe said bed-bottom section G has its upholstered surface g at its top. The cushion-frame G has its upholstering g' at its side that comes uppermost when it is unfolded, while at its opposite side or that which is uppermost when the parts are folded it is provided with an u pholstered part or cushion (12, constituting the seat-cushion when the parts are folded for use as a seat in the day-time, Fig. 5. lhen the supporting-frames F F' are unfolded or in their extended positions, the top surfaces of the bed-bottom sections G and G' stand considerably above the level of thc upper margins of the frames F and F', which are then uppermost, as seen in Fig. 6. Such elevated position of the said sections when the device is used as a berth is desirable in order to bring the supporting-surfaces of the sections at a level above the intervening margins of theframes F and F. rlhe said sections are made vertically movable in the supporting-frames F and Fl in order that the said sections may be shifted inwardly or withdrawn into the interior of said frames F and F when the latter are folded together bythe swinginginwardly of the frame F/ over frame F, the sections be* ing thereby brought into such position that they will not interfere with such folding of the supporting-frames.

Devices are provided for automatically moving or shifting the sections G G in the frames F and F when the frame F is folded inwardly over the frame F, as follows: In the lower supporting-frame F are located two rising and falling supporting-bars H, located inside of and parallel with the end pieces of said frame F and preferably connected at their ends by cross-pieces,so as to form a rectangular frame, as clearly seen in Figs. 6 and 7. Said section G rests at its ends upon the bars H and is supported thereby. The supporting-bars H are each connected with the corresponding end pieces of the frame E by means of two pivoted links /t /t and are also connected with 6 5, lar frame F. The upper andvlower frames the corresponding end pieces of the frame F llO downwardly from said pivots.

by means of two pivoted vlinks /t 7L. Said'y lower supporting-frame F is adapted to slide inwardly and outwardly on Ythe frame E, as

shown in Figs. and 6, Fig. 5 showing the frame in its outward position and Fig. 6 showing the frame in its inward position.

- to the frame F, except so far as said bars are so moved by reason of the curved paths of the moving ends of the links L 7L', such horizontal movement being,however, very slight. The links z /t are so arranged that they stand in a nearly upright position when the frame' F is at the rearward limit of its movement on the frame E, and thereby sustain said rising and falling bars H at the upward limit of their movement when the frame F is in said rearward position, as seen in Fig. 6. When, however, the frame F is shifted forwardly on the frame E, as shown in Fig. 5, then the links 7L /z assume an inclined position and the rising and falling bars H will be depressed and rest upon the top of the said frame E, while the section Gis at this time lowered into the framel F far enough to bring the top of the same at or below the top margin of said frame F. Inside of the end cross-pieces of the uppery cushion-supporting frame F and parallel with` the said end pieces are located rising and'falling supporting-bars I, which constitute supports for the bed-bottom section G', kwhich latter is provided at its ends with horizontal shoulders g3, Figs. 9 and 11, for contact with said bars. Said bars areadapted for endwise movement and are connected with the inner; faces of the end pieces of said upper frame Fl by means of links z' z'. These links are so arranged that when the upper frame F is in its extended position and the bars I are moved to the limit of their endwise movement toward the inner or hinged side of said frame F the links will support said bars in their elevated positions; but when the said bars are moved toward the outer sides of the frame F or away from the hinged margin thereof the' links will be thrown intoa position of greater inclination and the supporting-bars I thereby shifted downwardly or inwardly from the side of thc frame Fl which is uppermost when the same is extended. Fig. 5 of the drawings shows in dotted lines the position of said barV I when the frame is folded over the frame F, the bed-bottom section G at this time being drawn into the said` frame F. Said bars I are connected with the ends of the section G' wise with respect, to the same, but will be The links it It', connecting the bars H H with the `from the seat-back B.

Y held in contact'with'the shoulders g3 thereof.

Devices'for so holding the section G to the bars I, as shown in the drawings Figs. 9 and 11, consist of lugs g4 g4, which are attached tothe said end pieces of the section G and project over the said bars to confine the same in contact with said shoulders or ledges gggs.

