US1186035A - Double-deck freight-car. - Google Patents

Description

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DOUBLE DECK FREIGHT CAR.

APPuCATIou FILED nic. 6, i915.

1,186,035. Patented June 6, 1916.

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E. Posson.

DOUBLE DECK FREIGHT CAR.

AP-PUCATIQN FILED DEC. 6, i915. Patented June 6' 5 SHEETS-SHEETZ W mi gli i E. POSSON.

nouua om FREIGHT CAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, i915. y 1,1 86,035. Patented June 6, 1916.

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nouLE DECK FREIGHT CAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 6, I9l5.

1,186,Q35 y Patented June 6, 1916.

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A 7' 'dwardjom @w Jaz J EDWARD POSSON, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

a, DOUBLE-DECK FREIGHT-CAR.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 6, 1916.

Application filed December 6, 1915. Serial No. 65,283.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD PossoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double-Deck Freight- Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tov applications for double ldeck freight oars, and has for its object to provide in combination with such a car a deckwhichmay be raised from the floor to operative or utilizable position to provide a double-decked car for transportation of anim-als, perishable food stuffs, or

the like, or which may be raised out of the way to position just beneath the roof of the car and maintained in such position, or which may be allowed to rest on the floor of the ca r.

Still another' object of the inventionvresides in the construction of myimproved double deck car with the specific means and structure utilized to carry out the object mentioned above.

These and other objects will be set forth in the'following specification and lshown in the accolnpanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa transverse vertical section through my improved car. Fig. 2- is an irregular horizontal section along the liney 2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved car. Fig. 4 'is a side elevation of a portion of my car drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion ofthe deck. Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of a portion of the deck skeleton. Fig. 8 is a detailed section, taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detailed section, taken along the vline 99 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a similar view, taken along the line 10-10 of Fig. 6. Fig. 11 is a. detailed section, taken along the line 11-11 ofFig. 7. Fig. 12 is a detailed section, taken along thel line 12-12 of Fig. 6.. Fig. 13 is ajdetail side elevation ofthe deck supportca'rrying means. Fig. 14'is a similar view, taken at right angles. Fig. 15 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 16 is a side elevation of one of the deck supports in one position. Fig. 17 is a similar view, showing the same in another position. Fig. 18 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 19 is a side elevation or' one of the deck support lugs,

' the side Walls of the car.

and Fig. 20 is a similar view, at right angles thereto.

Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings, in which- 2O indicates generally the floor-supporting structure and car frame upon which is carried a lfloor 21. Uprights 22 extend upwardly from and are attached to the' car frame, as shown in Figs. .1 and 4, for eX- a'mple. Located between the vertical uprights 22 are the diagonal or inclinedv uprights 23,-4secured to the car frame at their lower ends. The uprights 22 and 23 support and carry the rootl 24, and also serve as a reinforcing and carrying means for the longitudinal strips or slats 25, comprising In the type' of car shown in the drawings these wall boards 251 are spaced apart Vto provide ventilation and aeration of the interior of the car, this construction being advisable when used for transportation of cattle, other animals, or,

vin some instances, perishable stuls, as is well known in .this art.

YA".Grenerally indicated by the numeral 27 is the deck, comprising longitudinal frame members 27a secured together and braced by cross frame members 27b--27=, for example--see Fig. 7 These cross frame members are 'attached to longitudinal frame members by suitable angles 27d. The members 27b are of channeled section, and in the channels are mounted suitable iller strips 27e. The longitudinal framemembers 27a are similarly constructed of channel cross section, and their channels are also filled by filler strips 27f,-seev Fig. 1. The deck framework is covered by suitable boarding 28, as shown in Figs. 6, 8, 9, &c. To provide against injury to live freight at the door apertures, vangle braces 29 are attached to a web of the longitudinal deck frame members 27a, as shown in Fig. 12, and a cover board 29a is supported upon these Vangle braces, this cover board projecting partially into the doorway, thereby eliminating the space which would be present in the absence. of suchmember,` and which would permitv animals to becdx'ne trapped between the deck and 'the door, resulting in broken legs or other injury. gSecured to the inner face of the Web s of deck frame members are the eye members 30, pivotally attached thereto by bolts 3()a extending through offset brackets 30g-see Fig. 11. Chains 31,"321a're at. 11

