US877474A - Passenger-car. - Google Patents

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PASQENGEE CAR.

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A, E. OSTRANDER, PASSENGER GAR. v APPLIQATION F-ILEI) DEU. 12,1906. 5 SHBETSSHEET 3l No.. 577,474. PATENTE? 'AN', 3.,

A. E. OSTRANDER. PASSENGER GAR.

APPLIOATION FILED une. 111.1906

4 PATENTED JAN,21, 1908. A. E. OSTRANDER.

PASSENGER UAR.

AFPLIGAMON rILBD DEo.12,1906.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5 Edel' s 1"* unrrnp srarns terreur ersten ALLEN E. OSTRANDER,. OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERCAN CAR FOUNDRY OOHPANY, OF ST. LOUS, MISSOURI, A. CORFORTION OF 'NEW JERSEY.

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 2i, ieoa.

Application lef. December 1.2. 1906. @arial No. 347474;

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Beit known that I, ALLEN E. OsTRANDER,

V a citizen of the United States, residing at forming part of this speci '.cation, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a passenger car constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through the car showing the connection between the side osts and roof sheets; Fig. 3 is a detail vertice` section taken through one of the windows, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4.-4 of Fig. Silooking in the' directioii indicated by the arrows; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 5-4-5 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction indicated; Fig. 5a is a modification showing a different method of a plying splice plates to lower sheathing p ates; Fig. 6 is a detail pers ective view of the side post and Window gui e construction; Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail vertical section taken through one of the ventilators, showing deck construction; Fig. S is a' transverse section on line 8-8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 isa transverse sectional view through the upper deck; Fig, Qa is a modification showing separate carliiies; and Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a modified form of side post,

This inventionv relates to passenger cars and has for its object to provide a steel passenger car in which no wooden furiing is used.

@ther desirable features of my car will be and to the lower side sill which may consist of an angle to which the lower ends of the side posts are secured, a member 4 being connected to the upper edges of the plates 3 and to the side posts so as to producea plate girder construction. Thisineinber, as herein shown, may be u. rolled bulb bar which extends longitudinally of the car and if desired,

. .said member may be strengthened by a reinforcing bar arranged in recesses in the side wall posts. The posts 1 are arranged in pairs and may be eitherl Z-shaped in cross section or approximately Z-shaped, as shown in Fig. 4 w erein the web that connects the two flanges consists of an inclined portion 5 and a straight portion 6 which is disposed at right angles to the flanges, this latter construction being the preferred form. WVindows are arranged between the pairs of oste, and between the belt rail and letter-board. -Each pair of posts is incased by a pier' cover 7 which preferably consists of a channel-shaped pressed metal member that is riveted to the outer flanges of the posts. At the points where the side plates 3 are spliced, splice plates 8 are used, said splice plates being arranged over the abutting edges of the plates 3 and being secured thereto by iivets,as shown in detail in Fig.v 5. If desired, however, the ends of the lates 3 can terminate at the inner edges of t e outer flanges of the l posts 1, a wide splice late being secured to the outer flanges of tfie posts by the same rivets which secure the side plates 3 to the posts, as shown in Fig. 5'.

The window sashes 9 are preferably of metal and the sills for said window sashes are flanges 11 which engage the inside faces of These' the lower rails oi the window sashes. plates may either be formed iii long` lengths of from sixteen to twenty' feet so that each plate will extend for a distance of several windows, or they may be formed in short lengths so that they will extend between the side posts. At the points where the side posts ass through said plates, the plates yare provi ed with upwardly projecting flanges, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, which are telescoped inside of the lower ends of the pier covers, thereby producing a water-tight con struction,I these. flanges either being formed integral with the plates or as separate pieces` window sash are arhe outside window tening devices'14, as shown in Fig. The piece that .forms 'the inside Window stop and curtain guide 13 is provided with a flange 15 that is interposed between the inwardly ex v. the upper edge tending flange 16 on the outsidestop andthe flange ol the pier cover 7, thereby securing one edge of said piece in. place, and at its other edge is a channel-shaped part 17 that is arranged inside oi the car. An inside sheathing plate or finishing betten 18 is connected to the inner flanges or' each pair of osts by bolts 19 and jain. nuts 20 and these bolts extend through the channel-sha ed part 17 oi the piece which forms the windbw guide and curtain stop, cap nuts .21 being threaded on the ends of said bolts to completely cover thei'n and secure said piece in place. v

