US973659A

US973659A - Wall construction.

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Publication number: US973659A
Application number: US49819309A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jacob K Hoffman
Original assignee: Hale Kilburn Metal Co
Current assignee: HALE-KILBURN METAL Co; Hale Kilburn Metal Co
Priority date: 1909-05-25
Filing date: 1909-05-25
Publication date: 1910-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 1927-10-25

Description

Patented 001;, 25, 1910.

1 Thw \L AMA m m? Emir. ST N LN Wm L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB K. HOFFMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HALE-KIL- BUBN METAL COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OI PENNSYLVANIA,

Specification cfLetters Patent.

Application filed May 25, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 498,193.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, JACOB K. I'IOFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Construction, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention is directed to the provision of an. improved form of wall construction susceptible of use in various ways but of special utility in the construction of railway cars made largely of metal.

4 In the construction of a railway car, posts are employed at intervals along the side walls of the car extending vertically and supporting the roof of the car, and the windows in the side walls of the car'are located in the spaces between adjacent posts.

In accordance with the present invention,

. the structure consists largely or entirely of metallic parts, these including vertically-disposed metallic posts and sheet-metal window-frames secured thereto between adjacent posts. If desired, all of the spaces between the posts may have windows therein, but in the preferred construction the windows occur in altern lte spaces and the other spaces are closed by panels. In building a car in this way, there is always some little variation in the size and shape of the spaces between adjacent posts; but the openings in the window-frames which are to be placed I between these posts must be uniform, that is, must be independent of'this variation, in order that the window shall operate smoothly therein. I have t erefore provided v means forsecuring these windoweframes to the vertically dis osed metafilic posts on either side thereo such aswil compensate or allow for the variation in the size and shape of the spaces between the posts, which variation I have found always to be present to some extent even though considerable care be exercised in building the car. Adjustable securing devices are provided for coacting with.- the window-frame and the posts for supporting the side wall of the car such that even ugh the post is out of position a considerable amount, the frame ma stillQbe secured to the post", and this wit out distorting; the frame in such a way as wouldmake't e window fit imperfectly therein. This method of manufacture ofl'ers fa -further and very important advantage,

namely, it permits of making the parts for the side wall of a car in (piantitios and assembling them to form the complete car without fitting each part in position individually, and a material reduction in the cost of building cars is thus effected.

I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a' portion of I the side wall of a car broken away in part, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sect-ion of the same, Fig. 3 is a horizontal section illustrating a modified form of my invention and Fig. t is a detail view illustrating certain of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to these drawings, 1 and 2 indicate two of the posts lying within the side wall of the car and supporting the roof thereof. A number of these posts are employed in each side wall and they are disposed at intervals along the length of'the car. A window is shown at 3, the sash 4L of which is adapted to move vertically with in 'a frame which is secured to the posts 1 and 2. In the construction of railway cars,

it is found that the size and shape of the spaces between adjacent posts 1 and 2 vary to some extent, even though considerable care is exercised in positioning these posts. However, the space between opposite sides of the frame for a window must be accurate as to size and shape in order that the movement ofthe sash 4 therein may be readily effected and that the sash will not rattle in the frame. i p

In order to insure the opening inthe window-frame being accurate as to size and shape, I make the frame with the side mem bers thereof rigidly connected, as byforming at least three of the sides of thisframe integral; if desired, however, all four of the sides of the frame may be formed integral, or the frame may consist of framemembers which are secured together at their ends as by weldingin order to form a.;uni-

tary' structure. I have shown the, windowframe in Figs. '1 and 2 as havin 'three sides thereof formed integral, each of these sides including a portion 5 which extends transversely to the plane of the wall of the car, a portion 6 lying int-he plane of the wall and forminga part of the outer surface thereof and a portion 7 at the edge of the portion 6 extending inwardly ofthe wall.

' either side of the The portion 5 ofthe frame has a plurality of sheet-metal parts 8 formed thereon or secured thereto and forming grooves within which the windows 3 move. The portion 5 of the window frame may or may not be integral with the portion 6 thereof as described, the practice in this respect being dependent upon convenience in'manufacturing these parts and the desirability of having the portion 5 removable independent of the portion 6. In the drawings I =have shown the portion 6 of the frame as pro vided with a narrow integral portion lying in the plane of the wall 5, the latter being formed as a separate cheek-piece.

