US931736A

US931736A - Car-roof.

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Publication number: US931736A
Application number: US45250408A
Authority: US
Inventors: Emory V Donelson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1908-09-10
Filing date: 1908-09-10
Publication date: 1909-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 1926-08-24

Description

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ing iin rimini Sandi a var in 1in-unimi un the imite the wandern-.y naw present. in nl! wir?. to give. way nf. tix@ joint.- hetwven tim reni 51nd i im. side maiis.

iii@ 'iucbnrc emi'miijfing this invention ma of n. cnr imdy und roof, each being sii-parate mi int 2.1, the roof mounted on Cim body in nuwe relatively thaetqnnd moans fui' in'iibing the. motion nf tiw Pouf. fas shown, the intltm devive L'nnsists of u, deps! ingl iinngu, or facin. board, on the roof tmg loosely over the side walls, 'mit the sami' function may be uccompiisixed by other means. 'The roof may be attanhed to the badi. 'vani-.re :my nit-:idling means, in addition to gravity, is dcenwd necessary by pmjffirms on Ehe body which vngagv slots in die m05 flange. Frifftion is reduced or siiminatcd by means nf milcrs on snxh proje'ctinns whivn engage the sides 3f 'the sluts and support. either the whole nr :i pari. of the weight. ni' the roof. The motion of the. forli' rviuiveiy to die mn 'nody is dmnppned by 'iv-inn devices, in this instance in ik@ forni if friutinn piacs on the bndy und cnpurzifriction plates on the roof. The resultinf'z friction may be, varied by adjust-ing the pn; inn of the plates. Buniping uf the roof at the end of its mn'v'vrsu. is prevented by :11e-miners shown in the ,fumi of Springs. intl-minimi between tim mui and the imdy. Tha@ eivments and 'f'entuivs muy be asini svpm'alviy or in varinns cumbinntiuns as iwi-aimait@ described in thv .s{ m 'iiat.ion and '.ivinvd in th". vhfnns.

viwring in the m'vompnnying iL-aw- The sur "midi: 1, with liao side wiiiin 2, is of Yin?. nsnid cnzitruviinn and need imi in; de- ;-wiibigfd in detail. The roof rcsunibies the mi: rin i: cnnnnun use cxcfpt that insiemi nf hein" bz'iili. with ti-w cui' iL in :in integral :imparate ti'wi'uimnl. i-mzsists Svpccificatonpf Letters Patent.

'wydygmd has ns nn object to rainve or I atmztm! Ang. E+.

Splice. is; @quai in effin-n tn the: iisizmwiin:

if :my shmk to thv vn" nfrcnrs. ne; P. mddev. 'hungv of speed: nr in innnping, if ine: shari; is sniimen-t, the .roof wlli move rfizuwviy tu the wn'iis und, an, piesiuuriy stated, no daun- Li) 't anis on 'he innm'- 1Q holes 1S.

25 without resultingV dnmoge.

35 token up by the end springs.

serve to return the roof to normal position when displneed.

in the operation ol' the device, the root is pliired 1n position with the iriotion plates 5 5 of the bridge pieces rest-ing on the friction preferably of sutlicient strength and number to return the roof to normal position when displaced. Some of these springs must be set up after the roof is in plnee; the rest. moy be secured to the enr at any convenient time before the roof is put on.

During the bumping and in'rcsponse to other shocks due to ehunge of velocity, the roof moves bark nud forth longitudinally and its motion is arrested by the .sprinfs The friction plates 2U ond prevent eonstnnt movement of the roof due to the neeessory iibszoiou of runnin;` ond muy be odinsnol by ifo-ons ol' the serews 2?' to oll'er tlul resistd'o e desired.

Side motion on the port ol' the root' is per'- mitted as the rollers l5 slide l'reelv on the journals 14` Thisnnuiou is token op by the springs at the sides ol' the ver in Iltisume manner :is the longitudinal motion is Hnvin f thus deseribed my invrniion. what I cliiim und desire to secure by het ier Patent is:

1. A ear body and :i rooi'. the hitter in the 40 form of a single continuous strut-ture sepu- -mte from the rar body :uni mounted thereon to move freely in n horizontal diret-tion relotiVely to the enr body.