The inside sheathing wainscot below the belt rail consists of )lates 22 that are connected to the inner 'langes ol the side posts by bolts 23 and .nuts 124i which also secure the splice plates 25 at the points where the plates 22 are spliced, jam nuts 26 being threaded on the bolts 23 between the flanges oi" the posts and the plates 22', as shown in Fig. 5. At the upper edge of the wainscot is a longitudinally extending metal sash. capping 27 pieces' of angles 28 they are connected. The outer )edge of this sash capping .rests on the flange l 1 of plate 10 and attire inner edge of said capping isa downwardly extending flange 29 through which bolts 30 extend. Nuts 31 on said"k bolts clamp the flange 29 to the angles 23 and the projecting ends of, said bolts extend through the inside sheathing lates or wain scot, ca nu ts32 being three. ed on the ends of said olts to clamp said sheathing plates against a shoulder on the capping.

The letter-board 33 is riveted to the side plate angle 2 and the sub-letter-board 34 is riveted to the lower edge of the letter-board 33 and to the side posts, a filler 35 being in terposed between the sub-letter-board and side iosts. Secured to the lower edge of the subettenboard is ailmeniber 36 that acts as an upper guide for th window sashes, and at of the letter-board 33 -is a 2- sha ed ineinberl? to which the lower edges of t '1e .lower decir. roofing sheets are secured.

Fastened to the side posts just above the windows and adjacent to the side plate angle 2 are clips 38 which carry vertically disposed angles 39, these clips' being substantially Z-shaped, shown in Fig. l and being connected to the inner ilanges oi the side posts. The .interior linish plates LL() above the windows are connected to the clips and to the angles carried thereby, by ineens of bolts /li and cap nuts, jain nuts 42 being interposed between said Alhiisliing plates and the members to which they are connected, said clips also having the iee't Li3 oi the basket is preferably a car: with bshaped flanges, as described, l` can...

ing battons 441: are secured to the angles 39 on the side posts by bolts, jam nuts, and cap nuts.

Extending longitudinally of the car along the upper edge of the inside inish plate is a hollow metal ymolding 45 provided at `its lower edge with a shoulder against which the upper edge of the inside finish plates abut, and with a llange 46 through which the bolts extend that hold said plates in position, the fl ange of the molding being lirrnly clamped to the clips by jam nuts 47, as shown in Fig 4. At the lower edges of the inside finish plates is a longitudinally extending curtain box molding 4S, said molding being provided on its upper edge with a shoulder` and iiange similar to those on the lower edge of the molding 45 and secured in' position in the The lower edge of the curtain box molding is secured bybolts, jarnsnuts, and cap nuts, to an angle 49 which extends longitudinally of the car and is fastened to the side posts 1. This curtain box molding is Apreferably provided with a slot for the bolt which secures the molding 4:5 and insidenish plates in place, so that if it becomes necessary to remove the curtain the curtain box molding can be taken'down without disturbing the basket racks or finish plate by simply removing the cap nuts and bolts which lasten said curtainv box molding in place.

The root sheetsy 50 of 'the upper deck 'extend transversely of thecar, and each sheet provided duits edges 'with L- f shaped -flanges 51 which talreithe place of upper deckv carlines, cover ,plates l52 being lsecuredto the roofsheets y rivets; side ceiling plates 53 sheets Aby bolts 54 and 4jam nuts 55, said bolts extending through finishing moldings 56 which are heldlin place by cap nuts' 57 that completely cover the ends of the bolts and are referably of sorne ornainental design.

l hile the construction just described.

racks connected thereto.. flhe inside i'inishi The in- 'I are secured to the laterally projecting legs of the ilanges on the roof forms a very efficient roof, a side wall or a floor could be formed in practically the same manner and therefore l do.- not wish it to be understood that my novel construction is limited to a car roof simply because I have herein'illustrated it as formi g the roof of llnstead of providing liejroof sheets use Z-shaped carlines 51a to which the edges of' said sheets are secured, as shown in Fig. Qn. The lower decir sheets 58 are also preferably provided with l.shaped 1llanges which take the place ol carlines and the outside correr plates 59 and 'inside ceiling plates and 'finishing moldings are secured in place in the saine manner as described. lin connection with the upper deck. The lianges of the lower deck sheets are secured to the horizontal leg of the side plate angle? by means of connecting brackets 60 which nia be castings or ressed metal members, and-t en A side longitudinally Aexten ing molding 45 is connected to the lower ed e of the ceiling.

