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REISSUED JULY 21; 1908. J. MOB. AMES.

TANK OAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.19, 190

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ATTORNEY REISSUED JULY 21, 1908. J. MOE- AMES.

TANK GAR. APPLICATION FILED DEU.19. 1907.

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#TTORMEY WITNESSES:

No. 12,832.- REISSUED JULY 21, 1908.

J. MOE. AMBS;

TANK GAR.

. 0 IIXPPLIOATION FILED DEC 19 19 7 I 8 SHEETS SHEET 3 dwwmfyczu ATTORN EK UNITED snags PAL'IENT OFFICE.

JOHN McE. AMES, Ol y YEW YORK,- N. .Y.; ASSIGNOR-TO AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY,

' OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY:

TANK-CAR.

\ I Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued July 21, 1908.

Original No. 8 "7,571, dated June 25, 1907,8eria1 No. 349,878. Application for reissue filed December 19, 1907.

Serial No. 407,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jenn MoE. lines, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and State of New York, county of Richmond, Staten Island, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in 'lank-Uars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others Skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accom anying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly in vertical section, of my improved tank car,"

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fi 3 is a plan view of a portion of the under name Fig. 4 illustrates a modified form of interlocking members be tween the tank and underframe; and Figs. 5

and 6 illustrate a further modification.

This invention relates tonew and useful im irovemcnts in tank cars.

"lhe usual practice in tank car construction is to mount the tank, on an underframe,

and to prevent the tank from rolling, bands, which extend over the tank, are secured to the underframe. shifting longitiulinally head blocks which serve as abutments for the ends of the tank are usually secured on the underlralne.

In the preferred form of my invention the tank is tied to an underl'rame by means of bands in the usual manner. The head blocks are replaced by lugs secured to the underframe near the center of the car, which lugs serve as abutments for a projection carried by the tank. struction is that the tank is free to expand and contract independently of the underframe, as it is not connected by rivets or similar fastening devices to the underfralnc.

outwardly from the longitudinal sills, said diaphragms being connected by a channel 4 arranged. above the longitudinal sills and a plate 5 below said sills. Center bearings 6 To prevent the tank from The advantage of this con-' are'secured to the under side of the body bolsters, and filler blocks, 7 are interposed between the longitudinal sills above the center bearings. The tank rests on wood blocks 8, which blocks are secured to the curved top portion of the body bolsters.

Bands 9 are secured to the body bolsters so and extend over the tank. Straps 10 extend under the longitudinal sills and are connected by turn-buckles 11. to tank bands 12 and 12, the bands 12 being connected to curved rods 13 which surround the tank dome 14.

Brackets 15 are preferably secured to the tank bands and support a running board 16 and a hand rail 17. A ladder 18 is secured to the running board.

Flanged plates 19 are secured to the underframe, preferably near the center of the car. A casting or pressed metal men. or 20 is secured to the tank and extends downwardly between the flanges of the plates 19. The member 20 is preferably provided with curved flanges which are riveted to the tank, the rivets passing through a plate 21 located inside the tank. The plate 2] reinforces the tank structure at this point and reduces the liability of leakage.

. From the foregoing it will be understood that the member 20 which projects from the tank is held in interlocking engagement with the flanged plates -19 by means of the tank bands. However, any suitable connections between the tank and underframc may be employed in lieu of the tank bands as the same forms no part of the invention.

Fig. 4 illustrates a modificatioi'i in which a casting provided with a recess 22 in its upper face is secured to the underframe, and one of the tank sheets is pressed out to form a projection 20, which projection is located in the recess 22. Referring to the drawings, the underirame in the mmli'lications shown in Figs. 5 and 5 6, a casting or pressed metal member 20* is j riveted to the bottom of the tank and rests Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a tank 'car, the combination with a tank, of a frame, and interlocking members forming abutments between the tank and frame, which members are designed at all times to receive end thrusts and allow the tank to expand substantially throughout its 13 length, substantially as described.

"2. In a tank, the combination with an underframe, of a tank mounted on said underframe, and interlocking members forming abutments between the tank and frame,

15 which members are designed at all times to receive end thrusts and allow the tank to expand substantially throughout its length; substantially as described.