.inl turn attached to the chain 39a. 'be obvious that by varying the position of tached to these eye members, as 4shown in Fig. 1, for example. Pulley housings 33 are located at the juncture of the root' 24 and one side wall, and, somewhat similar pulley housings 34 are located at the juncture of the other side wall and the roof, as shown in Fig. 1. Double chain pulleys 35 are rotatably :mounted in housings 33, and over these double pulleys 35 the chains 31 and 32 pass, the former being continued across beneath the roof 24 to, and over, a second pulley 36rotatably mounted in the housing 34, and from thence the chains 31 are passed to the deck and attached to the eye, as described above. The chains 32 are attached to the opposite side of the deck, as shown in Fig. 5, `for example. The chains 31 and 32 pass down thel outside of the car wall, as shown -in Fig. 4, and are attached at their ends to turn-buckles 38, which inturn, are threaded through `an equalizer yoke 39, lt will the turn-buckles 38 relative to the yoke 3f), the di-derence in length, due, for example,

I to unequal stretching of one chain, will be compensated for. Lock nuts 38a provide means to lnaintain the turn buckles 38 in their proper position relative to the yokes 39.

Located beneath the car frame 20, at one side thereof, is an operating shaft 40, preferably 'of non-circular cross section, as shown in Fig. 5, for example. This shaft is rotatably mounted in bearing brackets r40a attached to the car frame and depending therefrom, see Fig. 4, for example. Rotatably mounted on the shafts '40 are the operating levers 41 comprising socketed portions 41a, in which maybe inserted an operating handle. These operating levers are rotatably mounted on bushings or collars 42 carried by the shafts 40- betweenthe I brackets40a and stopcollars 40", as shown .in Fig. 4. The :lever 41V is bifurcated, as

shown in Figi 4, and between thel arms thereof is the ratchet wheel 43, non-rota- -tably secured to theI shaft 40. A pawl is pivotally mounted between the arms formed by the bifurcated portion of the lever 41, 'the same being provided with a portion arranged to lengage the teeth ot' the ratchet Wheel 43, see Fig. 5, for example. An additional ratchet wheel 46 is non-rotatably mounted on the shaft 40, asshown in Fig. 4, and with this coacts a pivoted detent or pawl 47,-see Fig. 5-an`d, as will be obvious, may be utilized to maintain the shaft against unwinding when there is a load upon the same. The chain 39a is attached at one end to the shaft 40, as shown in Fig. 4, and itwill be' obvious that winding of the shaft by means of the lever 41 and associated mechanism will result in winding of the chain 39a about the shaft. as shown in Fig. 4, and in consequent raising of the deck 27. When raised to the desired position, the detent or pawl 47 may be utilized to hold the shaft in such position'to prevent accidental unwinding of the same. When there is no intention or desire for the use of the lever 41, as when the car is being used as an ordinary freight car, such lever may be swung in the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, and retained in such position by means of the chain 51 carrying the hook 51a, which is' engageable with the apertured lug 41c ofthe lever 41. This chain is attached to a bracket 5l" carried by the car frame, vas shown in Fig. 5. i

