US945747A - Lining for freight-cars. - Google Patents

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WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, OF DANNEMORA, NEW YORK.

LINING FOB FREIGHT-CARS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM J. BRENNAN, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Dannemora, in the county of Clinton and the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Linings for Freight-Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention provides a lining for freight-cars for the purpose of adapting them to carrying perishable produce in bulk. The sides, ends, and bottom of thelining are foldable, so that they may be easily placed in and removed from the car, whereby the lining may be used successively in different cars and to carry different loads. This saves the expense of lumber for each shipment in a car, as the lining may be returned after the load of the car is discharged. Injury to a car incident to the nailing in of a temporary lining is also obviated.

/Vhen read in connection with the description herein, the details of construction and arrangement of parts contemplated by this invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein a preferable embodiment of the invention is disclosed, for the purpose of illustration.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section view; Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view; and, Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, 6 designates the floor and 7 the ends of a car.

Sills 8 are placed on the floor of the car to support the floor of a lining. The lining floor is made in sections 9 to facilitate its being placed in position in the car and its removal therefrom, and the material of the respective sections is held together by cleats 10. Each side of the lining is formed of an upper section 11 and a lower section 12, the sections being longitudinally disposed and extending from an intermediate place in the car opposite the door to an end of the car with which they abut. The material of the upper section 11 is held together by exterior cleats 13 which extend thereacross, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Paiggntgd Jan, 11, 1910, Application filed February 20, 1909.

Serial No. 479,984.

alined with and exteriorly connected with these cleats 13, by hinges 14, are exterior cleats 15, which extend to the floor-sections 9, of the lining and which hold together the material of the lower section 12.

The exterior hinges 14 are arranged to permit the upper and lower sections to break inwardly along a longitudinal line. On the inner side of the lining are terminal cleats 1G and 17, attached, respectively,to the upper and lower sections. he lower cleat 17 on each end is made in sections 18 and 19, connected by a hinge 20, the upper section 18 only being attached to the lining side, and the lower section 19 being free to swing inwardly. Abutting each lower section 19 is a stop 21 attached to the lining side, for the purpose of taking lateral strain imposed on that cleat section.

The end of the lining comprises upper and lower sections 22 and 23, respectively, the materials of which sections are, respectively, held together by exterior cleats 24 and 25, and the cleats of one section are alined with those of the other and exteriorly connected by hinges 26. The end of the lining is of a width about equal to the distance between the sides of the lining when placed in a freight-car of the average dimensions. In order to make the end susceptible of use in a somewhat wider car, wings 27 are hinged to the sides of the end so as to fold inwardly back against the end when disposed in a car of the average width and to be opened laterally when in a wider car to form extensions of the end.

hen it is desired to place the lining ina car, the sills 8 are arranged at intervals on the car-floor, to which they may be fastened or not, as desired, and the lining fioor-sec-- tions 9 are placed thereon, these sections together being of a sufficient width to extend from side to side of the average freight-car.

Then the lining sides are put in place along the sides of the car with their bottom edges and the bottom ends of their cleats resting on the lining-floor. This may be readily done, in case of each side, by having the side broken inwardly on its hinges 14. \Vith this disposition, the bottom ends of cleats 15 are seated on the lining-floor along the side and the sections are pressed into uprightposition against the car side. Each of the sides of the lining is held in position against the car side by one or more lag-screws 28, which pass through one or more cleats 14;

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and into the side of the car. After the sides of the lining are placed in position, the lining end is set in the end of the car, with its bottom edge resting on the lining-floor, and with its side edges abutting and bearing against the lining sides. The end is held in position by one or more lag-screws 28, in much the same manner as the sides.

In order to close the end of the compartment, formed by the lining, opposite to the lining end, a stop 29 is attached to the lining-floor against which may be placed the bottom end of a stanchion 30, the top of the stanchion being held in place by any suitable means at the top of the car. This stanchion is adapted to maintain in position transversely boards of suitable form, which may be gradually put in place across the end as the load is deposited in the lining, and which may be removed as desired as the load is discharged. These boards may extend from side to side of the lining or in sections from one side to the stanchion. In either event, their outer ends engage the cleats 18 and 17, whereby they are held in place, in conjunction with the stanchion.

When it is desired to let out some of the load from the bottom, lower sections 19 of the lower cleats 17 may be swung inwardly to release the bottom board, which may then be removed.

One or" the linings, as described above, may be placed in each end of the car.

Having thus described my invention, what ters Patent, is

l. A car-lining including a lining element arranged to break on pivotal connections inwardly along a longitudinal line, whereby its movement into and out of place in the gether, and an end formed of sections hinged together.

4. A car-hning having an end portion and sides arranged to extend from the end to an intermediate place in the car and an inner upright cleat on each side near its inner end and including a lower section hinged to swing inwardly in the car, said cleats being arranged to be engaged by and to hold end boards in position and said lower sections when swung being arranged to release the bottom of said boards.

5. A car-lining having an end portion and sides arranged to extend from the end to an intermediate place in the car, an inner upright cleat on each side near its inner end and including a lower section hinged to swing inwardly in the car, and a stop at-.

tached to each lining side and abutting said lower section of the cleat thereof whereby lateral strain thereon is taken up.

WILLIAM J. BRENNAN.

W'itnesses HENRY G. MILLINGTON, LANCE M. Parsons.

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