Improvements in Railway Carriages.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
being date of first Foreign Application (in
United States of America),
9th Jan., 1891
}9th
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 24th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Railway Carriages.
We, CHARLES OSKER ALLEN and WILLIAM HENRY WELLMAN, both residing
at No. 252 Stevenson Street, in the City of Chicago, County of Cook and State
of Illinois, United States of America, Painters, do hereby declare the nature of
our invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through the middle of the car, showing
parts of two sections of the car, one being arranged as for a day-coach and the
other as for a sleeping-car.
Figure 2 is a vertical cross section on line A-A of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a detail, being a plan view of the upper berth frame, parts being in
section.
Figure 4 is a detail, being a longitudinal vertical section of a lower berth,
showing the arrangement of the wire mattress.
Figure 5 is an enlarged detail, being a longitudinal vertical section of a portion
of the car table.
Figure 6 is a detail, being a vertical cross section of the lower portion of one
side of the car, on line A-A of Figure 1.
Figure 7 is a detail, being a longitudinal vertical section on line C-C of
Figure 4, showing the lower partition.
Figure 8 is a detail, being a side elevation of the upper partition as it appears
when open.
Figure 9 is a detail, being a vertical cross section of the closed upper partition.
Figure 10 is a detail, being a plan view of the wire mattress bow.
Our invention relates to rail-road cars, and more particularly to passenger cars
adapted to be used either as day coaches, dining cars, or sleeping cars.
The principal object of our invention is to provide a combination day coach and
sleeping car which will contain in compact form all the necessary furniture for
such uses, and be so arranged that the car may readily be arranged for use as a
day coach, dining car, or sleeping car, as desired; also to so construct the car and
the upper berths that when closed they will lie within the curved lower deck of
the car, and thus preserve the curved outline of the interior of the car.
Another object of our invention is to more completely separate the different
berths from each other.
We accomplish these objects as hereinafter specified and as illustrated in the
drawings.
What we regard as our invention will be set forth in the claims.
In the drawings,
1, indicates a railroad passenger car, which may be constructed after any approved
pattern, except as to its interior finishing. The car 1 is preferably divided equally
by the usual aisle, extending the length of the car, and is provided with a row of

page_text: seats 2, 3, on each side, which may be fastened to the floor of the car in any suitable
manner. The floor under each seat may be provided with a compartment or
receptacle 65 for clothing or other articles.
The car seats are provided with end rails 5, 6, on the end next to the aisle, which
end rails are alternately fixed, as at 6, and movable, as at 5, the movable end
rails 5 being adapted to slide vertically downward to bring their upper surface
level with the bed of the car seats, as best shown in Fig. 1. The end rails 5 are
held in a raised position by means of spring catches or bolts mounted in any suitable
manner on the seat frame, which bolts fit in corresponding eyes or sockets in the
end rails 5. The spring catches or bolts 8 are connected to opposite sides of a
knob or handle 7, which is attached to the outside of the seat frame 2 between the
ends of the bolts 8. By this construction a partial rotation of the knob 7 will
withdraw the bolts 8 from their sockets in the end rails 5 and allow them to be
lowered, as shown in Fig. 1. The seat-frames 2 are provided with guides or
sheaths 4 to receive and hold the end rails 5 when in their depressed or lowered
position.
9, 10, and 11, indicate reversible seat backs, of which each alternate one 9,
and 10 is separable or composed of two sections and the other, 11, is composed of a
single section, the separable seat backs 9 and 10 being attached to the seats 2,
having removable end rails 5, and the inseparable seat backs 11 being attached to
the seats 3, having the fixed end rails 6. The seat backs 11 are held in position
by means of the usual metal straps or arms 13, which are secured to the sides of
the back at its middle point in any suitable manner, and are pivoted at the other
end to the end rails 6 and the side of the car, respectively, in such a manner as to
allow the back of the sent to be reversed in the usual manner.
The separable seat backs 9 and 10 are composed of two equal sections, each of
half the height of the solid backs 11, one section being adapted to rest upon
the other to form with it a continuous back of a uniform height with the solid
seat back. Each section of the separable seat backs and 10 is pivoted at its
outer end to the end rail 5 of the seat at its central part by means of angular
metal straps or arms 12, the two straps 12 being so pivoted to the end rail 5, to
which they are attached, as to allow the upper section 10 of the seat back to be
turned over so as to rest in a perpendicular position on the front edge of the
seat 2. The two sections 9 and 10 of the seat back will then be opposite to each
other and their upper edges will be on a level.