, I attach vertical braces 55 to the side walls, as shown, for example, in Fig. 3, these braces extending from. the top of the car to a point below the position in which the deck is mounted for use. In these locations the uprights 55 intersect the diagonal braces 23, and it is necessary to articulate the same, as indicated by numeral 55, see Fig. 4. Upon these braces 55, and upon the uprights .22 are rigidly secured the brackets 57 ,-see Figs. 13-15-these brackets having base anges 57 riveted, or otherwise secured, to braces 55. The brackets 57 are further provided with the spaced apart flanges 57 b, apertured at 57C. The flanges 57" are further provided with the notches or slots 57d. located `90o apart, as shown in Fig. 15, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Pivotally mounted between the flanges 57 b are the deck-supporting members 60, as shown in Figs. 16-18, for example. These decksupports' 60 are centrally apertured at 6()a to permit .the insertion of bearing pins to'aline with the apertures 57 o f the'brackets 57. Angularly disposed with respect to the main body of the supporting member 60 are spaced apart fianges 60", apertured as indicated by nu meral G0". Between these flanges are pivotally. mounted the locking members 61 in the arm portions 61a, apertured at 61 to permit their pivotal attachment to the flanges G0b of supports 60. The locking members 61 are further apertured` at 61 for engagement by a hook or the finger of the operator. Each of the braces 55 is provided with two of the brackets 57 and supporting members 60, as shown in Fig.. 4,l and the adjacent wall boards or strips ,25 are notched or cut-away to provide for the pivotal movement of the supporting member.

In the operation of the deck and deckraising means-assuming that they deck has been raised to the position shown in Figs. l and -the locking members 61 are moved y out of engagement with one of the slots 57l 'j adjacent -slots 57d and preventA accidental "movement vor displacement of the supports 160i, To 'further provide against relative lupper row of supportingmembers 60 out supporting position, and the deck may be lowered to rest upon the lower row of supports in. which position it is'available for use. To protect the walls of the car Afrom Acha'ing and being damaged by movement of the deck, I provide chaing strips of metal, as shown, for example, in` Figs. 1

andl 5. v

It will be apparent thatthe deck may be carried upon the floor of the car when not in use or beneath the roof thereof, as desired. It is believed that the operation and construction of my invention will be suiliciently clear from the above to eliminate the y necessity of further description herein.

It will be obvious that my invention is susceptible of many modiications and improvements; and I do not wish to-be restricted to the form shown' and described beyond the scope of the appended claims.

1. In combination, a car body comprising side walls, as deck, means to raise or lower said deck relative to said walls, braces carried by said car walls, supporting members carried by said braces and pivotally mounted 'with respect thereto to swing into or out of Supporting position with respect to said deck, and locking members constructed and arranged to lock said supporting'members in operative or inoperative position, -said locking members being pivotally attached to said supporting members.

2. In combination with a car, braces, bracket-members carried thereby, support fing members pivotally carried by. said bracket.members, said bracket members becnmu am dan myn' tuinen for ing provided` with' slots therein, and lockmg members carried v, byff said supporting members and arrangedto'A engage said slots to lock said supporting members in supporting or non-supportlng position.

3. In combination with a car body comprising side walls, a deck, means to raise or lower said deck, means to support said deck intermediate ,the top and bottom of.

said walls o r adjacent the top thereof, as desired, andfchaiing strips attached to said side walls and extending between said posi tions of support of said deck.

4. In combination with a car, a deck mov-l able therein, means to -raise or lower said deck, said means comprising pulley memberslocated in said car" adjacent the top thereof, chains, or the like, extending over said pulley and attached to said deck, and a winding shaft, said chains extending adjacent the outside of one wall of said car to said winding shaft.

, 5. In'combination with a car,'a deck mov-l able therein, means. to raise or lower said deck, said means comprising pulley members located in said car adjacent the` top thereof, chains, or the like,- extending over said pulley and attached to said deck, and a' winding shaft located beneath the floor of said car and at one sidethereof, said chains extending adjacent the outside of one wall of said car to said winding shaft.

6. In combination with a car, a deck movable therein, means to raise or lower said deck, said means comprising pulley members located in said car adjacent the top thereof, chains, or the like, extending over said pulley and attached to said deck, a winding shaft, said chains extending adjacent the outside of one wall of said'v car to said winding shaft, means to rotatel said shaft, said means comprising a leverl member, and means to supportsaid lever mem-` EDWARD PossoN.

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