US942249A - Car-roof. - Google Patents

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E. 0-. COVERT. GAR ROOF. v APPLIUATION FILED APR. 3 -1969 fiPategtgd-Dec. 7, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDSON C. COVERT, OF NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSlEG-NOR TO PETER H. MURPHY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, '7, 1909,

942,249. Applioation filed April 3, 1909. Serial No. 487,708.

. citizen of the United To all whom itwmay concern:

Be it known that I,'Enson C. .CovER'r, a States, and a resident of .Ncw Kensington, county of lVestinoreland, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in" Car Roofs, of which the following is aspeci ficai on.

My and has for its principal objects to secure the roof sheets at the caves in such-manner as to eflcctually exclude the weather and still permit the roof sheets to accommodate themselves to the weaving of the car; to

eliminate the chance of having careless workmen nail thereof sheets to the side of lh car; and to. secure other .advantages hereinafter appearing. The invention consists principa ly in securing a flexible nailing strip to the end ofthe' roof sheets in such a way as to permit the roof sheets to inove relative to the roof sheathing. It

also'consistsiin forminga flexible'joint be- 7 tween the roof sheet and the nailing strip;

it also consists in-providing a longitudinal.

recess at the edge of. the car to accommodate the joint between the roof sheets and their nailing strips; 1t also consists injthe con- 1 forms part of this specification, an

structions an arrangements of parts,.,her'einafter described and claimed. In. the accompanying drawing, which wherein wherever cross seclike symbolsfrfer tov like parts they occur, Figure 1 is avertical tion of the upper edge of a car embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a perspective v1ew of a roof sheet having a nailin strip connected thereto in accordance wit my invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a flashing strip; Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the end portion ofa roof sheet-with a. nailing strip secured thereto, said nailing strip being swung out substantially in the plane of Y the sheeti- Ihe car comrisesa side late 1 roof sheathing 2, side sheathing 3, and a fascia;

4, which are made of-wood, and, except as otherwise noted herein,

conform to ordinary practice. llHllfllly' 'tlle top surface of the side plate is flush with the upper surface of theroof sheeting, or the side of the roof sheathing is flush with the outer surface of the side plate. In the present construction, however, a longitudinal recess 5 is formed in the woodwork at the upper longitudinal invention relates to metal car roofs,

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edge of the car. As illustrated in Fig. 1, this recess is formed by terminating the roof sheathing flush with the inner face of the fascia and mounting said fascia with its upper surface lower than the upper surface of the roof sheathing.

Resting upon roof sheathing are metal roof sheets 6 which are connected at their sides by transverse joints or seams 7 of any suitable type which I will permit relative, movement of the sheets. The outer end portion 8 of each roof sheet is rebent on its under side and the rebent portion is rolled -or formed into an open cylindrical socket,

the open gap being smaller than the diameter of the socket. The portion 9 of the sheet im- Inediatelv adjacent to the line along which it is rebent is turned downward slightl ,to

form a drip edge. Under normal conditions,

the socket portion of the sheet lies in the longitudinal recess at the edge of the woodwork bnt at a. distance from the roof sheathing sufiicient to permit the roof sheets to .inove' toward the ridge.

Interlocking'with the socket of each roof sheet is a curled or rolled rib or head IO which is formed on the upper margin of a sheet or strip 11 of metal hereinafter referred to as the nailing strip. The lower portion of" this nailin g strip'is nailed fiat? wise to, the fascia and its lower edge is pro vided witha narrow flange 12 adapted to be driven into said fascia. In order to permit the nailing strip to move inwardly with the roof sheet, the upper portion of the outer face of the fascia is beveled or tapered ofl, as illustrated at 13 in Fig. 2.

In consequence of'the arrangement above described, each roof sheet is securely fastened to the substructure and at the same tiinetis free to accommodate itself to the various distortions of the car. Movement of the sheets longitudinally of the car is per.- mitted by the fact that. the members of the fastening joint are free to slideor telescope; and movement transversely of the car is persprlnging of the nailing strips In connection xvitlf'tlrefact that the oint is I of th'eliingeor flcxihletype. Thesemovements and an conilnmitions thereof are readily accommodated wilhout diseiigaging the roof sheets frmn their nailing sftiiips. It is desirable to linfetthe longitudiip'l recess with a flashing strip 14 under each 'oint or seam between the rioof sheets. Preferably,

i I l the flashing fits fiatwise against the side and i said sockets, the upper portion of said last bottom of the recess and has a flange turned mentioned sheets. being normally spared down over the edge of the fascia. So, too, it is desirable to protect the ribs or seams 7 by caps which have downwardly extending members 16 that are secured at the eaves. Obviously, my device admits ot considerable modification without departing .trom my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the specific construction shown and described.

.upper marginal portions rolled to to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A car comprising roof sheets whose outer ends are rebent on the underside to form outwardly opening sockets, and clips What I claim as my invention and desire mounted the'side of the car and having heads interlocking with said sockets.

2. A car comprising roof sheets whose outer ends are 'rebent on the, underside to form sockets, the part adjacent to the line of the rebend being turned downwardly, and

- sockets.

5. A car comprising roof sheets whose outer ends are bent to form sockets at the edge of the car and sheets of metal mounted on the side of the car and having'their upper marginal portions rolled to fit pivotally in from the side of the car.

6. A car comprising side plates. side sheathing and roof sheathing and fascia arranged to form an angular recess, and metal roof sheets hating their outer ends rehent to form sockets located in said recess, and clips consisting of sheets of metal mounted on the located in said recess, and clips mounted on the fascia and pro\ 'ided 'with heads interlocking with saidsoeltets, the outermost portions of said sheetshelng turned downwardly to partially close the openi ng'of said sockets and form a drip 8. A car comprising side plates, side sheathing, roofsheatl'nng, a fascia, said iascla tern'nnating below'the upper surface of the roof sheathing and having the upper portlon of its outer surface beveled, metal roof. sheets having their outer ends rebcnt to form sockets located above the fascia, and

resilient clips mounted on the fascia below the beveled portion and having heads inter locking with said sockets.

Slgned at Pittshurg,Pennsylvania, April 2nd,1909. EDStN (J. COVlClt'l.

" WVitnesses: v I

"J. GARFIELD Housrox,

Enw. P. KYLE.

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