US1554025A - Grain-car door - Google Patents

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Sept. '15, 1925. 1,554,025v

.' E. E. PEOPLES GRAIN CAR DOOR Filed April 5 1924 2 Sheets-Sheetl Wil. ,l

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' E. B. PEDPLES GRAIN CAR DOOR Filed April 5 1924 ,2' Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

EDWARD 12B. PEOPLES, 0F QTOE,

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Applicatie-.filed .Aprile 4.9.2.4. ...Sei-iii lip-704.494-

To elli-whomdtmeyewieemf `Be it fimewn that EDWARD B- .PEeP-.Lieei .e .citizen 4of lthe United `States, residing at :.Qtee, .in the .County .ef Otee end y,State of Nebraska, has invented certain .new and useful y, Iinprovenients in Grain-Gar Doors, of .which `.the following iis n aspecilication.

-llhieiilvengtien relates A.t0 eigiainfeer door and Ihas for its principal. obj ect to .provide a means fier preventing `the grain from ecci- .fdentally Kbeing :discharged through leakage 'es frequently fheppeiie `with .the :grain doors anew in anse, :ineens being further fprf'evided for enabling the V(intuitie1.1 .of .the door in 55.11.0.11 manner :este feeltete the feeey l.die- .ehelfge ldf the .grain 1tiene the leer iiitheiit e115 .lese

Aetill ifertheriebieetet .the inieritienie te provvide@ granite-.er deer .ofthe aebeve' melitiolied ieliereeter, wherein. the .Seme is adapted .te -be :..eQiiStriietedin sections-.festenilig means .being esseeieted therewith 'for securely .-.holding :the .deer in .e `.closed positien-endfeeveringithe de Qr-iepening in Such a mannerfras to prouide la tight iit `around the door .freine te0 .es te ipreirent t the .pessifbilty of the `grein y'leeldiig therethrough while the zeer. :is in motion- Astill further object .is to `provide c,a -f grain .een deenettheieeetienelitype `zwllereiii Ineens .ieipreiided iforislidabl'yfSuppeiting tlieseme in position onthe eer., braieugmeenszbeilig `eseeeated wthfthe gtan-ear and forming e iguideimeenS-ifer .heldngziheeeetons in vertleel alignment .when the .seme .are .moved :rearwardly lto .uneeifer the i door Opening `A further .Qbjeetisfte provide aigrener deer ef .fthe .ebove mentiened eheraeter .which Vis simple in construction, inexpensive, strong Y and durable and vfurther `well' adapted :forfthe purposes ffor which g it is designated.

sOther objects fand advantages offthis in- Mcntionfwiill .become .apparent4 `during the .course ofthe followngdeseription.

In the A accompanying drawings formi-ng 1a. part fof jthis speoioatiom and .in;wh icl1 like numerals designate .like parts throughfout` :the samef-- 'Figure il is 1a longitudinal sectional .View of ia'lportionofa grain canshowing tliedoor v and .braces positioned athereon in side televa-A iton, thedoor Sbeing 1in .enclosed '.poston.

YFigure.3 se verdeel- section teken enlise 3 ,3 of 2Fig `l. Y

Figure .e .is e fragmentary-Seetonel View takenon lineflfegbof Fig. l. d'

Figure .5 is .e .detail perspective iviewef the lower pertien 0i' .thefdeer Showing the gieili disehergeopeiiiiig therein.-

Figure 6 ,is a Hdetail ,sectional .View `vshowing .the loekiiig means .eeeeeieted .with the .door and freine:.theisefeifiend` Plate .end .ifestenng .metile ftheifezfer., Shown disassembled.

In `the drewingemherein for the tpiiipeee I.ef .illustration f ie shown .the prefeiined ibedimeiit ef .my inventien, the numeral .1 .deeigiieteegerierelly .the greiii .eer YWhiele ie of t e usuel` construction-. andis .Lproyided..

with'the. deer freine? .end .epeniiig therefeh Ihe ydoor frame? 4 has itsrear `side .wall 3 .divided f ehown 1in .Figi .2 ef the drawings for the purpose to be hereinafter rnore fully described. e

