US1025617A - Door-hanger. - Google Patents

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P. M. EILLOTT.

' DOOR. HANGER. 112111101111011 PIL-11n 001.411,1911. l

1,025,617".` l Patented May'7,1912.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented. May 7 15H2..

Application filed ctober 11, 1.911.` Serial No. GIiiJZ?.

To all whom it may concerns Be it known that l, "Pintor M. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county oi' Cook., and State oi lilinoisi have invented certain new and useful improvements inDoor-llangers, ot which l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description` reference being had to the aixconipanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The present invention' has for its object to provide improved means for sustaining the sliding' doors of railway freight ears and the invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accoinltianying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claiinat-ihe end of this specification. Y

Figure l is a view in side elevation showing part oi the freight car having' niy invern tion applied thereto.- Fig. 2 is a View in vertical cross-section on line 2--2 of Fig. L Fig. 3 is a view in vert-ical section on line of Fig. 2.

rlibe side wall A of the car is provided with a door-way of suitable. width adapted lo be closed by a slidingl door B. Above the door-way or door opening and extending also to one side thereof in usual manner is arranged thc suspension rail bar C that is bolted to the side wall of the car. .This inctal rail bar C. formed of rolled steel and comprises integral track flanges c and o projectingoutwardly 'from the upper and lower edges thereot and an integral `ejuard flange o2 depending' troni the outer edge of the lower track flange o.

Beneath the rail or track C the door B is mounted in manner 'treo to slide and the upper edge of the door l extends within the depending` Ojuard iange v2 ot' the rail or track C. il othe upper port-ion of the door are bolted the suspension brackets D. llach` of these brackets is preferably of cast inetal and, shown. each bracket is formed with an upper, inwardly projecting partor boss'd upon which is inountedfthe hub e of the roller or trolley ll thai; is held in place upon the boss d by means of a through-bolt f carrying a washer at its inner end. "Preferably the upper part of each bracket, is formed with an. inwardly projecting casing or housing l2 partially inclosing the roller E and, as showna the upper part of the casing.

a web or body portion withv `or housing is cut away so as to expose, the upper portionofthe roller and permit the periphery ot the roller to engage the upper flange o ot' the rail or track C. The lower part of each of the rollers E adapted to travel upon the upper surface of `tlm/lower flange o of the rail or track C. Preferably, also, each of the brackets l) is formed with an upwardlyv extendingv arm #that rises to the top of the door and to a point considerably above the lower edge `of the guard flange (ff-7 and each of the arios d* is adapte-d to engage or come closely adjacent to an inward offset c4 on the inner face of the guard flange c2 in order to hold the door snugly in place when the door is closed.

The vertically disposed web or body portion of the rail bar, through which the retaining bolts c3 extend, has a broad bearing against the side otl the car to resist the strain brought upon the bar and the supporting means therefor. rlhe space between the track flanges c and c is slightly greater than the diameter of the rollers E and ordinarily the latter travel in the lower flange. But, if the door is raised at all when it is shifted, the rollers will engage the .upper track Hanne e and thereby prevent the scraping or binding of the upper edge of the door againstthe lower track flange. The easy and accurate movement of the door is thus insured.l The .lower trackflange `and the guardflange protect, the door and the door opening` from the weather, and the latter flange prevents the accident-al displacement of the door. The casingd2 on the bracket guard the rolle-r and the lower 'track flange from aceiunulation of dirt, ice and the like and for better cleaning; of the track are prei?- erably provided with outturned, beveled.

Vlower edges which niove over andy closelyT adjacent the surface of the track.

, lt is obvious that the details of construction set forth may 'be vari'ed without de parturc from the essentials of the invention as defined in the claim.

Lclaiin as iny invention z* The combination with a car body, ot a singleF piece rolled metal rail extending above the door opening' and comprising a 'flata vertically disposed web or body portion abutting for its full width against the side of the car and secured thereto5 and havingintegral track iianges projectingoutwardly Atroni its upperand loweredges and anime;

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gral guard. flange depending from the outer I against displacement :mel said rollers in edge portion of the vlem-r trank ange, a propel: position relatively to said track doer, and henger brackets secured tcf'sad flanges, substantially as described. flobrf.' having rollers. arranged between said PEECY M. ELLIOTT.

5 tradi; angges and supporting the door with Witnesses:

rapper peraien' thereof vbehind said ELE mz HAGENOW, guercl flange ie thereby hold seid door, KATU/irme GERLACrL

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