IMPROVEMENTS IN STOCK CARS OR CARRIAGES FOR ANIMALS
Year: 1885

page_text: I GEORGE DEXTER BURTON of Boston in the State of Massachusetts one of the
United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN STOCK CARS OR CARRIAGES FOR ANIMALS, to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to improve the construction of stock cars or
carriages for animals whereby the weight of the load may be brought more nearly
over the trucks away from the centre of the car and whereby the attendant may be
given better command of the cattle.
In accordance with my invention the attendant's room is arranged at the centre
of the car, between the apartments occupied by the cattle, the said room having
doors opening directly into each cattle apartment.
In this way the weight of the cattle is brought more nearly over the truck and
the attendant is placed in the most favorable position to give assistance to the cattle
and to avoid danger.
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The hay or feed locker is placed directly under the centre of the car out of the
way of being injured by drippings from the car. I have also made some improve-
ments in the trough used both for water and for feed, the said trough being
moveable..
I am aware that other stock cars have been produced wherein the attendant has
a special room communicating with the apartment containing the cattle, the said
room being at the end of the car, but in such car the hay or feed locker under the
centre of the car is liable to have its contents injured by drippings from the car,
and so also the greatest weight is at the centre of the car, which is objectionable.
My invention consists essentially in a stock car having the attendant's room at
the centre of the car, and the cattle apartments at each side thereof and over the
trucks, the car being provided below the attendant's apartment with a fodder
locker where it is not exposed to drippings. Other features of my invention will
be set forth at the end of this specification.
The car body having slotted or other usual sides and mounted on usual trucks is
provided at its central part with a room for the attendant, arranged between the
apartments for the cattle or animals.
Each apartment has two or more doors, for the passage of the cattle into and
from the said apartments.

page_text: The apartments have slanting floors on which the cattle stand, the gutters or
runways being at the central parts of the apartments.
At each end of each cattle apartment is a manger lined at its bottom preferably
with galvanized iron a pipe leading from the said manger outward preferably
through the bottom of the car.
The sides of the car opposite the manger are provided with doors, to permit
access to be had to the manger to supply the trough with water or feed or fodder,
or to clean out the manger.
The top of the car at each end is provided with a door under which is a box or
funnel from which leads the water pipe provided with branches which lead water
into the trough or feed boxes at the top of the mangers, the said feed boxes being
composed of metal and made water tight.
Each feed box is provided at its ends with journals to enter the bearings so that
the boxes may normally hang in one position and yet be tipped over or inverted
when desired.
The pivots are parts of a yoke the centre part of which is extended from end to
end of the box and serves by its weight to constitute a counterpoise.
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The water tipped from the box falls into the manger and immediately runs out
through the pipe.
The attendant's room located at the centre of the car between the two apartments
for animals affords a more safe position for the attendant in case of accident, and
also enables him to more readily see where trouble, if any, exists, and placing the
attendant's room at the centre of the car enables some of the cattle to be placed
right over the trucks and close to the end of the car which greatly reduces the
strain at the centre of the car.
The attendant's room has two doors for entrance or exit at opposite sides of the
car, and each partition has a door by which to enter the cattle apartments. The
attendant's room is provided with a closet for the clothing of the attendant, and
with a bunk or sleeping place.
The feed locker, being located at the centre of the car under its floor is not
exposed to injury from drippings from the car.
Each cattle apartment will preferably have a door above each manger for the
introduction of feed or for the attendant to enter the car from the roof.
I have aimed to secure a car which may be shortened to the minimum.
The mangers have rings to receive the ties or halter straps, if ties or halters
are used.
To aid in holding the troughs or boxes from being overturned I have pivoted
on the top bar of the mangers swing bars the free ends of which turn under
projections.
Dated this 28th day of July 1885