3. In a tank car, the combination with a 29 tank, of a frame, and interlocking members at the center of the car which revent the tank from shifting longitudinal y; substantially. as described. I

4. Ina tank car, the combination with an under-frame, of a tankmounted on the underfram'e, and interlocking members at the center of the car which prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally; substantially as described.

5. In a tank car, the combination with an underframe including body bolsters, of a tank supported by the underframe, and interlocking members arranged between the body bolsters, said interlocking members forming abutments which prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally and allow it to expand; substantially as described.

6. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe, bands anchored to 40 the underframc and extending over the tank, and interlocking members which prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally and allow it to expand, the relative position of said interlocking members being constant; substan tially as described.

a 7. In a tank'car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe, bands anchored -to the underframe and extending over-the tank, and interlocking members between said tank and frame which prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally, the relative position of sald interlocking members being constant; substantially as described.

8. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe bands anchored to the underframe and extending over the tank, and interlocking members at the center of the car which prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally; substantially as described 9. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of a frame, lugs secured to said tank and frame near the center of the car, which lugs interlock and prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally; substantially as described.

10. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe', lugs secured to the underframe near the center of the car, and a projection carried by the tank arranged be: tween said lugs; substantially as described.

11. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe, lugs secured to the underframe 'near the center of the car, and a projection. carried by the tank arranged between said lugs substantially as described. 12. In a'tank car, the combination with a tank, of a frame including body bolsters, a tank-supportingmember near the center of the car, and lugs cooperating with said tanksupporting member to prevent the tank from shifting longitudinally; substantially as described.

13. In a tank car, the combination ofa tank, an underframe, and interlockin members on said tank and underframe', sai mem bers being located at thecenter of the car and having coincident engaging faces; substantially as described.

14. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of a frame, interlocking members between said tank and frame, one of which interlocking members is riveted to the tank near the center thereof, the rivets passing through a reinforcing plate located inside of the tank; substantially as described. I

15. In a tank car, the combination with a tank, of an underframe, and interlocking members between said tank and underframe, one of which interlocking members is secured to the. underframe near the centerthereof, substantially as described.

16. In a tank car with a center girder or sill, a tank support, a tank thereon, abutments on said girder, a flan ed. depending stop member below said tan cooperating with said abutments, a reinforcing late withinthe tank and means uniting the ange of said depending member and said plate.

17. In a tank car, the combination of a a tank, an underframe, lugs secured to the underframe near the midd e'of the car, a projection having lateral flanges secured to the tank and ada ted to project to the plane of said lugs an a reinforcing plate secured within the tank and to said projection.

18. In a tank car,the combination com prising an underframe, a tank su ported thereby, lugs on said underframe anil a hollow stop de ending from said tank between said lugs ali arranged to revent longitudinal movement of the tanii and permit free expansion of said tank at each side of said lugs.

19. In a tank car, the combination comprising an under-frame with a center sill 20. In a tank car, an underfrarne, a tank, a stop secured to the middle portion of said tank, said stop comprising a body portion with lateral flan es projecting therefrom and conforming to the contour of said tank and lugs on said underframc cooperating with said stop to prevent longitudinal movement of said tank.

21'. In a tank car, an under-frame including'a center sill girder, a tank, a stop depending from said tank, said stop having flanges extending longitudinally of the tank, a reinforcing plate cooperating with said stop and lugs on said girder, said lugs serving to prevent longitudinal shifting of said tank while permitting free expansion thereof.

22, in a tank car, an underframe, a tank, a hoiiow projection carried by said tank, flanges on said projection secured to said tank, and lugs on said underi'rame adapted to cooperate with said projection. to hold the tank in position.

23. in a tank car, an underirame, a tank, a hoilow projection carried by said tank, curved flanges on said projection secured to said tank, and lugs on said underframe adapted to cooperate with said projection.

24-. in a tank car, an uiideriran'ie, tank, a hollow rejection carried by said tank, lon gitudinal y extending flanges on said projection secured to said tankand lugs on said underframe adapted to cooperate with said projection to serve as a stop to prevent longitudinal dispiacement of said tank.

25. in a tank car, an underframe, a tank, an abutment secured to said tank relatively midway its length, said abutment having a flange extending longitudinally and transversely thereof, a reinforce member Within said tank, means for uniting said abutment, tank audreinforce member, and lugs on said under-frame adapted to be impinged by said abutment, the tank being free to expand each side ol said lugs.