Since the window-frame is accurately made with respect to the size and shape of the window thereof and since variation occurs in the. distance between adjacent posts 1 and 2 which form the supports for the window-frame, I have provided means'for securing the frame to the posts 1 and .2, this being adjustable to allow for such variation as may occur in the relative positions of these parts. Thus, at the right of Fig. 2 I have shown brackets 9 adjustably secured to the posts 2 and having the frame secured thereto. ing through openings in the post 2 and the brackets 9, and nuts 11 'are provided on these, rods one on either side of the post 2 and one on either side of each of the brackets 9. By means of this construction whatever the relative positions of the posts 1 and 2, the brackets 9 may be secured to the posts and then adjusted toward and away from them by pro erly positioning the nuts 11 upon the ro s 10 so that the distance between the brackets 9 on opposite sides of the panel for the window'shall be such that the frame will exactly fit within this s ace. The nuts 11 may then be tightened to 100 c the brackets 9 rigidly in position and the frame may then be positioned between the opposite brackets and secured thereto by means of the screws 12.

At the left of Fig. 2 a slight modification of theconstruction shown at the ri ht of that figure is illustrated, this modi cation consisting of securing the rods 10 rigidly to the brackets 9 instead of adjustably.

With this construction the adjustment of the ositions of the brackets 9 is eifectedsolely y moving rods 10 relativel to the posts 1. As shown in Fig. 2, one o the rods 10 of each pair may be extendedytnd employed to secure the portions 7' of the frame and thus making the structure more rigid. I have shown certain of the rods 10 as passing through openingsv in the portions 7- of the frame and having nuts thereon one on I ortion 7 which maybe tightened up tb ho d the latter rigidly.

If desired, a window may be provided between each pair of adjacent posts 1 and 2 Threaded rods 10 are employed passplate 19.

For supporting the'panels, the ortions 7 of the window-frame are preferab ly pressed to form shoulders thereinv upon which the edges of the panels 13 may window-frame by molding strips 14 having studs thereon which pass through openings.

inthe edges of the anels l3 and in the shoulders or ledges'o the portions 7 these studs having nuts 15 upon their inner ends which may be tightened up to secure the panels 13 rigidly in position. By this method of securing the panels in position the latter may be made in completed form at the fatcory ready for installation in the car, these panels being made of such dimensions that if the openings in which they were to be fitted were perfect, the panels would be a little small but the molding strips 14 wouli overlie and conceal any spaces be tween the edges of the panels 13 and the walls of the window posts; if then the size of the opening for apanel is reduced by moving the window frames atopposite sides thereof toward each other slightly in ad-' rest.' Thepanels are then secured to the posts of the 'desired ornamented in any suitable manner.

justing them relatively to the. posts 1 and 2,

panel 13 may still be employed within this opening without cutting away the metal at its edges.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have illustrated a modification of my invention somewhat diiferent from the construction illustrated in -Figs. 1 and'2, but like that in that adjustable securing devices are provide for securing the window-frame to the posts of the side wall-of the car. The post in this case consists of. a sheet-metal-strip 15' bent to a rectangular configuration. The windowframe is; shown at 16 secured to the post 15' byphirality of brackets 17 having two wings extending outwardly therefrom parallel to each other. Secured.v to the windowframe 16 are a corresponding number of brackets 18 each having a single outwardly 1 extending wing lying between the two wings i of the corresponding bracket 17 A w dge 1 plate 19 having'a-n inclined edge, as shown, also fits between the two wings of each bracket 17. A bolt 20 passes through openings in the wings of-each bracket 17, a horizontal slot in the wing of the corresponding bracket 18 and an inclined slot indie-wedge- It will be seen that by loosening the bolt 20 somewhat the wedge-plates 19 may be moved downwardly and the frame 16 thereby moved away from the post 15 and when the desired position of the windowframe'. has been found, the bolts 20 may be tightened up to hold these parts rigidly in the proper relative positions. In the construction illustrated in these figures the windows are provided between adjacent pairs of posts 15 instead of in alternate spaces,

and the sheet-metal panel 21 is provided sosecured to the outer face of the post 15 and having its edges-extending under inwardly turned edge portions 22 upon the windowframe 16.