The inner ends of the sections 9
and 10 are pivoted by similar straps or arms to supports 15, which are mounted
in the sides of the car opposite to the pivotal point of the straps or arms 10, and
are adapted to move in a vertical slot 16, which extends downward in the side of
the car to a level with the seat frames. The supports 15 are held at their
highest point by means of catches 18, which are pivotally mounted inside the wall
of the car and are adapted to he operated by means of a lever 17 from the knob or
handle 7. The knob 7 is adapted to be moved slightly outward and is connected
with the lever 17 at its lower end by a rod 19, as best shown in Fig. 6, so that by
pulling out the knob 7, the lower end of the lever 17 will be drawn inward, throwing
the catch 18 out from under the support 15 and allowing it to fall in the vertical
slot 16 to its lowest point.
21, indicates a spring adapted to hold the knob 7 at its innermost point to lock
the end rail 5 and pivot 15 in their raised position. Thus by turning the knob 7
and pulling it out slightly at the same time the end rail of the seat, to which are
pivoted the sections 9 and 10 of the separable seat back, and the inner supporting
pivot 15 of the sections 9 and 10 of the seat back will both be unlocked and will
slide downward, bringing the outer and inner pivotal points of the seat back to a
level with the seat frame.
As best shown in Fig. 1, the outer and inner edges of the sections 9 and 10 of
the separable seat back are fitted with longitudinal grooves 20, which may either
be made of metallic strips or formed in the seat back in any suitable manner.
The grooves 20 are adapted to receive pins 14 in the outer ends of the straps or

page_text: rms 12, which pins 14 slide in the grooves 20 from top to bottom of the sections
nd 10 of the seat backs. By this construction, when the pivotal points of the
traps 12 are lowered, as above described, the pins 14 will slide along the groove 20
their opposite ends, when the sections 9 and 10 of the seat backs may be laid
ack, as shown in Fig. 1, the seats of the car being located just far enough apart
o admit a section or 10 of a seat back. The lower berth is thus formed, the
wo adjacent inseparable backs 11 forming the ends of the berth.
The rails of the seats may be provided with pins to secure the sections 9 and 10
n their horizontal position, as best shown in Fig. 1, or they may be secured in any
other suitable manner.
The seat and backs are preferably upholstered in the usual manner, and are of
uch shape as to form a substantially even surface when made into a berth, as best
hown in Fig. 4.
22, in Fig. 4, indicates a woven wire mattress, which when not in use is rolled up
on a drum 28, mounted on trunnions or on an axis under the inseparable or solid-
back seats 11, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. When it is desired to use
the wire mattress 22, by slightly raising the seat back 11 the end of the mattress 22
may be cast over the seats to the other end of the berth, the sections 9 and 10 of
the separable seat backs having previously been lowered, as shown in Fig. 4.
To secure a sufficient tension on the mattress 22, we secure the free end of the
mattress in any suitable manner to an iron bow or frame 23, Fig. 10, which is bent
twice at right angles and which is pivoted to the seat frame 2, and is of such size
and so arranged that when placed in position for use its edge will reach the end of
the seats forming the berth, and when not in use it may be folded back on the
seat frame 2, its edge lying along the rail of the seat. To effect this object, the
bent arms 24 of the bow 23 are made half as long as the combined width of a seat
and the space between the seats. By pivoting the bow 23 to the seat frame at a
point half way between the back rails of the seats 2 and 3, the edge of the bow 23,
when turned back, will lie along the back rail of the seat 2, and when turned
forward will lie along the back rail of the seat 3.
In order not to destroy the spring of the mattress 22, it is held at a suitable
distance above the level of the seat by means of transverse bars 27, one at
each end of the berth, which bars 27 lie along the ends of the berth in sockets
The side arms 24 of the
or grooves formed in the upholstery of the seats.
bow 23 may also be provided with suitable catches to secure the sides of the
mattress in place. By this construction the mattress over a portion of the lower
berth may be folded back, and the section 10 of the seat back may be lifted up to
expose the floor between the seats, thus allowing room in which to dress, &c.