2. A enr body and o roof. the lntler mounted on the body to move relatively thereto in any horizontal dirertion.

3. In o enr, n body having upright sides, a roof for the enr body mounted thereon to move relatively thereto in any horizontnl direetion, n flange on the roof fitting loosely about the. sides to allow motion of the roof horizontally in nl! directions and limit such motion.

4. In n eur, u, body having side walls, n roof 55. mounted thereon to move, relatively to the ear bod und s. )in ono slot connection between t .e ear body nud roof.

5. A car body having side. walls, a roof mounted thereon to move relatively thereto,

and a pin and slot eonnection between the.

far body and roof whereby the motion ol' the roof relatively to the enr body is limited and the direction thereof determined.

6. In o enr, a body and a roof, the hitter in .G5 the form of an integral substantially rigid iegrnl structure, the roof mounted on the efir bodjr to more relotivel; thereto, one

slotted horizontnliy. o member on the other engaging the slot to limit the motion of the roof relative to the. cor.

S. A enr body nud n roof, eiu'h being nn integrnl sfrueturo, the roof mounted on the eur body to move rolntively thereto, one being; provided with key-hole slots, :i projection on the other engnging the slots to limit the moticon ofthe root' relative to the enr.

9. A enr body and nroof. .em-n being n Seperate integral structure, the roof mounted on the cnr body to move relatively thereto nud provided with substuntinlly horizont-ol slots, and members on the. enr body engaging the slots to limit the motion of the roof.

10. A t'or body und o roof, euch being in the form of o separate integral strut-ture, one slotted horizontally, the other provided with n roller engaging the sides of the slot to support tile roof.

il. A. enr body aid n roof, each being in the form of n separate integral strueture, one.

sloted horizontnllym he. other provided with roll rf ognyiugr ille sides of the slots to .supn indi iin* lmo.

A. eur lowly :md o. roof. eat-h being n seperate integral strutture. n. depending tltrnge on the roof outside tbe cnr body, sunto-l lotti .tellyfnnd members on the enr lo ly engaging tb .slots to permit :ind limit motion of the r11-f1.' ylotii'ely to the enr body.

13. A (for body und it roof, ein-h beinga seperate integnd strutture, :i depending,y flange on the rootoutside the enr bodytitting loosely over the lutter, nnd n `slot and piu eonnet'tion between the flange and the enr body.

i4. A enr body ond o roof, eneh being a sepnrnte integral structure, n depending llnngge on the roof outside the ear body litt-ing loosely over the hitter, the tiling@ slotted horizont-oliv, rollers mounted on the ear body en oging the slots to permit und limit the motion of the roof relatively to the car and support n portion of the weight ofthe roof.

1.3, A ear body und e. roof, each being an integral strueture, the roof mounted on the body to move relatively thereto, moans to limit the traverso of the roof relatively to the enr, miti-frietion means for supporting the roof, and means for causing a predetermined nmount of friction between the roof and the vor body.

16. A cnr body and a roof, eneb being u sepairute integral st ruelure, the root' mounted on the body to move relatively thereto, und frirtion ineens for boeking the relative un tion 'of the two members.

I7. A vul' body und u root', egich being n sepnrnte integral .st rueture, the roof mounted ou the body to move relotively thereto, and

l i i Amove relatively thereto, mea-ns for limiting the motion of the roof, means for eheeking the side motion, means for creating a predetermined amount of friction between the roof and the car body, whereby motion of the roof relatively to the car is revented when the ear is subjected to slig 1t shocks, but pel'- mitted when the shocks increase intviolenee to a predetermined limit. v 1 i 2l A ear body, a roof separate therefrom mounted on the car body to move relatively thereto, a flange on the roof fitting loosely over the cnr body to permit motion of the roof relative to the ear, the fla-nge slotted horizontally, members en the car engaging the slots, and yielding members between the llzmg'e and the car body to take up the relative motion.

22. A car body, a roof separate therefrom mounted on the' body to move relatively thereto, a lla-nge on the roof fitting loosely over the car body to permit motion of the roof relatively to the ear, the flange slotted horizontally, rollers on the ear engaging the slots, leaf springs between the flange and the ear body to limit the relative motion, and friction plates on the car body, and coperating friction plates on the roof.

Sivned by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 8th t ay of September, 1908.

EMORY V. DONELSON.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. BASH, T. A. LEE.