26. in a tank car, an underfrazne, including a center sill girder, a tank, an abutment having a curved seat secured to the lower portion of said tank and depending there- 'lrom, and lugs on said girder adapted to em gage said abutment to prevent longitudinal shifting of the tank.

27. In a tank car, an ui'nlerframe, a tank, a flanged casting secured to the lower portion of said tank and lugs secured to the undcrframe at each side of said casting.

28. In a tank caran underframe comrislng center sills, a tank, a casting with ateral flanges secured to the lower portion of and extending transversely of said center sills and abutments secured to the underl rame at each side of said casting.

29. In a tank car, an underirame including center sills, a tank, a depending casting secured to the lower middle pollion of said said tank near the middle portion thereof ments.

tank and extending transversely of said center sills and abutments secured to the underframe at each side of said eastin said tank being free to expand at each side of said abut- 30. In a tank car, an underframe, a tank, lugson said underirame relatively at 1ts middie portion and a casting secured to said tank and extending between said lugs whereby the tank is secured against longitudinal movement while being free to expand longitudinally.

' 31. In a tank car, the combination comprising a tank, an outlet valve,- an underframe, a hollow casting secured to and ex temling transversely of said tank independent of the outlet valve at the lower portion of the tank and means on said iinder'franie for preventing longitudinal shifting of said tank.

32. in a tank car, the combination comprising an underirame with center sills, a tank supported above said sills, an outlet valve for said tank, a stop member indepemk ent of said outlet valve, depending from said tank relatively between said sills and a cooperating stop member connected with said center sills.

33. In a tank car, the combination comprising bolsters, a sill member connecting said bolsters, a tank removabiy mounted above said bolsters, a stop casting depending from said, tank between said bolsters and means extending transversely of and secured to said sill adapted to prevent longitudinal shifting'of said tank.

34. In a tank car, the combination comprising an underframe including bolsters and connecting sill, of a tank removably mounted thcreabove, tank bands securing said tank on said underframe, and cooperating disconnected stop members extending transversely oi and secured to said tank and sill adapted to prevent longitudinal shifting of said tank.

35. in a tank car, the combination comprising bolsters, a connecting center sill member, a tank removably mounted thereabove, a flanged casting extending transversely of said tank near its middle portion, and means on said center sill adapted to cooperate with said casting toiprevent longitudinal shifting of said tank.

in a tank ear, the combination comprising bolsters, a center sill connection extending through said bolsters, a tank removably mounted thereabove, a transversely extending member depending from the mid die portion of said tank and .man's secured to said sill member adapted toprevent longitudinal movement ofsaid tank.

3?. in a tank car constructed Without side sills between the bolsters, the combination comprising bolsters, a girder connectingisaid bolsters, a tank removablymounted thereabove, a downwardly extending member secured to the middle portion of said tank and means secured to and extending transversely of said girder adapted to prevent longitudlnal shifting of said tank while leaving it free to expand therebeyond.

38. In a tank car, the combination comprising bolsters, a girder connecting said olsters, a tank removably mounted thereon, a stop casting secured to the middle portion of said tank and extending transversely of. said girder and means extending transversely of said girder adapted to cooperate with said casting to revent longitudinal shifting of said tank wl ile leaving it free to expand longitudinally therebeyond.

3-9. In a tank car, the combination comprising bolsters, .a continuous center sill girder extending through said bolsters, a

tank mounted thereabove, a member depending from the middle portion of said tank said bolsters, a casting, de ending from the middle portion of said tan from above said girder and means extending between flanges of said girder, serving to prevent longitudinal shifting of said tank.

41. In a tank car, the combination comprising a flanged longitudinal irder, bolsters, a tank supported above sai bolsters, a

depending stop member secured to the lower middle portion of said tank'and means extending transversely of said girder, forwardly and rearwardly ofsaid stop, adapted to pre-- vent longitudinal'shifting of said tank.

42. In a tank car, the combination'comprising a flanged longitudinal irder, bolsters, a tank supported above sald bolsters, an outlet valve, a depending stop' member secured to the lower middle portion of said tank near said valve and means extendin transversely between the flanges of sai prevent longitudinal shiftgirder adapted to of said tank.

% n witness whereof I have hereunto set,

my hand in the presence of two witness s JOHN MOE. AM S. Witnesses:

EH. GIBBs, M: LANGER.

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