When it is desired to roll the mattress up again, its end is released from the bow 23
and it is wound upon the drum 28. The straps or arms 13 on the solid seat
backs 11, and the straps or arms 12 on the outer ends of the separable seat backs 9
and 10, rest in stops 26 arranged in the usual manner. The inner straps on the
seat backs 9 and 10 are held in position by spring-stops 25, fitted in the sides of the
car at the proper height, which stops 25 are adapted to be operated by the knob 7
in substantially the saine manner as the catch 18, they being connected to the
rod 19 in a similar manner.
29, indicates a table of any convenient size, which is composed of a number of
bars of wood, each preferably as long as the table is wide, which are hinged
together on the under side in such a manner as to permit of the table turning
The
downward to enter a compartment 30 in the wall of the car when not in use.
outermost bar of the table 29 is arranged to fit and close up the slot in the wall of
the car through which the table is drawn out, and is provided with a ring 31 or
other suitable device by which the table may be more easily drawn out. The slot
through which the table is drawn out of its compartment is placed lengthwise of
the car and opposite the seat 2 at a height equal to one of the sections 9 or 10.
When it is desired to use the table, the section 10 is turned over to the front
edge of the seat 2, the two sections being then parallel and in a vertical position.

page_text: The table 29 is then drawn out over the two sections 9 and 10 to the end of the
seat 2 and is locked in position by one or more buttons which are adapted to enter
slotted holes in the edges of the sections 9 and 10, or in any other suitable
manner. By releasing the buttons the table may readily be pushed back into its
compartment.
32, indicates a strong rib curved to correspond with the side of the car, which
is made of wood or other suitable material. One of the ribs 32 is firmly secured
in the upper part of the side of the car over each seat back 11, or at the end of
cach section of the car, as best shown in Fig. 2. The rib 32 extends upward and
outward to a point in line with the upper deck sash of the car, and is provided
with a slot 33 at some distance from its edge and parallel with it, which extends
almost the entire length of the rib 32 and is preferably bound with iron or steel to
protect its edges.
34, indicates a berth hanger, preferably made of wood, which is curved to
correspond with the shape of the rib 32, to which it is pivoted at its upper end, as
best shown at 35 in Fig. 2, a berth hanger being pivoted to each rib 32. The lower
end of each berth hanger 34 is fastened to the outer rail 36 of the upper berth
in such a position that when the berth is closed the berth rails or side 36 will lie in
contact with the side of the car wall.
37, indicates the end rails of the upper berth, one being at each end of every
berth. The end rails 37 are preferably made of iron, and are curved slightly,
as best shown in Fig. 2. The inner end of the rail 37 slides in the slot 33 in the
rib 32, and is provided with a downwardly projecting arm 38, which extends a short
distance below the lower end of the rib 32.
The
Connecting the lower ends of the arms 38 on each pair of end rails 37 and
between the two ribs 32 of each berth is a rigid rod or bar 39, to which is
securely fastened the inner edge of a berth bottom, composed as herein shown,
of a woven wire mattress 40, which supports the bed of the upper berth.
outer edge of the mattress is securely fastened to lower end of the berth hauger 34,
as best shown in Fig. 2. The outer end of the end rail 37 is pivotally secured
at 41 to a strap 42, which is preferably made of metal, and is pivoted at its
outer end to the berth hanger 34 near its lower edge. The length of the strap 42,
connecting the end rail 37 and berth hanger 34, is so adjusted as to prevent the
berth hanger 34 from swinging outwardly beyond the line of the car seat or over
the car aisle 43.
To keep the mattress 40 under proper tension, so as not to sag materially under
the weight of the occupant of the berth, a spring catch 44 is provided for cach
strap 42, which is attached to the berth hanger 34 and is adapted to enter a
socket in the side of the straps 42. The catch 44 is connected by a rigid rod 45,
Fig. 3, to a knob or handle 46, located about midway of the berth on its edge,
and so connected thereto that by a partial rotation of the knob 46 the catches 44
may be withdrawn from their sockets. The tension of the mattress on the arm 38
will tend to throw the end rail 37 and strap 42 upward, which upward motion will
be prevented by the catch 44, as above described.
When it is desired to close the upper berth, by turning the knob 46 the catch 44
is withdrawn from its socket. Then by pulling out on the front edge of the berth,
the berth hangers 34 will swing backward on their pivots 35, allowing the end
rail 37 and strap 41 to fall freely until they form a continuous curved line. Thus
by pushing back on the berth the inner end of the end rail 37, with its arms 38,
mattress-rod 39, and mattress 40, will all be pushed upward, the angles at the
inner end of the end rails 37 sliding in slots 33 in the rib 32, the berth hanger_34
being pushed back until it reaches the side of the car in line with the rib 32. The
hanger 34 is locked in its closed position by means of the rib 32. The berth may
be unlocked by the knob 46 in like manner as when the berth is open.