From the above it will be understood that `vertical movement of the rising and falling 'bars H in the supporting-frame 'F is produced by movement of said frame F upon or with respect to the frame E, 'while vertical movement of the bars I I in the frame F is produced by endwise movement of said bars in said frame.

In connection with the parts constructed and arranged as described I provide means for automatically operating said parts through the movement of the upper frame F' when the same is swung or moved on the hinges ff in folding and unfolding the seat as follows: J J are two actuating-bars arranged generally in a horizontal position and pivotally connected at their inner ends with an upwardly-projecting rear part E of the frame E and at their opposite ends with the bars i I. said rods J J, as Shown in the draw-` ing Fig. 7, extend throughnotches in the side bars of the frames F F. Said connecting-rods J J are so arranged that when the lower supporting-frame F is at the inward limit of its movement on the frame E and the upper frame F is extended, as shown in Fig. 6, thel pivotal connections between the outer ends of said rods J J and the bars I are located outside of the hinges ff, by which the upper frame F is connected with the lower frame F. The parts being thus arranged when lthe frame F is swung on its hinges ff from its extended position, as shown in Fig. 6, to its folded position, as shown in Fig. 5, said rods J J, through their connection with the frame E and bars I I, will effect the shifting or moving of the frame F and frame -F' outwardly on the said frame E, and thus carry the bed-bottom sections bodily away When said frame F is thus shifted outwardly, the movement of the links t t will have the effect of lowering into the lower frame F the'sectiou Gr, while at the same time the endwise movement of the bars I I in the frame Fl will draw the section G inwardly or upwardly into the upper frame F'. 'Ihe endwise movement of said bars I I relatively to the iupper frame F is limited by suitable stops, so that as the frame F is lifted and swung inwardly from its extended position when the bars I I have been moved endwise far enough to shift the section G inwardly their further end wise movement will be arrested by such stops, and as said bars will then have no furthermovement on the frame F the inward-swinging movement ofthe frame F will result in the frame F being shifted outwardly, as well as in the IIO IZO

bars I I being moved endwise, as hereinbe? fore described. Similarly, when the frame Fl is unfolded a preliminary endwise movement of the bars I I will take place until such movement is arrested by stops provided for this purpose, after which further movement of said frame F to its extended position will result in the frame and also said frame F being moved or shifted inwardly to theposition shown in Fig. 6. Said stops for limiting the movement of the bars I I are, as shown in the drawings, formed in one instance by the side piece of the frame F at'the hinged side of the same, against which the ends of said bars I I come in contact, and in another instance by shoulders g5 g5, Fig. 1l, on the end pieces of the section G', which are arranged in position for contact with corresponding shoulders on the bars I I. The upper supporting-frame F is in the instance shown provided with rigidly-attached armrests F2 F2 and, as parts of said arm-rests,

` with rigid standards or eXtensionsf2, which when the parts are in their folded position extend upwardly adjacent to the back of the seat, but which when the frame F is unfolded or extended are adapted to rest upon the floor of the car and form legs to sustain the outer margins of the said frame F.

Ashereinbeforestated,the frameE,by which the supporting-frames F and F are directlysustained,is itself made to slide inwardly and outwardly on the base-frame of the chair. This sliding construction in said frame E is to enable the chair to be converted into a recliningchair by shiftingor drawing outwardly the said frame E, with the parts supported on or carried thereby, the lower edge of the' hinged back-section D being engaged with said frame E in such manner that the lower edge of the back-section will be swung outwardly with the seat, and thus kept in proper relation to the seat-cushion g2, while at the same time it will be so much inclined as to form an inclined rest for the occupant of the seat. In the particular construction shown the rear upward eX- tension E of said frame E rises high enough to come behind the lower part of the back-section D, which latterA rests against the same, so that saidvextension E serves to support the lower part of said back-section D in proper position relatively to the seat both when the frame Eis in its normal position and when drawn forward, as hereinbefore described. In connection with the above, however, it is to be noted that sofar as the features of construction in the folding or extensible seat are concerned the frame E need not be made to slide on the base B, or said frame E may, as a separate feature or element, be omitted, in which case the supporting-frame F may rest and slide directly on the base-frame of the chair, it being understood that said sliding frame E is provided only for the purpose of enabling the chair to be converted from an structure of the car-roof.

ordinary chair with a nearly upright back te a reclining-chair having' an inclined back.

