US2009034A - Car roof - Google Patents

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My 23? E935. w. D. THOMPSON CAR ROOF Filed Jan. 23, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Quy 213, w35. w. D. THOMPSON CAR ROOF Filed Jan. 23, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 WE'ZZ, QW? I 7'7Lam/v son uy 23, 935. W, D; THQMPSON 2,009,034

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Patented July 23, 1935 einer PATENT? orties aooacai CAR ROOF l William DQ Thompson, DctroiunMich., assigner to Hutchins Car Roofing Company,y Detroit, Mich.,

Y a corporationof Delaware K Y Appiieation January, 23, issasenslno. 653.205

' ionims. (onlosfn The invention relates to car roofs and more particularly toconstructions applicable to cars of the gondola type. It is the. primary object of the invention toV obtain a construction which is thoroughly weatherproof and of adurable nature while at the same time providing for easy access toi the interiori to facilitate 'loading and unloading The invention therefore consists in the construction as hereinafter vsetfforth.` I

In the drawings:

l. is arplan view of a portion-of the gondola car to which my improved roof is applied;

Fig. 2 is a crosssection thereof; L Fig. 3 is an end elevation; f v

Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged sections on lines iando-5 of Fig. l; i Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line -S of Fig. .1; f f

Fig. 'lV is an'enlarged section on line 1 1 of 1Eig. l;

Fig. 8 is asection on line 8 8 of Fig. l;

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9 9 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 10 is a section similar to Fig. 2 showing a modied construction. Y

Metallic cars of the gondola type as generally constructed are provided with horizontally extending reinforcing angle bars A at the top of the sides and the ends of the car. The roof frame is rigidly secured to these anglev bars and comprises end members B secured to the end angles A by boltsC and tapering downwardfrom the center to the eaves corresponding to the pitch of the roof. At the center and extending longitudinally of the car is'a ridge pole D which is Vsecured L by boltsE passing through both the ends vof the d are purlines extending longitudinally of the car betweenV adjacent carlines and bolted thereto. The angles A at the sides of the car are also provided with wooden strips G extending between adjacent carlines and secured to said angle by bolts H. These strips have their upper faces at an angle corresponding to the pitchof the roof and together with the purlines and ridge pole form a support for the roong sheets I.

The roofing sheets I are of the usual pan shape with continuously extending up-turned flanges at their sides and across the ridge end, while at the eaves end they are provided with downturned return bent flanges J cooperating with flashings K which latter are secured between the strips G and angle bars A. The sheets I are held down on the roofframe by transverse caps L embracing the carlines, ridge caps M and junction caps N as usual in roofs Voi' the iiexible type, while saddles O secured tothe junction caps support running "boards P extending from end to end of the roof. At the ends of thecars the roofing sheets I are provid-ed with down-turned flanges zjwhich arev nailed or otherwise secured to end facia strips Q bolted to the members B.

The roofas thus far described would form a ilexiblestructure providing for relative movement' of the sheets whichare held down by the caps and wouldl also v be thoroughly weatherproofed. 'InasmuclL however, as it covers the entire car there would be no provision for loading or unloading. To provide for this a number of the sheets I have hatch openings therein which are normally closed by hatch covers, the construction being as follows:

. R arehatch openings cut incertain of the sheets I and S are re-inforcing channel bars which are above and riveted to the edge portions ofthe sheet adjacent to the openings R and sur- 'rounding said openings. To insure a Weatherproof joint around the hatch openings flanges R are" turned up from the sheets I on the inner sides of the reinforcing bars S. T arehatch covers extending over and beyond the bars S being provided withy downturned flanges T at their outer edges. These. covers are also pref- 'erablyreinforced'by ribs'T2 arranged on 'the inside thereof and riveted to the cover, said ribs extending transversely of the car within the hatch opening. s l To facilitate opening and closing of the hatch covers they are hinged to the roof along the upper `edges adjacent to the ridge of the roof. This hinge as shown in Fig.- 9 is formed by a plate- Uwhich extends between the saddle Oy and the running boards P, being secured by bolts P. At the ends of the saddle the plate U is turned downward, terminating in an eye U which receives a shaft V, preferably of tubular form. Intermediate the saddles and the eyes U the tubu- Vlar shaft V is engaged by eyes W which are formed on plates W riveted or otherwise secured to the upper ends of the hatch cover T. At the lower or eaves end of the hatch cover T there is arranged above the angle bar A a rock shaft X which is secured by eyes X' attached to the bolts L' which secure the transverse caps L to the angle bar A. The rock shaft X has Welded or otherwise secured thereto fingers X2 which extend over the lower edge portion ofthe hatch covers and press down thereupon to hold said covers in position. At one end of the rock shaft X is an operating crank handle X3 which normally extends upward over one of the transverse caps L and is held down by a U-shaped clip Y attached to the cap and the carline by a bolt Y'. The clip Y has its sides apertured for the passage of a locking pin which normally extends over the crank handle X3 and holds the same in a position where the fingers X2 bear downward on the hatch covers. The hatch covers are preferably provided with a bale handle Z near the eaves end thereof by means of which they may be lifted upward and turned upon the hinge rod V.