page_text: Improvements in Stock Cars or Carriages for Animals.
I GEORGE DEXTER BURTON of Boston in the State of Massachusetts one of the
United States of America do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN STOCK CARS OR CARRIAGE FOR ANIMALS and in what manner
the same is to be performed, .to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object to improve the construction of stock cars or
carriages for animals whereby the weight of the load may be brought more nearly
over the trucks away from the centre of the car and whereby the attendant may
be given hetter command of the cattle.
In accordance with my invention the attendant's room is arranged at the centre
of the car, between the apartments occupied by the cattle, the said room having
doors opening directly into each cattle apartment.
In this way the weight of the cattle is brought more nearly over the truck and
the attendant is placed in the most favorable position to give assistance to the
cattle and to avoid danger.
The hay or feed locker is placed directly under the centre of the car out of the
way of being injured by drippings from the car. I have also made some improve-
ments in the trough used both for water and for feed, the said trough being
moveable.
I am aware that other stock cars have been produced wherein the attendant has
a special room communicating with the apartinent containing the cattle, the said
room being at the end of the car, but in such car the hay or feed locker under the
centre of the car is liable to have its contents injured by drippings from the car,
and so also the greatest weight is at the centre of the car, which is objectionable.
My invention consists essentially in a stock car having the attendant's room at
the centre of the car and the cattle apartments at each side thereof and over the
trucks, the car being provided below the attendant's apartment with a fodder
locker where it is not exposed to drippings. Other features of my invention will
be set forth at the end of this specification.
Fig. 1 in elevation shows a stock car partially broken out to show its interior
construction and the position of the cattle in one of the cattle apartments.
Fig. 2 a plan view of a stock car embodying my improvements, the roof of the
car at the right of the drawing being removed.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the car body in the line x-x Fig. 1, looking toward
the left.
Fig. 4 a cross section of Fig. 1 in the line ¹-x' looking toward the right.
Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section to show the feed trough.
Fig. 6. a top or plan view thereof, and
Figs. 7 and S are details of the trunion bars on which the trough is supported.

page_text: The car body A having slotted or other usual sides and mounted on usual
trucks B, B, is provided at its central part with a room C, for the attendant, the
said room being arranged between the apartments D, D, wherein are placed the
cattle c, c, or animals.
Each apartment D has two or more doors d, for the passage of the cattle into and
from the said apartments.
The apartments have slanting floors on which the cattle stand, the gutters or
runaways d¹ being at the central parts of the apartments.
At each end of each apartment D is a manger e, lined at its bottom preferably
with galvanized iron as at e¹, a pipe e leading from the said manger outward
preferably through the bottom of the car.
The sides of the car opposite the manger are provided with doors e³, e³, to permit
access to be had to the manger to supply the trough ƒ with water or feed or fodder,
or to clean out the manger.
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The top of the car at each end is provided with a door such as shown at fi
under which is a box or funnel f2 from which leads the water pipe f³ provided.
with branches f* which lead water into the trough or feed boxes ƒ at the
top of the mangers, the said feed boxes being composed of metal and made-
water tight.
Each feed box f is provided at its ends with journals g to enter the bearings g¹
so that the boxes may normally hang as in Fig. 5 and yet be tipped over or
inverted when desired.
The pivots gare herein shewn as parts of a yoke g² tho centre part of which is
extended from end to end of the box f and serves by its weight to constitute
a counterpoise.
The water tipped from the box f falls into the manger and immediately runs out
through the pipe e².
The attendant's room C located at the centre of the car between the two apart-
ments D, D, affords a more safe position for the attendant in case of accident, and
also enables him to more readily see where trouble, if any, exists, and placing the
attendant's room at the centre of the car enables some of the cattle to be placed
right over the trucks and close to the end of the car which greatly reduces the
strain at the centre of the car.
The attendant's room has two doors h, for entrance or exit at opposite sides of
the car, and each partition has a door h² by which to enter the apartinents D. The
room C is provided with a closet for the clothing of the attendant.
The room C has a bunk h³ or sleeping place.
The feed locker m, located at the centre of the car under its floor is not exposed
to injury from drippings from the car.
Each apartment D will preferably have a door n above each manger for the
introduction of feed or for the attendant to enter the car from the roof.
I have aimed to secure a car which may be shortened to the minimum.
The mangers have rings n¹ to receive the ties or halter straps, if ties or halters
are used.
To aid in holding the troughs or boxes ƒ from being overturned I have pivoted
on the top bar of the mangers swing barst the free ends of which turn under the
projections t¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. A stock car having a central room for the attendant, and cattle apartments at
each side thereof and extending from the attendant's room to the ends of the car,

page_text: the said cattle apartments having feed and water troughs, and a door, whereby the
load may be brought more nearly over the trucks and the attendant be located in
a more safe and convenient position, substantially as described.
2. A stock car having cattle receiving apartments D at each end, a room C for
the attendant at the centre of the car, and the fodder locker below the said
apartment where it is not exposed to drippings from the car, substantially as
described.