Now referring to the means illustrated for supporting or sustaining the free end of the hinged back-sections E of two adjacent seats made as above described, when said baclvsections are swung upwardly to forni the two end portions of a single upper berth these parts are constructed as follows: As hercinbefore described, the chairs are placed side by side along the center line of the car in such inanner that the seats and backs of the chairs of each pair constitute an upper and a lower berth, and in connection with the chairs thus arranged I so construct the roof of the cai' that the central elevated or turret portion of the same is substantially of the Sallie width as the combined widths of the chair-seats, or as the length of the berths formed by the two chairs. rIhe side walls A3 A of the central elevated or curved portion of the roof are thus brought above the exterior side margins of said back-sections D, as clearly seen in Fig, 2. Supporting means for the free end of said hinged back-sections Dare provided by means of hinged supporting-rods K K, which are pivotally connected with the outer or free ends of said sections D at the corners thereof in such manner that they may be swung or folded to an upright position when the section is horizontal and may be folded downwardly or inwardly and brought parallel with the free edges of the back-sections, as clearly seen in Figs. 5 and 6. Each back-section is provided at its outer or free margins with two parallel strips d (Z2, which are separated by a space affording a groove or recess into which the supportingrods K K enter when they are in their folded positions. Said supportingrods K K are provided at their outer or free ends with hooks 1 i, adapted to engage supporting-brackets L L Ll L, attached to the In the case of the brackets L L, which engage the exterior bars .I J, said brackets are attached to the inner faces of the side walls A3 A of the tu rrct. In the case of the brackets L L, which are arranged for engagement with the supportingbars K K at the inner corners of the back-sections, said brackets are located adjacent to each other and supported from the central elevated part of the car-roof by means of a vertical hanger A5, attached to the center of the elevated part of the turret and depending eentrally thereof in position to sustain said brackets L L/ horizontally opposite the brackes L L.

The outer margins of the two scat-back sections D D constitute the front edge of the upper berth, and in order to hold in place a mattress when the same is used on the upper berth horizontal guard iails M M are connected at their ends with the suppo1ting-1ods K K in such manner that when the said sul porting-rods are folded upwardly the rails will be lifted above the level of the top of the IOO IOS

said rails, which slots are engaged by pins` 7c' 7c3 on the said supporting-rods K K.

Now referring to the means illustrated for inclosing and separating from each other the berths formed by means of the chairs arranged as described these parts are made as follows: Partition-walls extending transversely of theI car to constitute a 'series of compartments along the center of the car are formed by the back walls b3 b3 of the two adjacent chairs and by the sliding partitions B3 B3, which when lifted extend upwardly above the upper berths, said partition-sections B3 B3 for this` purpose being adapted to reach upwardly into the space between the side walls A3 A3 of the turret portion of the car-roof, as clearly seen in Fig. 2. For closing the sides of the said compartments I employ side curtains N and O, which are arranged in the samevertical planes with and are adapted to form downward continuations of the side walls A3 A3 of the turret and which form longitudinal passages extending along the sides of the car, from either of which access may be had to the said compartments. Said` curtains are flexible in structure and preferably are adapted to be wound on spring-actuated rollersy located in the spaces above the lateral ceiling-sections A3 A3 outside of said walls A3 A3. The drawings illustrate in Fig. 2 rollers N N for ythe curtains N, said rollers being located exterior to the walls A3. The said curtains extend from the rollers N over guide-rollers n, which are mounted in slots or openings formed in the lower parts of thesaid ywalls A3. Said curtains N will Lpreferably be made of such width as to cover the ends of the upper and lower berths, whi'lethe curtains O will be narrower and cover the spaces or openings between the berthsy formed i ycurtains O will be arranged to roll upon roll- 'ers 1n the same manner asin the case of the rollers N for the curtains N. When the berths are made up for use, the curtains N will be drawn down and preferably secured at their lower endsto the outer sides of the chairs, and said curtains N will remain in this position so long as the berths are' in use. E The curtains O O are adapted to be operated separately and arranged vto be raised and lowered at any time, as desired by the occupants of the berths, in entering and leaving the compartments. 1

