US847502A - Side deck for passenger-car roofs. - Google Patents

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PATENTBD MAR. 19,.'1907.

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ALE.l OSTRANDER. SIDE DECK POR PAssBNGERo-AR RooPs.

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Beit known that I. ALLENE. OsTRANDER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson,; New Jersey, have invented a cer' tain ,new and useful Improvement' .in Side Decks for Passenger-CarRoofs, of which the .following is a full, clear, andexact descrip-- tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich `it appertains to in'ake and use tlie saine, `'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, `forming part of this specificatlon," in which Figure 1 'is a sectional view through a por# tion of a car-roof embodyingthe features of my invention. f Fig. 2. is a cross-sectional view'taken'on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig; 3, is a view similar to Fig.. 2 of amo'diiied form. of my invention, and Fig. 4' shows still 4another form. of=my invention. l This invention relates to passenger-cars, and particularly to 'the roof construction .of 'suclicars v y The object ,ofmy invention is to provide aA side-deck post of novel construction possesse ing maximum' strength and minimum 'weight'.

Other desirable features of Imyfinvention will .be hereinafter pointed ont.l f A sent the preferredform-fof my invention, 1 designates a continuous metal,carlineormof the roof-frainingof-thecan; said carline hLaving'an eaves-angle'f-Q connected thereto by a bracket 3 and a lower deck-sill angle 4 connected thereto-by an angle 5. The side-deck posts are built-up structures consisting of the straight portion of the carline, an L-shaped piece 6, and a channelshaped piece 7, arranged. as shown in Fig. 2. and connected together by rivets 8.. A. wood, filler 9 is connected to the .outer face of this composite structure by bolts 11, anda metal udndows.

sheathing 12, bent into the forniof a U, in- .'c'a'ses said parts, and thus forms'a deck-post 'which is light and strong, the pieces 6 and 7 l: ng bolted to the pier 10 between the deck-l The metal sheathingA 12 is 'prvided with'flanges 13, which lie against the legs 14 and-15 of the L-shaped andchannel- V haped pieces whchare connected to the carline, and screws 16. extend through said.

flanges and'legs into the lsaslies-17 .of the stak,

"fiona deck-windows, which are locate'don .each side ofthe post,pthe wood pier 10, which Vmova le plate23a, whichforms 'part of the molding,fat the lower'deck-'sill angle. vReferring tothe drawings, ywhich represheathing 12'of the'side-deok post istelescoped 'over a'flange 24, formed on a plate 25,

said plate 27 by rivets 3 1, andthe u is interposedV .between s'aidj deck-windows, havii'igan ornamental metal plate .18 con- 55v nected to its .inside face. If swinging deck- `windows are used, the screws 16, which 4`se'- cure the 'metal sheathing, will enter the wood lOinstead of the' sashes 17 of thewinlassho'wii at the right-hand side of Fig. 60

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2. The upperV endof the sash. of the deckl [window abuts against a longitudinally-extendingsheetmetal cornice19, forming part.;

of the interior finish of the 'can-and the lower 'end' of said sashrests on a plate-20, which is' 65 secured to the lower, deck B and-covers a wooden filler 21, fastened tol the lower deck-y angle 4. A longitudinally-extending ornad `mental sheet-.metal molding is'connected tov the filler 21, and said molding consists of a 70 lower part 22, van u per part 23, and a removw 'ich is heldinplace by screws 23h. One advantage in using hollow "moldings of v.this 'description is that spaces.

are provided for electric wires 19a and 22%'. 75 as shown in Fig.. y1, thereby enabling these vwires to be removed 'easily or inspected by.A simpl removing the molding 19 or the re- PreferablyV the lower end -of the metal which vis connected to the 'lower deck B, said sheathing" and 4vflange being connected to,- 85 gether by rivets 26.' A plate-27 is vfastened to the' underneath face 'of the horizontal leg,

of thefeaves-angle 2, and said plate is. rovided atits inner edgewith a'flange 2 8,.w 'ch isset into the 'outer face of the top rail of the 9 0- v window-sash, as 'shown in Fig. `1. A- plate 29, provided with a flange 30, is connected to per end of the metal sheathing- 12 of the dec -pst is telescoped` within said flange and connected 95 thereto by rivets 32. "If desired, however',

the metal sheathing 12 may -be-anged. at `its upper and lowerends instead of -havingits '.attachingfflanges' formed asseparate mein-I bers, as described and shown inthe draw- 109 f. 'llblri" Fig. 3' I have shown a slightlyemodied f'ormgof my invention, in

p yvhch the' side-deck' vpostjis'widena kgf-shape member 33 being..

inter "osed'v between thecarlne andthe chan-# 105 nel-s apedpiece 7.

inwardly-projecting leg ol each carliiie.

lmembers connected to said carline and to 1 by Letters Patent', isl

P portions of the side deck, a nietalsheatliing 'ing leg of saidangle, awood lille-r connected In Fig. 4 I have shown still another Jform i of my invention, which may be used when a very wide deck-post or pier is desired between two side-deck windows: In such a. construcg tion t-lie two roof-carlines 1 and 1 would be l arranged quite close to each other, and an L- shaped piece4 6a vwould be connected to the l Otherwise, however, this construction is the same asV those shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3.

Having thus described myinventlion, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured 1. In a passenger-car construction, a sidedeck post consisting of a portion ora carline,

portions ofl the side decka metal sheathing incasinfr said members and the carline, and means ior connecting said'casing at its upper and lower ends to the upper and lower decks -of'the car-roof; substantially as described. 2. In apassenger-car construction, a sidedeck post consisting of a portion of a carline, members connected to said carline and. to

incasing said members and the carline, and flanged members connected to the upper and lower decks of the car-roof to which said sheathing-is fastened; substantially as described.

` 3. In a'passenger-car construction, a sidedeck post consistingvof anangle, a flanged member connected to the inwardly-projecting said.. angle and the members: connected thereto and having anges-whicli are connected to the sashes of the deck-windows between which the post is located: substantiallY as described.

5. In a passenger-car construction, a plate vconnected to the lower deck rof the car-roof and provided with a flange on which the lower rail of the {sash of the deck-window rests, an ornamental pressed-metal vinoldin arranged along 4the lower sill of the side dec i inside of the car and having a shoulder which contacts wth the inner face of said lower rail,

and a plate connected to the upper deck of the roof` and provided with a flangewhich engages tlie outer face of the -top rail of said window-sash; substantially a's described.

' 6. l In a passenger-car construction, a c'ontinuous carhne forming part ofthe'. framing for the upper'and lower deck andthe side deck ofthe car-roof; an eaves-angle con-A nected to the ca rline, anvangle connected to the earline and forming the lower sill of the side deck, a hollow sheet-metal ornarrientalV molding connected to said angle, a wood iller interposed between said angle and molding,

a plate connected to the lower deck and extending over saidA wood filler to form a sill for the side-deck Window, and aplate connected to the underneath faceof the' eaves-angle andprovided with av flange .which engages the outer faceof the top rail of the sash of said deck-window; substantially as described.

7. In a passenger-car construction, a 4hollowpressed-inetal molding connected to the -lower sill of the side deck of the .car-roof and .having an ornamental tace and a slioi'ilder which is engaged by thefinner face of the .lower railof the sash of the side-deckwindow: I substantially as described.

' -In testimony whereof I'hereuntoitix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 29th dayofMay, 1906.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDER. Witnesses: I ROBT. G. JEFFERY. F. E. PERRY.

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