It will be seen that in accordance with.

the construction above described, a side wall for a car is provided consisting of parts all of whichmay be manufactured in large quantities as factory products and therefore at low cost, .and these may be used as required in assembling the parts of a car. These parts may be secured to the posts forming the supports for the side wall and roof of the car notwithstanding the fact that the spaces between these postsvary in size and shape, and this securing means is such that the window-frames will not be thereby subjected to distortion which would occasion poor operation of the windows therein. The spaces between adjacent windows are filled by the sheet-metal panels which may be readily removed,- when desired, n order to make any necessary repairs and to paint the interior walls of the metallic parts .to prevent corrosion thereof.

Having described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a wall, the combination of two ver-. tically-disposed posts, a window-frame formed of sheetrmetal lying between said posts and having the side-members and a member connecting them rigidly connected together to form a unitary structure, secur-' ing devices for securing the side-members of the frame to'the postsadjacent thereto,

means for etlecting an adjustment pf said securing devices to compensate for varia tions in the-distance between said sidemembers and the ad acent posts, an integral extension on one of said side-members, a,

p'anehand Ineans'for securing the anel to said extension independently of sand posts,

" substantially as set forth.

2. In. a wall, the combination'of a plurality of vertically disposed, stationarily mounted posts,'brackets securedto the adjacent sides of said posts, means for adjusting the positions of said brackets toward and away from said posts, a window frame lying between ad acentposts and having grooves therem to recelve the sashes, and

uncans for securing said frame to said brackets, substantially as set forth.

3. In a wall. the combination of a plural ity of vertically disposed posts, brackets secured to the adjacent-sides of said posts, 'u.-.:.m.=; for adjusting the positions of said brackets toward and away from said posts,

a window-frame lying between adjacent posts and having the opposite side-meinbers thereof and a member connecting them rigidly connected together so as toform a unitary structure, and means for securing the side-members of said frame to said brackets, substantially as set forth.

4. In a wall, the combination ofa plurality of vertically disposed, stationarily mounted posts arranged in line, a windowframe between two adjacent posts having grooves formed thereinto receive the sashes,

a panel between one of said two posts and i the next adjacent post, brackets secured to said two adjacent posts, means for ad'usting-said brackets toward and away mm the posts to which they are secured, means for securing said frame to.said brackets, securing devices lyingwit-hin said frame for securing the panel to the frame, and a molding overlying the joint between the panel and frame, substantially as set forth.

5. In a wall,'the combination of two .ver-

tically disposed .posts,- a plurality of brackets, adjustable means for securing said brackets to the adjacent sides of said posts, said means including threaded rods coacting with said osts and said bracketsand nuts on said ro s, and a window-frame secured to said brackets, substantially as set forth.

6; In a wall,'the combination of two V8!" tically disposed, stationarily mounted posts,

a window-frame formed of sheet-metal lying between said posts, havin grooves formed therein to receive the sas ies, securing devices for securing the side-members of said frame to the posts adjacent thereto,

- means for effecting an adjustment of said securing devices, integral portions on the sidemembers of said frame extendin to the nonad acentsides of said posts, an means for securing said portions to said posts, substanorth,

tially as set 7 In a wall, the combination of two vertically disposed posts, a window-frame formed of sheet metal lying between said posts, securing devices for securing the sidemembers of said frame to the posts adjacent thereto, means for effecting an adjustment of said securingdevices, integral portions on the side'me'mbers of said frame extending to the non-adjacent sides of said posts,

a sheet-metal panel, and means for securing I extending to the opposite side of the adjaeent post, a panel lying between said lastnamed 0st and the next adjacent post and means or securing said panel to said integral ortion of the Window-frame, substantial y as set forth.

9. In swell the combination of a plnrah ity of .verticaliy disposed 'osts arranged in line, a wind0w-frame made of sheet-metal lying between two adjacent posts, brackets between said two posts and the side-members of said frame, means for adjusting said brackets in aeordance With the space between saidvp'osts and side-members, an integral. portion on one of said side-members extending to the opposite side of the adjacent post, a pane] lying between said last named post and the next adjacent ost, securing devices lyin. Within the side-mornber of the 'window-' rame having said extension thereon for securing said panel to said side-member, and a molding overlying the joint between said panel and side-member, substantially as set forth.

This specification. signed and witnessed this 29th day of A r'il, 1909.

v JA OB K. HOFFMAN. Witnesses H. T. Bionpow, Enw unn Gr. Bonn.