To aid the occupant of the upper berth in -entering and leaving the same, a device is prol vided as follows: P is a hinged step attached A to the /rear face of the wall b2 of each seatback by pivots j) p, located at its inner edge. so that said step may be either dropped and allowed to rest in a vertical position against the said wall 62 or swung outwardly and upward l'y into a horizontal position. To support the said step P, braces P P are pivoted to the sides of the step near the outer edge" of the same and are connected at their lower ends, Fig. 12, by a horizontal bar p', adapted for engagement with a horizontal cleat p2, attached to the saidwall 722. When the step P is vthrown upwardly into position for use, the cross-bar 79' engages the cleat-stop p2 and the braces P Pl support the step in its horizontal position; but by disengaging the said crossbar from the cleat the step may be lowered against thewall 3 and the braces and crossbar allowed to hang against the face of said wallb3. The step P will be placed in its horizontal position only when the sliding partition-sections B3 are elevated, and when the said step is lowered or in its folded position it-will not interfere with the descent of said partition-section B3 and 'will be covered by the latter.

Q, and Q indicate two boards joined by hinges at their ends and adapted for attachment to the upper-edges of the ends of the` supporting-frames F Fl to form head and foot boards for the lower berth. Said headboards Q 'and Q are shown in the drawings as provided 'at their lower edges with dowel-pins g q', Figs. 9 and l0, which are adapted to enter sockets in the upper edges of the end pieces of the frames F and F and whereby the said boards are detachably secured in place on the said frames. g

The employment of locking devices for holding .the chairs from turning, as hereinbefore described, when employed in connection with two chairs having extensible seats which Vare brought together to form a lower berth constitutes an important feature of my invention, inasmuch as said locking devices serve to hold the chairs rigidly in parallel relation when the parts of the extensible seats thereof are arranged to form a lower berth.

I claimas my inventionl. A sleeping-car provided with two chairs which are pivotally supported on pivots located near the rear margins of the seatsthereof, said chairs being arranged in such relative position that the said seats meet each other side by side when brought into' parallel relation, said chairs having seats which are extensible to form a lower berth and movable seatback sections adapted to be placed in a horizontal position to form an upper berth.

2. A sleeping-car providedwith two chairs whichare pivotally supported on pivots located near the rear margins of the seats thereof, and are arranged in such relative position that the said seats meet each other side by side IOO IOS

when brought into parallel relation, said chairs having seats which are extensible to form a lower berth, and movable seat-back sections adapted to be placed in a horizontal position to form an upper berth, and the backs of the said chairs being provided' with verticallysliding partition-sections.

3. A sleeping car provided with chairs which are supported on pivots located near the rear margins of the seats thereof, and are arranged in pairs along the center line of the cars, with the chairs of each pair side by side, and in such relative position that the said seats meet each other side by side when brought into parallel relation, said chairs having extensible seats adapted to form lower berths and movable seat-back sections adapted to form upper berths.

4. A sleeping-car provided with two chairs which are pivotally-supported on pivots located near the rear margins of the seats thereof, said chairs being arranged in such relative position that the said seats'meet each other when brought into parallel relation, said chairs having seats which are extensible to form lower berths, seat-back sections hinged to the upper margins of the seat-backs, and means for supporting the free edges of said seatbaclz sections from the roof of the ear.

5. A sleeping-car provided with two chairs which are pivotally supported on pivots located near the rear margins of the seats thereof, said chairs being arranged in such relative position that the said seats meet each other when brought into parallel relation, said chairs having seats which are extensible to form a lower berth, and seat-back sections hinged to the chair-backs, supporting-rods pivotally connected with said seat-back sections and means on the ear-roof adapted to be engaged by said su pporting-rods.