.to the ilcnges of the lower deck roof sheets, the

fastening devices passing throu h the webs .of said posts and the downward yextending legs' of the flanges on the roof sheets.

The ventilator frames 64 in which the saches of the deck windows are mounted, are

of pressed metal and each of said frames is provided with an outer flan e 65l that is riveted tc the outer flanges of t e deck posts,

the outside finishing battens 66 also being secured by the saine rivets. The sill for the side deck consists ofA a continuous plate 67 extendin longitudinally of the car and being: so former that it incases the corner formed v by the junction of the clear story and lower deck, as shown in Fig. 7, said plate being fastened to the deck posts and to the flanges 'of the lower deck sheets which act as carliiies.

The inside finishing plate of the deck piers is connected to the inner flanges ol the deck nests and to the inner {lang-es 69 of the renti-` litter' iaines,l and at its lower edge is connected to the upper deck sill plate 70 which is anged and connected to a llange 7l on the deck sill plate by bolts 72 and jam nuts 73. A metal niolding 7 4Q is connected at its upper edge tothe upper deck sill plate 70 and tothe inner flanges ofthe ventilator frames, and the lower edge of saidinolding is ,securedbT cap nuts 75 on the ends of the bolts 72 which project through said molding.

` Extending longitudinally of the car at the junction of the side deck and upperdeck is another nietal molding 76 connected at its loweredge to l,the inner flanges of the deck posts and to the flanges olE tlierentilator rallies, the upper edge ol said molding being constructed to iorni a slotwiiicli receives the ceiling plates :33 of the upper deck A longitudinally extending Z shaped member 77 is connected to the laterally extending'legs of the flanges on the upper deck roof sheets, and. an eaves angle 78 is secured to the `outer ilange ol' said member 77 and to the projecting ends of the roof plates. outer flanges at the upper edges olt the ventilator fraineskarc connected to the downwardly extending llanec ol the member 77 Aand the outer flanges at the lower edges ol said voulilator frames are riveted to opstanding [langes on the lower deck plates, as shown in Fig. 7. Having thus described tl invention, what is clain'xed as new and desired to bo secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a passenger car construction., a pluper edge o the in- The openings between the flanges lofthe plates;

substantially as described. y 80 3. in 'a passenger car construction, aplu'l rality of plates i rovided on their edges vithy inwardly ext-suing L-sha ed flanges-Which stillen said plates, said p ates being so- 'ai'- `ranged that there are spaces between ythe flanges thereof, outside finishing battons se# cured to said plates, and inside finishing bat*- tens secured to the inner legs of the flanges of the plates; substantialhT as described.'

4. A passenger car comprising side wallsand a' roof iii which the upper and lower decks consist of plates provided "at their. edges with inwardly' extending'stitl'eningy flanges, 'cover plates located at the points` Where said plates join, and side deck postsf connectedl to the flanges of the .upper and lower1` deck plates; substantially.asdes*Y scribed. v I 1 5. A passenger car hsving a roof `in which the upper and lower decks consist of platesrloo 'provided at their edgesl with inwardlyein. tending stillening flanges,z cover'plateslo-.if cated at lthe points where said pl.atcs-join,f; side deck posts connected to the flanges ot the upper and. lower deck plates, iinishing'lwij bat-tens connected to said sid'e dcckfposts,I and Ventilator frames secured to said posts; substantially as described. y

6. ln a passenger car construction, Valpine; redit)r of members arranged adjacent each 11.9 other and forming part ol. the frame-work ojtthe car, pistes connected to said ineinbe by bolts and nuts, e cover plate rcstingon the top faces of said nuts and having the bolts 7. ln a passenger car construction a .pjlu ralityv of flanged members arranged adjacenty cach other, a plate connected to the llangeoi each mem'ber by a bolt and nut, :i cover member arranged over the meeting ends of said plates and provided with openings to ifeceive said bolts. and cap nuts covering the` ends ol' said bolts und securing the (,:ovei ineinbcr in position; substantialljy' de` scribed. 2 130 8. A passenger car having 'a roof consisting of a plurality of transversely 'extending lates, outside cover plates arranged at the ,iunction of said plates and riveted thereto, inwardly extending L-shaped members at the edges of said plates, ceiling sheets connected to the laterally extending legs of said members, and an inside finishing piece covering .the meeting edges of said ceiling sheets; substantially as described.