With the construction as described when the car is to be loaded the pins Y2 are removed from the clips Y and the crank handles X3 turned outward to withdraw the fingers X2 from the hatch covers T. These covers may then be lifted by the handle Z and thrown upward over the ridge of the roof exposing the hatch opening through which the loading or unloading may be effected. As soon as this is completed, the hatch covers are again turned down and locked in position by turning back the crank handle X3 and locking it by the pin Y2.

In place of supporting the hinge rod V as above described it may be attached directly to the saddles O as shown in Fig. 10. In this construction the vertical side fianges of the saddles are perforated for the passage of the shaft V and cotter pins V2 are arranged on opposite sides of the saddles to hold the shaft from longitudinal displacement. The construction is otherwise as previously described.

What I claim as my invention is:

i 1. In a car roof the combination with a series of roofing sheets extending from ridge to eaves, weatherproong means for said sheets including transverse caps, ridge caps and junction caps, saddles supported upon said junction caps and running boards supported on said saddles, of a hatch cover for closing a hatch opening in one of said sheets and extending from adjacent to one side of the running boar-d to adjacent to the eaves, a rod extending between and secured to a pair of saddles, hinge eyes for said cover engaging said rod and means adjacent to the eaves for clamping down the eaves end of said cover.

2. In a car roof the combination with a series of roofing sheets, weatherproofing means for the adjacent edges of said sheets including transverse caps, ridge caps and junction caps, saddles mounted on said junction caps, running boards supported by said saddles, a rod extending between a pair of saddles and attached thereto for clamping down the eaves and a hatch cover for closing a hatch opening in one of said sheets hinged to said rod, a rock shaft extending between and mounted upon a pair of said transverse caps atthe eaves end thereof, fingers on said rock shaft for engaging and clamping down the eaves end of said hatch cover, a crank handle for actuatingv said rock shaft and extending upward above one of sai-d transverse caps and means for locking sai-d crank handle to said cap to hold said hatch cover clamped.

3. A car roof for gondola cars having angle bar reinforcements for the upper edges of their sides and ends comprising carlines extending across said car and secured at their opposite ends to said angle bar reinforcements, a series of roofing sheets arranged between adjacent carlines and exten-ding from ridge to eaves, Weatherproong means for said sheets comprising transverse caps embracing said carlines and the adjacent edges of the sheets on opposite sides thereof, ridge caps and junction caps, saddles mounted on said junction caps, running boards mounted on said saddles, a rod extending between and secured to a pair of said saddles, a hatch cover for closing a hatch opening in one of 'said sheets hinged to said rod, a rock shaft extending between adjacent transverse caps at the ridge end thereof and mounted on the means for securing said caps and carlines to said angle bars, fingers extending from said rock shaft to clamp down the eaves end of said hatch cover, a crank arm for said rock shaft extending over one of said transverse caps an-d a clip mounted on said cap for engaging said crank handle to normally hold the same in a position for clamping down said hatch cover. Y

4. In a car roof the combination with a pair of carlines, of a roofing sheet extending between said carlines and from the ridge to eaves, said sheet being provided with a hatch opening therein, reinforcing bars attached to the upper side of said sheet and surrounding said hatch opening, a hatch cover for embracing said reinforcing bars and closing the hatch opening, weatherproong means for the edges of said sheet including transverse caps for embracing the carlines, a ridge cap and junction cap, saddles mounted on said junction caps, running boards mounted on said saddles, a rod extending between said sad-dies, eyes for engaging said rod having shank portions clamped between said running boards and saddles, hinge eyes on said hatch cover for pivotally engaging said rod, a rock shaft extending between transverse caps in the eaves end thereof, securing bolts for holding said transverse caps down upon said carlines, eyes in which said rock shaft is journaled attached to said securing bolts, one or more ngers on said rock shaft for engaging an-d clamping down the eaves 6nd of sai-d hatch cover, a crank arm on said rock shaft extending over one of said transverse caps and a clip for detachably holding said crank arm upon said transverse cap.

WILLIAM D. THOMPSON.

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