IMPROVEMENTS ON RAILWAY CARS

PERFECTIONNEMENTS AUX CHARS DES RAILROUTES

Claims

Claim lst A car having hoppers constructed in its bottom, a series of transverse joists H permanently secured over the top of the hoppers, in combination with the longitudinally arranged bars h fixed to the joists H, so as to form a permanent flooring capable of carrying ordinary merchandise, without presenting serious obstruction to the free passage of grain in the hoppers. 2nd A car having hoppers constructed in its bottom and a skeleton frame permanently fixed over the top of the hoppers, a series of ferules or sleeves I arranged between the transverse joists H and longitudinal timbers A, in combination with bolts K passing through the said ferule and through the joists M and timbers A, the said bolts being screwed and provided with nuts for straining the timbers together. 3rd, A car having hop¬pers constructed in its bottom, the cross timbers D securely bolted to the longitudinal timbers A and braced together by the bolts F, in combination with the timbers D1 the whole arranged for the purpose of forming a suspension frame for supporting the hoppers. 4th A car having hoppers constructed in its bottom, suspension frames constructed and located in proximity to the trucks, for the purpose of preventing them stewing. 5th A car having hoppers constructed in its bottom, a sliding door I supported in grooved guides M, which are bolted upon the bottom of the inner longitudinal timbers D2 of the suspension frame, in combination with a pivoted lever N connected to the door I by the rod 0 and extending over a quadrant V having pin holes made in it, for the purpose of adjusting and regulating the opening of the door. 6th A car having hoppers constructed in its bottom, straining timbers F arranged below the hoppers, in combination with stray rods arranged to form a truss for supporting the bottom of the car.