US902402A - Car-body. - Google Patents

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W. H. HEULINGS, JR, s W. M. SMITH. GAR BODY.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 17, 1908.

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Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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WILLIAM H. HEULIN-Gs, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, AND iii-LERENY M. SMITH, or IIooREs, PENN- SYLVANIA, AssiGNoRs 'ro THE I. G. BRILL COMPANY; or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-BODY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 27, 190e.

To all whom 'itmoy concern.:

A Be'it known that we, VILLIAM H. H ELL- INGs, Jr? and WARREN M. SMITH, citizens of the .United "States, residing in Philadelpliia, Pennsylvania, and Moores, Pennsylvaniai respectively, have invented certain Improvements in Car-Bodies, of which-the foli p owing is a specification.

"struct a car that large window 'Our invention relates to certain improvements 1n the construction of cais'of 'the su b- -urban type used particularly upon electric railways. @ne object of ourinvention is to so coni o enings may be provided without detracting ii'om the appearanceof the car and without weakening the construction.

Al further object of the invention is to so that they can be ornamented to give a ric effect without i'mpaii'ing the view throu h the window of.

persons Vstanding in the ais e of the car.

.These objects we attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichz Figure l, is a side view of a portion of a suburban trolley car illustrating our invention; Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2, Fig. 1;" and Fig. 3, is a sectional plan view on the line 3-3, Fig. 1.

It has been the endeavor'in designing large suburban cars to group the windows in pairs and to extend. an ornamental glass panel across the top'of' the windows of each air,'

but in doing this the upper ortions o the windows have been-sacrifice so. as to limit the clear space of the Windows to the lower portions thereof, thus obstructing the view of ersons standing in the car and also weakenm the construction to a certain extent.

y our invention, we are enabled to make a window with a'largeyclear space having an ornamental glazed window sash above and allowingfor the full height of the window, so

lthat the view of persons standing inthe car i's'not obstructed; the ornamental eiect. bel ing gained without sacrificing the clear light` of the window.

A is the body'of the car having vertical window posts B, B', spaced a given distance apart to form the window openings C.

-B2. is the lower side panel extending from the bottom of the car up to the window sills b.

is a f raine so proportioned us to iiiclose a pair of Window openings.

'Il he window post-s B, B form the sides of the window frame and the window posts'B extend through the frame, dividing it into two parts. i

The window o ening proper extends from the sill b 'to the ower edge do a transverse. xed sash E. The postxB is offset at d so as to form a rest for the sash E and to allow the sash to extend from one side of the win- .dow frame to the. other, giving the broad ef fect illustrated in F ig; 1. Back of the xed sash E is the letter board a extending the full length of the car; 'and this board forms part of the upper portion A o'f therame of the car.

The glazing ofthe sash E is referably of ue leaded glass so as to hi e from view and high frame and consequently adds to the e beauty of the car.

In each Window Opening C, C are two saslies; a lower sash c and an upper sash c. The upper sash c in. the present instance is fixed and extends back of the fixed sash E and the upper memberc;l of the frame of this sash is comparatively heavy and is 'hidden from Aview by the said fixed sash E and its opaque glazing. The sash c can be raised andV is ada ted to guideways a -in the Window posts Iii, B. TheA portion of the window post B' back of the sash E is also hidden by the opaque glass of the sash E.

' The eaves molding 'i of the roof l is very close to the upper curved portion d2 of the frame D, but this does not detract from the ornamental effect of the construction.

By the above arrangement a person standing in thecar can .readily see through ,the upper sash and when the lower sash is raised the clear opening is' very lai-ge, as the lower sash c is allowed to ass back of both 'the uper sash c and the xed sash E and the letter oard. By making a solid back for thesasli E the leaded glass is thoroughly protecfeal. and can be su ported and is not liable .to he injured as is glie case Where Athe glass 1s eX- posed on both sides.

While We have shown only the lower sash etter board which is directly back of it,

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ries of Window posts spaced a given distance movable, both snsiies iney be inade to niove, and in still other eases a single fixed or inorable sash or a. triple sash may be used Without departing from the main features of our intention, and in eaeli instance the sash may be arranged to rise as described, or lower into a. pocket in the side of the car.

lt will be' seen that in the type of ear described We are enabled to increase the Window openings without detraeting from the general appearance of the ear, and We furthermore protect the ornement-al upper fixed sash without weakening the construction of the eer body.

vWe clnini 1. The combination in a car body, of aseries of Window posts arranged n given distance apart, a lower panel section and letter board forming Window openings, an upper and lower sash closing the window openings, a freme inclosing a pair of Window openings and extending above the upper edge of the window openings, :1nd e li'ied sash extending troni one side ol' the frame-to the other in the speceeboio the Window openings.

2. rl `lie combination in :L eer body, of' e series of Window posts arranged a given dis l tene-e zwart and armingr window openings, en upper and e lower sash for each WindoT opening, a ivindow frame inolosing a pair of Window openings, a sash extending from o'ne side of the Window frame to the other and over the Window openings, the glass of said sash being opaque so as to hide from View the letter board and the extension of the central' window post.

3. The combination in a `ear body, of a ser apart to form Window openings, a. panel eX tending along the lower portion of the ear body, elet-ter board extending along the upper portion of the ear body, av series of frames each inelosing a pair of Window openings, the upper portion of the frame being curved, a lixed sash extending from one side of each Window fre-ine to the other side thereof and from the upper edge of the Window opening to the frame and hiding from view the upper portion of the Window posts extending through the center of the freine and alsothe letter board above the window openings, 'a' fixed upper sash for each windowY opening, and Ways in the posts for the lower sash to slide in, seid lower sash being larger than the. upper sash.

1i'. The combination in e ear body, of a. series or" vertien-l posts extending from the floor to the roof of the cer, each alternatepost being Wider than the other posts, e side panel, a letter board, a window frame extending from the side panel to a point above the lower edge oi the letter board and extending from one 4Wide post to another and forming with the narrow posts two Window openings, a

sash within the lupper portion ofthe fra-Ine extending from one edge of the frame to the l other in front of tlie narrow posts and the letter board, and a sashA in the two Window openings.

In testimony whereof, vWe have signed our names tothis specification, in the'presence o f two subscribing Witnesses.

'Winner n, HEULiNes, JR. WARREN M. sinfrn.

TWitnesses: i l

Jos. H. KLEIN,

WM. A. BARR.

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