6. A sleeping-car provided with two pivot- `ally-supported chairs having seats which are extensible to form a lower berth and seat-back sections hinged to the chair-backs, supporting-rods pivotally connected with the outer corners of the seat-back sections,v means on the lower, lateral portions of the car-roof for engagement with the two outermost supporting-rods, and a hanger attached to the central, elevated part of the car-roof adapted for engagement with the two inner supporting-rods.

7. A sleeping-car chair the seat portion of which comprises upper and lower folding bedbottom sections, the upper bed-bottom section being upholstered at its side which is uppermost when the parts are folded to form the chair-seat and provided with standards forming supporting-legs for the same when unfolded.

8. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises folding bed-bottom sections, of which the upper bed-bottom section is upholstered on its side which is uppermost when the sections are folded, and the back of the chair being provided with a hinged seat-back section which is disconnected at its lower edge from said bed-bottom sections and is hinged to the top of the seat-back so that it may be swung upwardly on its hinges toa horizontal position.

9. A sleeping-car chair embracing a seat portion and a back portion, the seat portion comprising folding bed-bottom sections which are movable horizontally toward and from the chair-back, and the back portion com prises a hinged seat-back section, the lower or free margin of which is movable outwardly with said bed-bottom sections to form a recliningchair.

l0. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises two folding bed-bottom sections, and two supporting-frames which are joined by hinges at their forward edges, and within which said bed-bottom sections are located, and means for movably supporting said bed-bottom sections in said frames aiii`ording rising-and-falling movement of the bed-bottom sections in the frames.

11. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises upper and lower bed-bottom sections, and two supporting-frames for the bed-bottom sections in which the latter are located, said frames being joined by a hinged connection at their forward edges, said frames being movable horizontally toward and from the chair-back, and means for supporting the said bed-bottom sections in the said supporting-frames embracing actuating connections between said frames and the chairframe adapted to give rising-and-falling movement to the bed-bottom sections in said frames and to eeet the shifting of said frames on the chair-frame when the upper supportiiig-frame is moved for throwing it into its folded and unfolded position.

12. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises two folding bed-bottom sections, upper and lower supporting-frames in which said sections are located, said frames being ljoined by a hinged connection at their forward margins and being adapted for bodily movement on the chairframe toward and from the seat-back, and means for movably supporting said lower bed-bottom section in the lower supporting-frame, embracing pivoted links connected at their lower ends with the seat-frame and so ar 'anged as to effect the lowering of the lower bed-bottom section when the lower supporting-frame is drawn forward on the chair-frame.

13. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises two folding bed-bottom sections, two supporting-framcs for said sections which are joined by a hinged connection at their forward edges, said supporting-frames being horizontally movable toward and from the seat-back, rising and falling supportingbars in the lower supporting-frame by which the said bed-bottom section therein is susl IOO IlO

. tained, and pivoted links connecting said rising and falling bars with the chair-frame, said links being so arranged that when the said lowermost supporting-frame is drawn forward on the seat-frame, the rising and falling frame will be lowered and permit the descent of the said bed-bottom section resting thereon.

14.-. Asleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises upper and lower bed-bottom sections, supporting-frames for the bed-bottom sections in which the same are located, said supporting-frames :being joined by a hinged connection at their forward edges, and means for movably su pporting the upper bedbottom section in the upper su pporting-frame, comprising endwise-movablesupporting-bars in said upper supporting-frame and links connecting said supporting-bars with the supporting-frame, arranged to give rising-and-falling movement to said supporting-bars when the latter are moved endwise in the said upper supporting-frame.

15. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises upperand lower bed-bottom sections, supporting-frames for said bed-bottom sections which are joined by a hinged connection at their forward edges and are adapted to move bodily on the seat-frame toward and from the back-frame, means for supporting the lower bed-bottom section in the lower supporting-frame comprising rising and falling supporting-bars, and links connecting said bars with the chair-frame, means for supporting the upper bed-bottom section in the upper supporting-frame comprising supportingbars which are movable endwise in said upper supporting-frame, and links connecting said supporting-bars with said upper supportingframe, and horizontally-arranged actuatingbars pivotally connected with the chair-frame and with the said endwise-movable supporting-bars in the upper supporting-frame.

16. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises a sliding frame which rests on the chair-frame, and two folding bed-bottom sections which are supported upon said sliding frame and the upper one lof which forms the chair-seat.

17. A sleeping-car chair the seat portion of which comprises a sliding frame which rests on the chair-frame, two folding bed-bottom sections and two supporting-frames which are joined at their forward edges by -a hinged connection, and which rest and are adapted to slide on said sliding frames.

18. A sleeping-car chair the back portion of which comprises a seat-back section which is hinged to the top y`of said back portion, and the seat portion of which embraces a forwardly and rearward-ly sliding frame which restson the chair-frame, two folding bed-bottom sections, and two supporting-frames for the bed-bottom sections which are joined by a hinged connection at their outer edges and which rest and are adapted to slide on said sliding frame, said sliding framehavingat its inner margin an upwardly-extending part which extends behind and engages the free edge of said seat-back section.

19. A sleeping-car chair having a hinged seat-back section provided with a pivoted supporting-rod and with a groove or recess extending along its free edge to receive said supporting-rod when in its folded position.

- 20. A sleeping-car chair having ahinged which comprises two folding bed-bottom sections, and two supporting-frames which are joined a hinged connection at their outer edges, the uppermost supporting-frame being provided with rigid standards forming supporting-legs when the said upper supportingframe is in its extended position. j,

23. A sleeping-car chair, the seat portion of which comprises two folding bed-bottom sections, and two supporting-frames which are joined at their forward edges by hinged connections; the upper supporting-frame being provided with arm-rests having extensions adapted to form supporting -legs when the said upper supporting-frame is in its extended position.

24. Asleeping-car pro vided with pivotallysupported chairs arranged in pairs with the seats of each pairside by side, said chairs having seats which are extensible to form lower berths, and being provided with hinged seatback sections adapted t'o be placed in a horizontal position to form upper berths, and the4 backs'of the chairs being provided with Vertically-sliding partition-sections, and curtains suspended from the roof of the car at both sides of each pair of the chairs and forming with the chair-backs and partition-sections, compartments or inclosures for the berths.

25. Asleeping-car provided with pivotallysupported chairs arranged in pairs along the center' line of the car, with the chairs of each pair side by side, said chairsbeing provided with extensible seat portions adapted when IIO extended to form lower berths, and with hinged y,

seat backv sections adapted to form upper berths and the backs of said chairs being provided with vertically sliding partition sections, the roof of the car being provided with a central elevated or turret portion having vertical side wa'lls and curtains for inclosing the ends of the berths adapted to depend from and forming' downward continuations of the said side walls of the said turret portion of the ear-roof.

26. A sleeping-car provided with chairs which are arranged along its Center line and are convertible into berths, the ear-root` having a central elevated or turret portion, having vertical side walls, and lateral ceiling-seetions which form with the said side walls and thelateral parts of the car-roof inelosed spaces or chambers, curtain-rollers located in said spaces or chambers and flexible curtains on said rollers adapted to depend from the sides of the turret portion at the sides of the berths.

27. A convertible sleeping-car chair, the back of which is provided with a verticallysliding partition-section and a folding step on the chair-back adapted to rest 'lat against the same when not in use and to be covered by the sliding partition-section when the latter is lowered.

28. The combination with an eXtensible chair-seat, embracing' two bed-bottom sections and supporting-frames ltherefor which are joined at their outer edges by hinged connections, of two folding boards, provided withA attaching means by which they may he secured to the ends of the said supportingtrames, and whieh are adapted to form a head board or footboard for a berth.

29. A sleeping-car provided with two pivoted chairs, the seats of which are extensible to form a lower berth when the chairs are in position parallel with each other, and means associated with the chair-pivots lor looking the chairs from turning on said pivots.

30. A sleeping-car chair provided with a pivotal support, said pivotal supporteinbracing a part attached to the ear-licor, a partattached to the seat, and a detent on one ol. said parts adapted to engage the other part to hold the chair from turning.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention I aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 10th day of October,

DUNCAN S. MCEWING. Witnesses:

C. CLARENCE POOLE, GEORGE RAYMOND lViLiiiNs.