9. A passenger car havin a roof consisting of upper and lower dec s formed from plates that are provided at their edges with inwardly extending L-shaped flanges,'fianged side deck posts arranged in pairs and secured to the flanges of the u .er and lower deck plates, inside and outsi e finisliin battens connected to said posts, and meta ventilator frames provided with outside flanges that are connected to the side "deck posts and to the lower deck plates; substantially as described.

f 10. Afcar having a roof consisting of an upper and lower deck, side deck posts se- 'cured to the upper and lower decks, ventilator frames secured to said deck posts, an eaves angle forming part of the upper deck, and a ilanged member .extending longitudinally of the' car and having said eaves angle and ventilator frames connected thereto; substantially as described.i

11. A passenger car having a .roof consisting of an upper deck provided with an eaves -angle' and a longitudinally extending Z- shapedv member to which said angle is connected, side. deck posts, ramesfsecured te said posts and provided with flangeswhich are connected to said Z-shaped member; substantially as described.

12. A passenger car having a roof consisting of an upper deck provided with an inside ceiling plate, side deckposts, a hollow metal molding connected to said osts and provided with aslot to receive t e ceiling plate of' the upper deck; substantially as described. u;

13. A passenger car having a roof consisting of upperand-lower decks and side decks,

va longitudinally, extending plate covering the corner formed by the 'junction of the.

lower deck and side deck, an inside finishing plate forming part of the side deck and connected to said longitudinally extending plate,

and a molding covering the point where said members are joined; substantially as dey scribed.

14.- A passenger car having a roof consisting of a lower deck and side deck,l an inside finishing plate forming part of the side deck and provided lat its lower edge with a flange, a longitudinally extending side deck sill plate provided with a flange, bolts connecting lthe flanges of said plates together, and ya hollow metal molding seand ventilator i sub-letter-board connected to extending member sedisposed argles, inside finish cured at its upper edge to theside deck, the lower edge of `said molding being held in place by cap screws on the bolts vwhich conneet said flanges together; substantially as described..

15. A car having a root` comprising an upper and lower deck, Z-shaped'deck posts connected to said lupper and ,lower deck, metallic ventilator frames provided withinner and outer flanges which are connected to thellanges of the side posts, finishing .battens `connected 'tir-f the outer flanges of said posts and frames, and an inside metallic finishing plate connected to the inner flanges ol' said osts and frames; subtantially as describe l 16. A passenger car having a decked roof in which the lower deck is formed from plates that are provided on their edges with in- Jwardly extending L-shaped flanges tliatpona' longitudinally extendineangle forming the side plate of the carfan brackets connected vto said-angle and to'the flanges on the lower deck plates; substantially as described.

stitute carlines,

17. A car comprising side postsv having a side plate angle connected to their upper ends, a letter-board connected to said angle and sidev pro'ect eyond/ the letter-board, Z- aped member extending longitudinally of the car and connected to the' rejecting osts, lower deck roof plates whichf and aends of the roof plates and to tie letteras described.

osts, window side posts, 'a the side posts,

board; substantiall 18.,A car com rising side sashes arranged etween sai and a longitudinally cured to the lower edge of said sub-letterboard and bearing against the to rails of the windows ashes substantially as esciibed.4

' .19. A car comprising side posts, window sashes arranged between saidv posts, ver--v tically disposedvmernbers connected to the side posts above the windows and extending inside of the car, and inside finish lates fastened to said members; substantia ly as described. l

20. A car comprising side posts, window sashes arranged between saldgposts, ver-- tically disposed members connected to 4the side posts above the windows andextending inside of the car, inside finish plates fastene to said members, hollow metal moldings ex- 'i tending longitudinally of the car at the upper and lower edges of said finishing plates, and

removable fastening devices connecting said moldings to the vertically disposed members; substantially as described.

