US878828A - Semi-convertible car. - Google Patents

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SEMI CONVERTIBLE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 190'].

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SEMI GONVERTIBLE GAB. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1907.

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EDWARDT. ROBINSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ST. LOUIS GAR COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed July 29.1907. Serial No. 386.022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Semi-Oonvertib-le Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the aocompanymg drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a semi-convertible car that is rendered suitable for use in closed form for winter service and in open form for summer service by reason of the car window sashes being so mounted in the walls of the carthat they may be positioned to entirely close the window openings or elevated into the deck of the car in order that the window openings may be unobstructed for the free passage of air therethrough.

Figure I is an elevation of a portion of my car at the location of one of its windows. Fig. II is a vertical section taken through the parts illustrated in Fig. I. Fig. III is an enlarged vertical section taken through the meeting rails of the sashes in a window on line III-III, Fig. I. Fig. IV is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line IVIV, Fig. I and through one of the posts and adjacent portions of the window sashes. Fig. V is a perspective view of the upper and lower window sashes removed from the window. Fig. VI is an elevation of the upper and lower sashes at one side thereof.

A designates the window posts of my car which are provided with the usual sash runways which in my improvement extends into a space B between the deck roof O and the deck ceiling D of the car.

E is an upper window sash and F is a lower window sash both adapted to be raised and lowered between the window posts A in order that they may be elevated combinedly into the space between the deck roof and ceiling as will hereinafter appear. The lower sash is also adapted to be raised and lowered relative to the upper sash while said lower sash remains in its lowered position as will also hereinafter appear.

1 designates runners that have channel shaped bodies in which the stiles of the upper sash E are fitted and the rear walls of which are made of open form in order that the edges of the stiles of the sash which fit into said bodies may be allowed to project in part through said walls with the object in View of providing for the upper sash being made widerthan is necessary in order that the stiles may be dressed down to a degree that will. cause them to fit snugly against the basis of the runways in the window posts in which the runners 1 operate when the upper sash is raised and lowered. By the construction stated I am enabled to make the upper sash of sufiicient widthto permit of its being snugly mounted between the window posts in a manner to prevent lateral movement-of the sash with the result of obviating rattling thereof against the basis of the runways in the window posts. The body of each runner 1 is suitably secured to the upper sash stile to which the runner is fitted, with which object in view, the body of each runner is provided with ears adapted to receive screws or other fastening means that are passed through the ears and seated in the stiles of the sash. Each runner 1 has, as an integral part thereof, a flanged wing 2 parallel with the runner within which exists a channel that is adapted to receive the lower sash F. At the front of each flanged wing 2 and adjacent to the bottom of said wing is an eye or'keeper 3 in which the aperture extends horizontally, as seen in Fig. V, and which is adapted to receive the bolt of a latch carried by the lower sash, as will hereinafter appear.

4 are lugs formed integral with the flanged wings 2 of the runners 1 and adapted to, by bearing against the inner walls of the runways in the window posts, serve as anti rattler members to prevent movement of the runners in inward and outward directions while said runners are in lowered positions in the window post runways.

5 designates channel shaped runners attached to the stiles of the lower window sash F and adapted to operate in the runways in the flanged wings 2 of the runners 1 when the lower sash is raised and lowered relative to the upper sash while said upper sash is in lowered position and also adapted to seat and operate in the portions of the window post runways beneath the upper sash. The rear walls of the runners 5 are of open form order that the edges of the lower sash stiles that are'seated in said runners may project through said walls to be dressed down to the desired degree with the object of causing them to fit snugly-against the basis of the window post runways beneath the upper sash and in the runways in the flanged wings of the runners 1. The inner flange of each lower sash runner 5 is preferably widened at 6 at the lower end of the runner, see Figs. I and V. 7 are latches mounted upon the widened portions of the runners just referred to and which include bolts that are adapted to enter into eyes or keepers 3 that are carried by the wings of the runners 1 in order that the lower sash may be con-' nected to the last mentioned runners 1 when said sash is elevated and nested along with the upper sash in said runners. For the purpose of restricting the degree of upward movement of the lower sash when it is elevated into the flanged wings of the runners 1 in the nesting of the sashes and the connection of the lower sash to the runners by the latches I provide stop lips 2 that extend in wardly from the flanges of the wings 2 and in the path of upward movement of said latches and against which the latches are adapted to strike when the lower sash is elevated into the runners 1.

8 designates catch plates that are fixed to the window posts A and are adapted to receive the bolts of the latches 7 when the lower sash is raised and lowered in the ordinary use of the car in a closed condition to provide desired ventilation while the upper sash remains in a lowered position.

When both the upper and lower sashes in the car are to be removed from the window openings to convert thecar from a condition for winter service to a condition for summer service, the lower sash in each window is elevated until its latches 7 strike against the stop lips 2 of the upper sash runners and the bolts of said latches have become engaged in the eyes or keepers of said runners. The upper and lower sashes are thereby nested and are then lifted combinedly into the space B within the deck of the car in which they are sustained by causing the lower edge of each lower sash to rest upon a bracket 9 fixed to an outer wall of the car within the space, as seen in Figs. I and II.

As seen in Fig. III, one of the meeting rails of the window sashes has fixed thereto a flexible strip 10 that is adapted to bear against the meeting rail of the other sash for the purpose of preventin the entrance of air or dirt between the sas es when they are in closed position. This strip is preferably attached to the meeting rail of the upper sash and is so illustrated in the drawings.

I claim:

1. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways, an upper sash, runners fixed to said upper sash adapted to operate in the runways in said posts and having flanged wings parallel with the runners and providing channels, and a lower sash arranged to operate in the runways of said posts and movable into the channels formed by the flanged wings of said upper sash runners, substantially as set forth.

2. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways, an upper sash, runners fixed to said upper sash adapted to operate in the runways in said posts and having flanged wings, a lower sash, and runners fixed to said lower sash and adapted to operate in the runways in said posts and movable into the flanged wings of said upper sash runners, substantially as set forth.

3. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways, runners fixed to said upper sash and having flanged wings provided with stop lips, a lower sash, runners operable in the runways of said posts and movable into the flanged wings of said u er sash runners, and latches carried by said lower sash arranged for engagement with the stop lips of said upper sash runners when the lower sash is elevated into the flanged wings of said runners, substantially as set forth.

4. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways,

an upper sash, runners fixed to said upper sash and having flanged wings provided with keepers, a lower sash runners fixed. to said lower sash and operable in the runways in said posts and movable into the flanged wings of said u er sash runners, and latches carried by saicFlbwer sash and arranged for engagement with the keepers of said upper sash runners, substantially as set forth.

5. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways, a sash situated between said posts, and runners fixed to said sash and having apertured rear walls through which the stiles of said sash project, substantially as set forth.

6. In a semi-convertible car, the combination of window posts provided with runways, an upper sash situated between said posts, runners fixed to said upper sash operable in the runways of said posts-and having apertured rear walls through which the stiles of said sash extend, a lower sash operable in the runways of said posts and in the runners of the upper sash; said lower sash runners having apertured rear walls through which the stiles of said lower sash project, substantially M. C. MURPHY, ARTHUR DIOKMANN.

as set forth.

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