US940357A

US940357A - Car-frame.

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Publication number: US940357A
Application number: US39846207A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward Posson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-10-21
Filing date: 1907-10-21
Publication date: 1909-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1926-11-16

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EDWARE POSSON, OF GHlCAG-O, LLNOlS.

CAR-FRAME @01,357 specification of Leners raient. pgtem-Lgi nime, 3&5, @geen Application filed October 531, 1907. Serial No. 398,463.

To all whom t may concern;

vBe it known that l, EDWARD Poseen, a citistitnte the center sill of the cnr. The flanges zen of the United States, residing et fJhiof each channel beam einbrncea Wooden cago, in the county of Cool; und State of member 3l. A' hole 32 conforming in shape on Illinois, have inventedl certain new and nsetothe cross section of the channel beam 30, l tul Improvements in Car-ltrtunes, of which es shown in Fig. 2, is cut through the rear 'the vfollowing is :i specification. plate l5. To unite the' center sill members to One of the objects of my invention is to the end sill,l the end olech channel beam 30 provide nii improved end sill for cars. is thrust through the hole 32 in the rear plete 65 Another object is to combine nn end. sill 15 until it abuts the iront plzite'l. A cross and center sill in en improved wey. web 37 extends between the iront. and rear These sind other objects will be mede ep? plates 1G and 1,5 alongside the hole 32 and pnrent'in the following specilicetion and the end of: the channel benin f() is riveted claims. .to this cross Webn'? by ineens or the rivets 7G Referring to the drewings-elt`igure l is en 35. From the lower edge ot the part ll) of elevation ot the end sill. ltig. 2 is e section the resil vplete 15 e horizontal tongue' 33,11%-, of one end thereof looking in the saine direc ects bnclr under theewooden member i-jjmd tion tis in Fig. l. Fig. 3. is e. top planv is ettnched thereto by theiyerticel boltsr. view of one end of the end sill. Fig. Il is e This wooden member 3l abnts the rear plete 75 section on the line ein Fig. 8, looking in the l5. A strengthening web 36 extends diagodirection of the arrow. Figs. 6 and l are. nelly across between th'eiear plete 15 and the sections taken respectively on the lines 5, G cross web 37. f, and 7 in Fig. l, looking in the directions of This end sill is so designed as to have great the arrows. strength in proportion to its Weight; it is 80 .'.lhe end sill-comprises e vertical rear plate integral in construction so that it cannot l5, e.. vertical-front plate l@ and n substnneasily get out of order; and the connection tially horizontal comiectinp,` web 17 Cef- With the center sill members is very secure. responding` to this Wehl? there is e rib 1S The ends of the channel beiimsO do not have running along the iront side of the platel to he niodilied or slinped in order to connect 16. At each end ot the end sill, that is at tliein to the end sill ind no extra` brackets or each corner" ot the car, there is zi socket 19 other members have to be used 't'or this ladapted to receive the end et the side sill 20. purpose, The front and rear plates 1G and 15 are con# l claim: nected by tubes 2l, Q2 and 23 WliCli lie in l. In ncnr, the combination of nn end sill 90 the web 1T. rllhese tubes are adapted to recomprising front und rear plates with n eonceive the ends of the truss rods of the cui. necting web, and a longitudinal center sill All the Celltl. plt @f ill@ @11d Sil-l the lb 1S comprising n channel benin, the .rear plate of projects forward, es indicated by the retthe end sill having' n hole corresponding in erence nuinerallS, und on its edge 'the vershape to the section ot the channel benin. 95 tical plete 25 stands supported from the 2. ln u enr, the combination ot' an end sill front plate 16 by the bracingl web This comprising front and reni: vertical plates front plate i6 is widened at. the center, :is iii :ind u rei-tirol cross web near the center dicated byftliereference characters 16 und thereof, und n loiipitudinfil sill comprising 1G". The Whole. end sill has n notch QG :it n clmiinel benin. the i'ezu plnte of the end sill 100 the vmiddle of the lower side 'to receive the hnviiig .1 slet beside the said cross Web draw-bar. 0n each side of this notch the adapted to receive the endet the said clizinl horizontal plates 2 extend outA troni the nel beam. bottom edge ot the lfront plete lo. The In combination un end sill consisting horizontal plate 27 is supported :it ench end of trent und reni' plates, the reni' plete hzivlos thereof by theivebs 2Szn'1d29,wliich project ing a slot therein, and n center sill com out vtroni the front plate lb. The parts prisino` u channel beam with its tlnnges eindescribed thus ihr belong' to the end sill and bracing u Wooden benin, the end ot' the nrejintegrel therewith. y channel benin projecting tlirough .the said Tivo channel. beams 30 are placed neer toslot` and abutting` the 'trent plete nnd the l] gether with their Webs vertcnl end with eijdt et the wooden benin abutting' the rear' p ne.

their lienges turned etlny troni each other.

These two channel beams taken together con- 4. ln a ear, an end sill comprising front and rear plates connected by a .horizontal Web, tubular enlargements in said Web adapted to receive the ends of the car truss rods, and a seat between the front and rear plates adapted to receive the end of the center sill.

5. In, ay car, the combination of an end sill comprising a vertical plate With a slot therein and a' rearwardly4 projecting tongue, and a Vcenter sill member consisting of a Wooden beam embraced by the ilanges of a channel beam, the end of the channel beam project.

ing through the slot and the end of the Wooden beam being bolted to the said tongue.

6. In a car, the combination of an end sill having a transverse vertical web and a longitudinal vertical web in front thereof7 said transverse ,web havin@` an opening` therethrough, and a longitudinal center sill comprising -a channel beam vhaving the end of its Web projecting through said opening andv laid against the said longitudinal vertical web ot' the end sill and riveted thereto. 7. ln a car, an end sill comprising front and rear vertical plates and a horizontal connecting web, said plates and Web being formed integrally, and the rear plate having` an opening through Which a center sill member may project. l

8. 4ln a car, the combination of an end sill and a center sill member, ,the center sill member consisting of a channel .beam e1nbracing a Wooden timber and projecting beyond the same, and the end sill having an opening in its rear face to receive the end of the channel beam While the end of the wooden timber abuts said rear face.

j EDWARD POSSON. Witnesses:

ANNA L. SAVOIE, LILLIAN KIBBY.