21. A car comprising side posts arranged in pairs, windows located between said pairs of posts, devices 'c nnected to said posts above the windows or supporting vertically lates connected by bolts and nuts to said angles, a

Substantially as described.

and cap nuts covering the ends of said .bo

2o"- necte 35 operatin aware.; y ci 7 iinishinghatten mounted on the projecting" y ends ot the bolts yat each pair of oste, and cap nuts covering the ends of sai bolts for securing the iinishing batteri in position;

' 22. A car comprising side posts having inwardly projecting members connected to .the upper ends thereof, longitudinally extending ho ow metal moldings connected to sai 10 members by' bolts andv nuts, the b'olts extendin through vertically disposed flanges on sai moldings, inside finish plates mounted on the projecting ends ot said boltshand bearing against shoulders on said moldings,

ts tofsccure the finish plates in position.; subi stantially as described.`

23. A assenger cai' comprising side posts havin a ongitudinally extending angle conto the inner faces thereoiabo'e the "side Wall Windows, and a lon tudinally extending metal moldin secure tosaid angle; substantially as descri ed.

24. A car comprising-a side Wall post, a

metallic member connected to said post to form a window stop, said member being provided with a flange, and a-'coperating me- 'ta-llic Window stop havinf a portion which extends underneath the iiange of the stop first-referred t substantially as described.

25. AV car comprising a side post having a 'channel-sha ed metallic member connected thereto to orm a Window stop, a lange on one of the legs of said member, and a co ff pressed met-al stop provided with a iiange which extends underneath the iiange on said member; substantiallyas described.

Q6. A car comprising a side post provided with inner and outer flanges, a metallic out- '40 side window stop connected to the Web of said post and provided with an inwardly extending flange, a sheet metal Window stop and curtain guide connected to the inner.

flange of the side post, and a flange on said i5 sheetv instal stop which extends underneath the flange on the-outside stop substantially as described.

27.' A car comprising a side post having an inside sheathing late connected thereto v a boltand nut, a s eet metal curtain guide arranged parallel to the side posts and provided with an opening to receive the pro-A le'c'ting end of said bolt, and a cap nut covering the end .of said bolt; substantially as described.

28. A car comprising a side post, :in inside sheathing plate connected to said post by bolts and nuts, a sheet metal curtain guide provided with a channel-shaped portion which incassa said nuts, said portion being provided with openings to receive the projecting ends of said bolts, and cap nuts covering the ends of said bolts; substantially as described.

thereto, a longitudinall thereto, a longitudinall flange; substantie 29. Apassengercar comprising side posts having outside Asheathing plates connected 'extending plate forming a sill for the Win 0W sash, a ilange at the inner ed e of said plate to engage the inside face of t e lower rail of the Window sash, and an u wardly projecting ilange on said plate at t e oint where the side posts ass through the p ate; substantially as descri ed.

30. A passenger car comprising side posts having outside sheathing plates connected extending late forming sills for the Win ow sashes, a ange at the inner edge of said plate to engage the inside faces of the lower rails of the window saslies, anda plate arranged on the inside of 2 the carto form an arm-rest and bearing at its o-uter ed e upon said flange; substantially as described.

31. A car comprising side post-s having outside sheathing plates connected thereto, a belt rail member connected to said osts, a longitudinally extendin plate incasing said belt railmember and i'zorining sills for the saslies of the side wall windows, an upwardly' projecting flange at the inner edge of said plate .adapted to engage the inside faces of the lower rails of the Window sashes, and an inside arm rest plate bearing upon said ly as described.

32. A car comprising side osts having inside and outside sheathing ates connected thereto, longitudinally extending` lates at the upper ed e of the outside eathing which form sil s for the window sashes,'said plates being provided at their inner edges with upwardly projecting flanges that engage the inside faces of the lo'wei rails ofthe Window' sashes, and a sash capping formed by a metal plate that runs along the upper edge of the inside sheathing across a number ot Window openings and having its outer edge ortion resting upon the'upwardly projecting flanges of said longitudinally extending plates; substantially as described..

332A car comprising side posts having angles connected to the inner sides thereof, a metal sash capping resting on said angles and rovided at its lower edge with a flange, a

oltand nut tor securing said ilange to said angles, an inside sheathing plate provided with an opening to receive the projecting end of said bolt, and a cap nut covering the end of said bolt; substantially' as described.

34. A passenger car comprising side posts, a plate girder side, a plate extending iin,

members: 01* eportio of 'their length 'being signature inthe 'resence of 'two Witnesses, disposed et right angles to the outer anges this 20th day of ovembe' i906.

thereof and channel-shaped ier covers 1n 1 K casing the outer flanges and t 1e straight por- SALEN E QSTRAN DER' tions of the Webs of said members; sub /Vitnesses;

. stantialy es described. EDW. D. HILLMAN,

In. testimony whexjeof I heeunte s'vx my Roer. G, JEFFREY: 1

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