US1543035A - Means of securing a wooden lining to a corrugated wall - Google Patents

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June 23, 1925.

5. J. STRID MEANS OF SECURING A WOODEN LINING TO A CORRUGATED WALL Filed Aug. 21, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l Im eizior: Sven J. Simd verQ- June 23, 1925.

S. J. STRID MEANS 0F SECURING A WOODEN LINING TO A CQRRUGATED WALL Filed Aug. 21; 1924 fnuenibr: 21 5 52611 J Afiflkngy.

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To all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, J. S'inm, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, and being a citizen or the" United States, have. invented certain new and useful Iinpiovements in Means of Securing a 1 Wooden Lining to a (tor'rugat ed Vi a-ll, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as wili en'ablefiothers skilled in theartto which it appertains to make and to" use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings; which illustrate" the preferred it of 'theginv'ention, though it is to be understood thatth'e invention is not limited toth'e es'ra'crdetails of construction shown' and described, asit is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of the claims will occur to persons skilled in the art.

Corrugated metallic end walls of variousv types are in general use which comprise metallic plates having corrugations of different configurations formed therein to strengthen and stiffen them. Such ends are made of a plurality of plates with the meeting edges positioned horizontally or vertically and with the corrugations positioned horizontally or vertically. However, the number of plates or position of the corrugations is immaterial to my invention.

It is customary to line such corrugated ends with wooden boards to prevent the grain from sweating and mildewing; secondly, to provide means for blocking the lading; and thirdly, to prevent grain leaks. It is essential that this lining be secured by means which would not permit moisture to enter the car. Nailing strips have been inserted in the corrugations and held thereto by bolts which project through the corrugated end, but experience has shown that moisture and dampness follow this bolt.

It is customary to run the lining boards perpendicularto the direction of the corrugation and it is preferable to allow the run-' ning boards to bear against the apices of adjacent corrugations so that the thrust of the shifting lading will be carried directly through the lining board to the corrugation.

This lining must be fastened securely and rigidly to the end wall because the anchoring of the lading and the racking of the car have a tendency to loosen it.

One of the objects of the invention is to securely and rigidly fasten a wooden lining Figsi 5,6 and? 7- show the to a corrugated metallic wall of a railway boxcar.- I Y Inthedrawing's: I

Fig: 1 is" a section of a corrugated end wall with my invention appliedthere'to F 13-. r 2' is an elevation of Fig. 1 taken from the inside of the with the lining and nail remo ed: v

Fig; 3 1s a section of 'a' corrugated end wall with a modification; of my invention applied thereto the same being taken along the-line-l-l (if-"Fig: 5E the direction indic'a't'ed by the arrows.-

fronr tlie'insideof the car with the lining and naii'removed; v 4 V holder in detail.

In the drawings 1 is a corrugated metallic wall having inwardly projecting apices 2, outwardly projecting apices 3 and lining 4. The fastener 5 is held to the corrugated wall 1 by rivets 6 or other convenient means. The fastener 5 is formed so as to provide adjacent portions 7-8 with the inclined portions 910 and curved portion 11. This fastener 5 may be of any desired length. The lining is held against the adjacent apices 22 while the nail 12 is driven in place. This nail 12 is guided by surfaces 9 and 10 into the space between portions 7-8 and upon coming in contact with portion 11 the nail is deflected or clinched, as shown at 13, so that it rigidly secures the lining in place.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 3 to 7 inclusive the fastener is secured to the corrugated wall 1 by rivets 21 or any other convenient means. The holder 22 is secured to fastener 20 by bolts 23 (or any other convenientmeans) through holes 24. The holder 22 is provided with inclined or guiding surfaces 25 so that as the nail is driven in place it is guided by these inclined surfaces 25 and portion 26 of the fastener so that the nail comes in contact with and is deflected by portion 27 of the fastener, thereby forming a hook connection with the vholder 22. The fastener 20 or holder 22 have inclined surfaces 29. These ribs pre vent the nail from bending sidewise.

My devlce is positioned within the planes bounding the inwardly and outwardly projecting corrugation so that it permits the lining 4 to bear against the adjacent apices 2 of the corrugations and furthermore does not necessitate any increase in the length of the car. However, my invention is not limited to placing these fasteners within the corrugation.

These fasteners 5 and 20 are preferably applied to the corrugated wall before it is installed on the car.

I claim:

1. In combination with a wall element for a railway car having a plurality of corrugations formed therein, a fastener secured to said wall, a lining, a nail securing said lining to the fastener, said fastener comprising means to guide and deflect the nail as it is driven between adjacent portions of the fastener whereby said nail is retained between said portions.

2. In combination with a wall element for a railway car having a plurality of corrugations formed therein, a fastener secured to said wall within one of said corrugations, a lining touching the apices of adjacent corrugations, a nail securing said lining to the fastener, said fastener comprising means to guide and deflect the nail as it is driven between adjacent portions of the fastener whereby said nail is retained between said portions.

3. In combination with a wall element for a railway car having a plurality of corrugations formed therein, a fastener secured to said wall, a holder secured to said fastener a lining, a nail securing said lining to the fastener and holder, said fastener comprising means to guide and deflect the nail as it is driven between the holder and the fastener whereby the nail is retained between said holder and fastener.

4. In combination with a wall element for a railway car having a plurality of corrugations formed therein, a fastener secured to said wall within one of said corrugations, a holder secured to said fastener, a lining touching the apices of adjacent corrugations, a nail securing said lining to the fastener and holder, said fastener comprising means to guide and deflect the nail as it is driven between the holder and the fastener whereby the nail is retained between said holder and fastener.

SVEN J. STRID.

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