US852774A - Car. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

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APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 26, 1906.

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SAMUEL M. OURWEN, OF HAVERFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1907.

Application filed November 26, 1906- Serial No. 845.015.

To (tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL 1N1. CURWEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Haverford, county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania, have made a new and useful Improvement in Cars, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to improve on the type of cars shown in the United States Patent to Ezra S. Bucknam, No. 800,717. In this Bucknam patent is shown a structure in which an inside parting strip is used on the stanchion which may serve to guide the lower edge of the lower sash when it is raised into the roof pockets, and this inside parting strip must be removed before either of the sashes can be removed from the car.

The object of my invention is to do away with the need of an inside parting strip, and dispense with it altogether, if desired, and to make a construction in which the two sashes may be removed from each window with a minimum of trouble and delay. This object is accomplished by my invention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly described.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, in which: I

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing a car provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 1, except that the sashes are shown in their elevated positions. Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional perspective views taken on the lines 44 and. 55 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 6 is a View, somewhat enlarged, partially in section, showing a portion of a sash and sash lock, parts being broken away to show the construction more clearly. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 6, the stanchion being omitted. Figs. 8 and 9 are perspective views of a modified form of pintle.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

My improved car is provided with the usual stanchion 1, roof 2, head lining-3, and upper and lower sashes 4 and 5, respectively,

all of which maybe the same as in said Bucknam patent, except for the differences hereinafter noted.

The stanchion 1 is provided with an outside parting strip 6 which has the usual shoulder 7 on which. the upper sash 4 is adapted. to rest; this sash is hung from the rail 8 which is secured at both ends, and the sash 4 is hung by means of the hanger 9, of the conventional form. 'The sash 4 is also provided with a flange 10 which are adapted to enter grooves 11 on thedower sash 5 and to guide the" movement of the lower sash when it is raised abreast of the upper sash. If desired, the grooves 11 may be omitted and the flanges 10 be extended to embrace the entire edges of the lower sash. The surfaces of the stanchions are the same throughout, except for the outside parting strip 6 and two grooves 12 and 13, respectively, the groove 12 being the usual curtain groove, and the groove 13 having a straight and vertically disposed groove in which slides a pintle 14 near the lower edge of the lower sash. In the bottom of this groove 13 are bolt holes 15, which are adapted to receive the pintle 14 and to sustain the sash. A number of these are employed, so that the sash may be held in any one of several positions.

The bolt or pintle 14 is preferably mounted to slide in the casing laterally, with the movement of the sash and between the perforation 16 in the edge of the sash and the lug 17. A collar 18 with an upwardly extending tooth meshes with a corresponding tooth on the cam 19, which has a second tooth which meshes with a smaller one on the hand lever20. A spiral spring 21 about the bolt, one end of which rests against the collar 18, and the other against the lug 17 holds this outwardly, so that it is always actuated by a handle 20 in one direction only and against the action of the spring 21. As this construction is identical with that in the conveniently near the lever 20 so that the sash may be released and raised with one hand at each corner, it being understood that each lower edge of the sash 5 is provided with a bolt 14. However, while this is the practical construction, it is obvious that it may be changed by having a fixed pintle 24 on an angle plate 25, held by screws 26 to the lower edge of the sash 5. If this latter construction is used, other means must be utilized to hold the lower sash in an elevated position, such as a catch in the outside parting strip, or a bolt.

In Fig. 3 is shown a dotted line indicated by the character a. This dotted line indicates the nearest approach to the edge of the post of any portion of the sashes in their movement from their lowest to their highest positions, and vice versa. If the parting strip were placed outside of this line, that is to say, between this line and the inner edge of the post, neither of the sashes would, in any way, impinge against it, while being shifted, as above mentioned.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted to this precise construction, and may be changed so as to employ its essential characteristics without sacrificing its advantages.

What I claim is 1. In a railway car, a plurality of stanchions providing window frames, and having an outer parting strip and flush inner surface, said car being provided with pockets adjacent the roof and above the window openings, a plurality of movable sashes adapted to be stored in said roof pocket, a guide rail in the roof pocket, means on the upper sash for engaging the guide rail, means on the upper sash for guiding the lower sash, the said stanchion being provided with a vertically disposed groove, and a pintle on the lower part of the lower sash adapted to move in said stanchion groove, the lower sash being guided thereby.

2. In a railway car, a plurality of stan chions forming window frames, and having an outer parting strip and flush inner surface, said car being provided with a pocket adjacent the roof and above the window openings, an upper and lower sash adapted to be stored in said roof pocket, a guide rail in said roof pocket, means on the upper sash for engaging the guide rail, means for causing the lower sash to engage the upper sash so as to be guided in relation thereto, the said stanchion being provided with a vertically disposed groove near the outer edge of the stanchion, and a pintle on the lower portion of the lower sash which travels in the vertical groove and guides the lower sash.

3. In a car, a plurality of stanchions forming window frames, said car being provided groove running into the said roof pocket, and

a pintle on the lower portion of the lower sash which engages in the said groove and,

guides the lower ends of both the lower and upper sashes.

4. I11 a railway car, a plurality of stanchions providing a Window frame, said car being provided with an upper sash chamber, a guide rail in said chamber, an upper sash provided with means for engaging the guide rail, and provided with flanges, a lower sash adapted to engage and to be guided by the said upper sash flanges, the stanchions being provided with a vertical groove, and a spring actuated and manually operated movable pintle entering said groove and secured to the lower sash, to guide the latter.

5. In a car, stanchions providing window frames and having an outer parting strip and inwardly projecting flush surface and having a vertical groove adjacent the parting strip, said car being provided with an upper sashstorage chamber, a guide rail in said storage chamber, upper and lower sashes adapted to move on the flat opposing surfaces of the said stanchions and to lie against said outer parting strip, a hanger on the upper portion of the upper sash suspended fromsaid guide rail, angular flanges on the sides of the upper sash, the upper portion of the lower sash engaging with said flanges and guided thereby, and pintles secured to the lower portion of the lower sash which move in the said vertical stanchion grooves and guide both sashes.

6. In a car, a plurality of stanchions forming a window frame, said car being provided with pockets under the roof, a guide in said roof pocket, upper and lower sashes, means on the upper sash for guiding the lower sash, means for causing the two sashes to move together when they are moved to an overlapping position, means on the upper part of the upper sash for suspending the sash on said guide rail, the stanchions being provided with vertical grooves, and flush inner surfaces, each groove being co-extensive with the window opening, and pintles on the lower portion of the lower sash which move in the stanchion grooves and guide the sashes.

Signed this 23rd day of November, 1906.

SAML. M. CURWEN.

I/Vitnesses:

WM. M. FLOYD, Jr., H. A. IIEULING.

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