Each pair of berth hangers 34 is provided on the inside edges of its lower end
with a pair of curtain fixtures, in which is carried a spring curtain 47 of suitable
length to reach nearly to the floor. If desired, the curtain 47 may be vertically

page_text: divided into two equal parts, the fixtures being also suitably arranged, and as the
closing of the berth will bring the curtain over the windows and next to the wall of
the car they may then be used as spring window curtains.
To provide the car with window curtains when the upper berth is open, to the
arm or mattress rod 39 is swung a curtain pole or poles 48, adapted to receive the
curtains 49, which slide on the rod on rings in the usual manner. When the bed is
closed, the curtain pole 48 and curtains 49 will be carried up into the upper com-
partment of the car, which is made large enough to receive them with the mattress
and bedding.
50, indicates a supporting rod for supporting a curtain 51, which is adapted to
be used either as a curtain for the upper berth or for both upper and lower. The
curtain 51 is a spring curtain working in a case secured to the end of the rods 50,
one at the end of each section. The rods 50 are curved to correspond with the
curvature of the car, and are adapted to slide in grooves 52 in the upper part of
the car body immediately below the deck of the car. The lower end of the
supporting rod 50 is connected to the berth hanger 34 near its upper end by means
of a rod 53, pivoted to both the hanger 34 and the curtain rod 50 in such a manner
that the rod 53 will always form an acute angle with the supporting rod 50. By
this construction, when the berth hanger is drawn out it will throw the rod 50
outward, bringing the curtain 51 in a line with the ends of the seats and in
position for use. When the berth hanger 34 is pushed back in closing the berth,
the rod 50 will slide backward and downward in the groove 52 until the curtain and
its case reach the fall of the car body.
54, Fig. 7, indicates a panel of sufficient height to completely close the space
between the ends of the upper and lower berths when open, which is encased in
the solid seat back 11 when not in use the seat back 11 being made hollow for that
purpose and provided with a longitudinal opening along its upper edge to allow of
the insertion of the panel. The upper edge of the panel 54 is constructed of
material similar to the top of the seat back 11, and is adapted to fit into and close
the opening when the panel is encased in the seat back. On its inner edge the
panel 54 is provided with a notch 55 to adapt it to fit close to the side of the car when
raised, as best shown in Fig. 7, and fitted in its outer end is a smaller lateral-extension
panel 56, which is fitted to slide on or into the panel 54 to extend the panel 54
to the outer edge of the seat and berth. To secure the panels 54 and 56 in
their raised position to make a firm partition two buttons 57 are placed on the
upper edge of each partition, which are adapted to enter slotted holes in the ends
of the upper berth. The panel-56 is also supported by a spring catch 58 in the
upper end of the seat back 11, as best shown in Fig. 7. To lower the partition 54,
the buttons 57 are withdrawn from the upper berth. The panel 56 may then be
pushed into the panel 54, allowing the panel 54 to be incased in the seat back 11.
By this construction, a firm and complete partition between the lower berths of
the car is provided, which may be easily placed in position or removed.
59, indicates a fan-shaped partition designed to completely cut off the upper
berths from each other. The partition 59 is composed of a number of thin strips 60
of suitable material, preferably vencer, which are curved to correspond with the
shape of the car, and are pivoted at their lower ends on a pin 61 in the innermost
section 60, which is fixed to the rib 32, or is otherwise suitably secured between
the ends of each upper berth. The sections 60, except the upper and lower ones,
are each provided near its outer end and at a uniform distance from the pivot 61,
with a segmental slot 62 adapted to receive a short pin 63 in the section 60. Each
pin 63 is as long as a section 60 is wide, and is fitted in the slot 62 of the section 60,
which is next lower, and is adapted to slide freely therein. This construction
securely holds the sections 60 in place and provides for the folding or fan-like
operation of the partition. When it is desired to close the partition 59, its outer
end is pushed upward and backward until all the sections lie in line with the
uppermost section and the rib 32. The partition 59 is locked in its closed position
by a spring catch 64, Fig. 8. By this construction we produce a railway car or

page_text: coach which can be used as a day coach in which all of the passengers may sit facing
the direction in which the train or car is running, with the upper berths folded,
so as not to materially occupy the upper part of the car and to give the car a
more attractive appearance, with better ventilation. We also produce a car which
can be readily converted into a dining car, which will not interfere with its use as
a day coach or as a sleeping car, except while it is in actual use for serving meals
or refreshments, and a car which is adapted for use as an improved sleeping car
either with or without use as a day coach or dining car.
