US1103085A - Car-roof. - Google Patents

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T. N. RUSSELL.

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27, 1914. i l 1,103,085, Patented Ju1y14,1 914.

t ran srarns rnrnnr o rion- THOMS N. RUSSELL, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 CHICAGO-CLEVELAND CAB BOOFING COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

CAR-ROOF.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1914. Serial No. 821,399.

ing down in place Von the side plates of they car the corrugated yrooting sheets without offering any obstruction to the escape of Water or cinders that may fall upon the roof and flow or move toward the sides.

Another object of the invention is to provide in connection with such corrugated roofing sheets and the holding means referred to, improved means forv closing the ends of the channels on the under face of the said sheets.

I accomplish these objects by the constructions shown in the drawings and hereinafter specifically described. `That which I believe to be new will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is al perspective view of a portion of a car provided with my improvements; Fig. 2 is a detail, beine a perspective view of the bent strip em oyed in the` construction shown in Fig. 1 or closing theends 'of the channels on the under face of the corrugated roofing sheets; Figs. 3 and 4- are cross-sectional views taken on lines 3-3 and 1 -4, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Referring to the several figures ,of the drawings, in which corresponding parts are indicated by like reference characters, l0 indicates one of the usual side plates of a car on which and on the usual purlins (not shown) the car roof rests. The roof proper, in the construction iilustrated, consists of corrugated sheets extending from side to side of the car and sloping as usu'aly from the central ridge-pole to the sides. One of such sheets is shown and is indicated by 1.1.

.These corrugated roofing sheets differ from those ordinarily employed in that they are made wide enough so as to extend beyond the side of the car and are there turned downwardly to lie 'parallel with the Side,

as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the corrugations appearing in thereof 'proper being still preserved in these turned-down ed e portions. The turned edge portion of t e sheet p shown is indicated by 12.

Thirteen indicates the side sheathing of the car, and 14 the endA sheathing thereof. The turned portion 12 of the corrugated sheet does not lie directly against the side sheathing 13, but against the ,outer face of a metal strip 15 which is secured by suitable fastenings 16 to the upper part of the sheathing, as clearly shown in Fi s. 3 and 4. The lower portion of the meta strip 15 is turned at right angles to provide a horizontal flange 17, which, when lthe'roofing Patenten .nay ia, 191e sheets are in place., lies directlybeneath the edge of the turned portion 12 and serves to close the channels formed 'b the corrugations thus etlectually preventing any sparks or cinders from entering beneath the root through any of the channels of the corrugated sheets.

.18 indicates a Stringer, preferably in the form of a small wooden beam which extends longitudinally 01E the car at its edge-one at each side of the car, of course-and resting upon the tops or crowns of the elevations of the corrugated sheet. These stringers are held firml in lace by lcomparatively heavy meta brac (ets 19 secured in place at intervals. As shown each of such brackets is bent at its upper portion so as to extend over the upper surface of the stringer with it's extreme end portion bent down against the ,inner edge of the Stringer, thus partially embracing the Stringer. It is secured to 'the t-ringer,` preferably by screws, as indicate by 20. The'vertical leg of the bracket extends down in one of clearly shown in Fig. 3. YBy securing the various brackets as described the longituydinally-extending stringers are held tirmlyl down upon the rooting `sheets and hold suc roofing sheets firmly and properly in place between them and the .f will not prove an obstruction to the free passage of water and cinders from the car roofbecause, of course, the Water, cinders, &c., will wash down in the channels, and such channels, as is clearly shown in Fig.

'-1, are only bridged by the stringers so that .the Water, cinders, &c., can readily pass beneath the Stringer. At the same' time, as before pointed out, all liability of cinders or sparks entering beneath the roof is effectually prevented by reason of the closing of alllof the channels by the Harige 17 of the strip v Alt each end of the car the adjacent sheet 11 Yis turned down as shown in Fig. 1 to lieagainst lthe end sheathing, the sheet being suit-ably slit at the corner, as indicated, to permitsuch turning down of the sheet.

y my improved construction it will be noted that whilethebrackets .are secured by fiastening devices, such as screws, passed through the upper parts of the brackets int-o .the stringers, such fastening devices do 'not penetrate the 'roofing sheets, but reliance for v olding the roofing sheets firmly down in ffplace.l along` their edges is placed wholly upon4 the firm downward pressure upon 'them of the firmly-secured longitudinallyextending stringers. There-is almost a1- ways more or less slight relative movement i between "the {stringers and the roof, due to the strains ,imposed upon the car-body as a whole when in use, and I have found that roof are employed.

'rugatedfroofing-sheet, the corrugations of which extend transversely Aof the car, the Outer portion of such sheet being turned -down opposite the' side wall of the. car with lthe corrugations maintained in such turned portion, means for securing such roofing sheet in place, anda flanged. st rip secured to the side of the car and projecting beneath the edge of the turned portion of' the sheet to closethe channels therein.

2. In a car, the combination with a corrugated roofing-sheet, the corrugations of which extend .transversely of the car, the outer, portion of said sheet being turned down opposite the side wall of the car with the corrugations maintained in'such turned portion, a4 stringer resting on -the rootingsheet adjacent to theside of the car, and a brackets engaging said Stringer and extending down in one ofthe outer channels of the said turned portion of the sheet, and means for securing the bracket to the side ot the car. v

In a car, the combination with` a Vcorrugated roofing-sheet, the corrugations ot which extend 'y transversely of the car, the outer portion of said sheet being turned down opposite the side Wall of the car with the corrngations maintained in such turned portion, la Stringer resting on the roofingsbect adjacent to the side of the car, a strip attached to the side of the car and arranged below tbe edge of the turned portion of the corrugated sheet to close' the channels therein, and `a bracket engaging said stringerand extending down inone of the channels of' the said 'turned portion of the sheet and passing through'an opening in said closure strip, and means for securing the bracket to the side of the car. y

. THOMAS N. RUSSELL. l Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS', WILLIAM A, FURNNER.'

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