USRE2261E - Xmproved car for transporting petroleum - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES IPATENJ'I" OFFICE.

JAMES DEN SMORE AND AMOS DENSMORE, OF M-EADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPRovEn CAR FORTRANSPORTING PETROLEUM.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 53,794, dated April 10, 1866. Reissue No. 2,261, dated May vention; and the letters marked thereon'refcr v p to and correspond withthe saine letters in the description.

On thc platform ofan ordinary railway-car, A A, erect two large, light, tight, firm, stout tanks, B B, of' woodstaves hooped or of sheetiron 'riveted and calked, or of other material, and put each -tank directly over one of the trucks, so-that the strain ofthe weight ofthe 'load will be upon those lparts ot' the car that On y are 'stronger and `better able to hear it. the top of' each tank -put a frame of four bars, C C C C. Through the corners of the frame, close to and outside of the tank, and down through the platform of the car, pass the bolts l 2 3 4. 0u the ends of the bolts,l abo-ve the l'r-.une and below the platform, put screws and nuts and washers, and fasten and press the y tank'down vupon the car firmly by means of' the frame and bolts and screws. Besides attaching and t'astel'iing the tank and car together, the frame andbolts will act as guys or `braces and tend to prevent any shocker jar from the swaying of' thecar. -Upon theplatform, close to the outside and bottom of the tank, bolt the cleats or stops H H H H, to keep the tank firmly in its place and prevent any jar or .moving from any sudden stopping or starting of the car. Iu the top head of each tank make a inan-l.1ole,lthrough which to pouriu the substance to be carried, also for a man to get into the tank for ahyv purpose. 'Around the manhole put a casing, and' over the casing and man-hole put a man-head or cover, D, to prevent rain, snow, or anythingi'rom leaking or falling into the tank. At the bottom of ea-ch tank put in a faucet, E, by which to draw oft the contents. Up the side of each tank, next the endv ol' the car, put the steps F, to enablel hining two large, light, tight, firm, stout tanks with an ordinary railway-car and making the tanks practically a part-of the car, so as to carry the lesired substance in hulk in the car itself', or in a permanent fixture and part thereof, instead ot' in barrels, casks, hogsheads, tierces, or other inovable'vessels orpackagesas is now universally done on railway-cars,`an'd thereby save carrying the weight ot' the barrels, casks, hogsheads, tierces, or otherinovahle vessels or packages. ,I

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent, is- 1. The two tanks B B, or their equivalent, when constructed and operating in combination with au ordinary railway-car, substantially as -and for the' purposes setforth.

2J/The two tanks B B, or their equivalent, when set directly, or nearly so, over .the carf trucks, and when constructed and operatingin combination with au ordinary railway-car, substantially as and for the purposes set. forth.

` '3, The frames C C C C, the bolts 1,2,3,and

4, and thefclcats H El H H, when constructed and operating in combination with tanksB B and au ordinary railway-car, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The steps FF, the man-holes aud'ui'anheads D, the faucets E E, andthe runway G', when constructed and arranged in combi na.- tiouwith tanks B B and an-ordinary railwaycar, substantially as herein set forth and described.

JAMES DENSMO'RF.A AMos DENsMoRE.

Witnesses:4 4

C. M. BoUsH, M. SCHMEDT.

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