We do not limit our use of the improvements for forming sleeping berths to a car
having a portion or all of the other improvements, and our improvements in forming
the lower berths may be used with ordinary upper berths, or those for the upper
berths with ordinary lower berths; but we prefer to use all of our improvements
in a single car.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,―
1. The combination, with a car, of seats therefor having reversible backs, said
seats being arranged in rows and having alternate separable and inseparable or
single backs, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination, with a car, of seats therefor having reversible backs, said
seats being arranged in rows and having alternately separable and single backs, the
separable backs being composed of two equal sections, one adapted to rest upon
the other to form a complete seat back, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
3. The combination, with a car, of seats therefor having reversible backs, said
backs being alternately single and separable, said seats being arranged in rows and
the seats in each row being distant from each other a space equal to the height
of a section of a separable back and adapted to form with said sections an even
surface, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4. In a car, the combination, with a seat, of a back therefor composed of two
separable sections, one of said sections being adapted to rest vertically upon the
other, and both sections being adapted to be turned down into a horizontal position
on opposite sides of the seat to form with the seat a continuous surface, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
5. In a car, the combination with a seat, of a back therefor composed of two
separable sections, one of said sections being adapted to rest vertically upon the
other section and to be turned over to rest vertically on the opposite rail of the
seat, its upper edge being parallel to and level with the upper edge of the other
section, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6. In a car, the combination with a seat and a back therefor composed of two
separable sections, one of said sections being adapted to rest vertically upon the
other section, said sections being adapted to be turned over to rest on the opposite
side of the seat to reverse the seat, slot 16, and support 18 for the pivot, of a
movable pivot 15 to support the inner ends of the sections of the seat back, said
pivot being adapted to move in the slot 16, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
7. The combination, with a seat and reversible back therefor composed of two
separable sections and pivotally secured thereto, of a slot 16, pivot 15 for the inner
supports of the arms of said sections, and a movable support 18 for said pivot, the
support being adapted to be removed to allow the pivot 15 to move downward in
the slot 16, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
8. In a car, the combination, with a seat having a reversible back, said back
being composed of two separable sections, the outer ends being pivotally secured to
the end rail of the seat and the inner ends being pivotally secured to a pivot
in the wall of the car, both pivots being adapted to move downward to a
point on a level with the car seat, of locks adapted to hold the pivots in their

page_text: raised position, and to be jointly operated, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
9. In a car, the combination, with a seat having a reversible back and separable
sections 9 and 10 pivotally mounted on said seat, of an end rail 5, adapted to slide
vertically in the outer end of the seat frame, movable pivot 15, slot 16, support 18,
lever 17, rod 19, spring-catches 8, and handle 7, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
10. In a car, the combination, with a seat, of a back therefor composed of two
separable sections 9 and 10, said sections being provided on each end with slotted
guides 20, and straps or arms 12 to pivotally connect the sections 9 and 10 to the
seat and car, said arms having each a pin 14 fitted into and adapted to slide in the
slotted guides 20, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
11. In a car, the combination, with a seat, and a reversible back therefor
composed of two separable sections, one of said sections being adapted to be turned
over to rest vertically on the opposite rail of the seat, its upper edge being parallel
to and level with the upper edge of the other section, of a frame composed of
hinged sections incased in the side of the car and adapted to be drawn out to rest
upon the upper edges of the seat backs to form a table for adapting the car to
dining use, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
12. The combination, with a car and seats therefor having reversible backs, said
seats being arranged in rows and the backs of the seats being alternately solid and
separable and adapted to form with the seats a continuous surface, of a woven wire
mattress pivotally mounted under one of the seats of the car, and bow and trans-
verse bars for stretching the mattress, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
13. The combination, with a car having an inclosed compartment at the upper
portion of its side wall, of berth hangers pivotally suspended at their upper ends
from the upper portion of the car and adapted to swing at their lower ends toward
and from the side wall of the car, and a berth bottom connected with the lower
ends of the suspended hangers and moving upwardly into the said inclosed
compartment when the lower ends of the hangers are swung toward the side wall of
the car, substantially as described.
14. The combination, with a car, of berth hangers pivotally suspended at their
upper ends from the upper portion of the car and adapted to swing at their lower
ends toward and from the side wall of the car, an outer rail connecting the lower
ends of the hangers, and a vertically-movable berth bottom connected with the
outer rail of the hangers and moved bodily in an upward direction beside the side
wall of the car when the lower ends of the hangers and their connecting rail are
moved toward such side wall of the car, substantially as described.
15. In a car, the combination with ribs 32 firmly secured in the upper part
of the car, and longitudinal slots 33 in said ribs, of hangers 34, pivotally secured
at their upper ends to the upper part of the ribs 32, link 42, mattress 40, and
end rails 37, each end rail being provided with a corresponding angular arm 38
and a rigid rod 39 connecting each pair of arms 38 and passing through the slots 33
in the ribs and adapted to slide therein, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
16. The combination, with a sleeping car having an enclosed compartment at the
upper portion of its side wall, of an upper berth frame pivotally suspended at its
upper end from the upper part of the car and having a portion which slides
upwardly into said enclosed compartment when the berth is closed, and a mattress
attached to the upper berth frame and laid horizontally by swinging the lower end
of the berth frame outwardly, substantially as described.
17. The combination, with a sleeping car having a compartment in the wall of
the upper portion of the car, ribs 32, having slots 33, hangers 34 pivoted to the
ribs 32, end rails 37, having arms 38 and rod 39, mattress 40, and links_42,
connecting the end rails 37 and hangers 34, of spring catches 44, adapted to
prevent upward motion of the links 42 and adapted to be operated from the front
of the berth, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

page_text: 18. In a sleeping car, the combination, with an upper berth having a berth rail,
said rail being adapted to lie next to the wall of the car when the berth is closed
and to swing outwardly to open the berth, of a curtain 47, mounted on said berth
rail, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
19. In a sleeping car, the combination, with an upper berth adapted when closed
to be encased in a compartment in the wall of the upper part of the car, of a
curtain or curtains secured to the inner part of the berth and adapted when the
berth is open to cover the windows of the car, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
20. The combination, with a sleeping car having a compartment in the wall of
the upper part of the car, ribs 32, and hangers 34, of projecting arms 50, adapted
to slide into said compartment, curtain 51, and connecting rods 53, pivotally
connecting the arms 50 and hangers 34, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
21. The combination, with a sleeping car having reversible seats, said seats being
arranged in rows and having alternately solid and separable backs, of curved
ribs 32, firmly secured in the upper curved portions of the car, two of such ribs
being located over each solid backed seat to form the ends of successive berth
sections, each of said ribs having a longitudinal slot 33, and the space between the
two ribs of each berth section being paneled over to form a compartment in the
wall of the car, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
22. In a sleeping car, the combination, with a lower berth adapted to be formed
of the car seats, said seats having reversible backs and each alternate back having
a compartment therein, of an upper berth arranged over the lower berth, and
paneled partitions encased in the said alternate seat backs and adapted to be raised
from said backs to close the space between the ends of the upper and lower berths
of the car, substantially as described.
23. In a sleeping car, the combination, with upper berths, of a partition between
each upper berth, said partitions having curved sections 59 60, pivoted together at
their lower end, and segmental slots on their outer ends, and pins 63, adapted to
slide in said slots, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
24. In a sleeping car, the combination, with a seat back having a compartment
therein open at the top, of a partition 54 and a paneled extension 56, adapted to
slide in the partition 54, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
25. In a sleeping car, the combination, with a seat back having a compartment.
therein opening at the top, of a partition 54 and a paneled extension 56, adapted to
slide in the partition 54, notch 55, and spring catch 58, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
26. A railway car having alternate seats with displaceable backs, tables adapted
to be supported on alternate seat backs, alternate seat backs adapted to be used as
Beat backs and to be lowered into the spaces between the back and front of adjoining
fixed seats, substantially as described.
27. A railway car having upper berths adapted to present an under curved
surface when folded, seats adapted to be faced in either direction, and alternate
seat backs in sections adapted for conjoint use as seat backs and to be separated
and lowered into the spaces in front and rear of the seat frame, substantially as
specified.
Dated mis on day of my
CHARLES OSKER ALLEN.
WILLIAM HENRY WELLMAN.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.