My .grain .eer door designated genenelly .bythe numeral 4 comprises the lower ,and @per eeetielie .5 zend 6 ,iaeepeetvely The lower-section isproiided with a grain disf ehe-ige @peeing .7 .and .the letterie prefer-` .ebly yterrified .in the greinforeing .well 8 se- `eiired toethe .rear `ifiee Q fthelwerieeetieh :5,

asixnilartreinforqing .wall 9 .being associated with the upper eeetien f6. Ae ywill be `reedily .eeen in fFig- 5 ef the drawings, vtlieistripe 0f Weed vWleie vferm `.the outer. afeeeor .wall of 4the lower section '5 .eX- tend vertically, whereas fthe rienfereing wall` 8 `.eeeilrefl :t0 the .rear ieee .theieef "alles ,the @Stripe ftheeef .eXtendir1g: transversely thereto, the :puffpese L .ing wall, 8 Aand `a :suitable latch `12 is .pvetally L associated with-the closureplatepland is` adapted for cooperation with the locking element 13 which extends upwardly from the lower door section in the manner as shown more clearly in Figs. 4 and 5 of the 5 drawings,the purpose of theclosure'plate 10 and the locking vmeans therefor v'being to prevent the accidental opening of the closure plate when the car is filled with grain, thus preventing the leakage of grain therethrough. The upper section 6 and the reinforcing wall 9 therefor has alongitudinally f extending rib 14 formed Vonl the bottom thereof and this rib is adapted to be received inthe longitudinally extending groove 15 formed in the upper edge of the Nlower section 5 and the reinforcing wall 8 therefor. A.suitable lining of metal conforming to thel shape of the bead or rib 14 and the cooperating 4channel or groove 15 such as is shown at 16 and 17 respectively in the drawings is provided for the purpose .of forming a means whereby the upper section may be -moved with respect to the lower section whenever it is necessary. Furthermore, the purpose of this construction is to 'provide a tightiit between the rupper and lower sections of the grain car door thus avoiding any possibility of the grain leaking thereibetween. Heretofore ithas been Afound necessaryv in connection with grain cars to provide a suitable vlining of paper or the likeover the door to prevent the possibility ,of'any grain fromleaking or otherwise'being accidentally discharged from the car through the door. f I

-Also with the grain car doors heretofore vin use it has been necessary to destroy the entire lower section of Ya sectional car door after the car has reached its destination in order to -enableall of the grain to be discharged from theI car. This necessitated the replacing of the broken section by an entirely'new section and also having toreline the entire door each time it was desired to transport grain from one place to another. By providing a grain car door of the character shownand hereinafter to be more fully described, this unnecessary expense and labor has been eliminated and'furthermore the proper sealing of the grain againstv accidental loss due to leakage iis assured.

The sections of the door are adapted to move longitudinally in order to uncover the opening in the door frame and this is accomplished by providing the usual'door'hanger 13 Awhich extends longitudinally adjacent vthe upper portion of the side of the carover the opening in the well known manner. The upper section 6A is furthermore provided with a number of upstanding bracketsor the vlike shown at 19 i-n the drawings and these brackets s upp'ortfthe pulley'wheels 20. kThe latter are' adapted to engage thel upwardly` extending flange 21providedjon the hanger 11 whereby. the upper section may. lbe Afreely moved on the door hanger when the handle 22 is actuated for the purpose of uncovering the upper portion of the door frame opening whenever desired.

..To further facilitate the free slidable movement ofthe lower section 5, the latter is provided with a series of rollers 23 which cooperate with the bottom of the grain car 24, the rollers being preferably supported in the cut-out portions 25 in the manner as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The bottom 24 of the grain car is further provided with the usual guide flanges 26 and 27 respectively between which Aoperate the lower section of the grain car door 4. A' handle 28 similar to the handle 22 is secured to the lower section 5 in order to enable to be readily moved. 1

Extending verticallyv between g the bottom and top of thegrain car and to'one side of the door frame 3 are the, vertical standards 29. 'Diagonally extending braces 30 are` adapted to be disposed between the spaced standards 29 and are secured thereto by means of the angleirons 31 in the manner as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings'. AvAuxiliary bracing Arods 32 are further provided and the same these bracing rods extend vertically throughf the bottom ofthe car door and the upper portions of the diagonally extending braces 30 and lalso through the upper portion of the car 1. The'vertical standardsy 29 yarey aryranged on the inner opposed/'faces of l'the vside of the car in such a manner as to provide a guide means'therebetwe'en for receiving the sections of the grain car door when the latter ismoved to uncover-the openingV in the door frame when'grain is tobe discharged or the car is to be `filled.

For the purpose'of securing the sections of the door in a locked position while the same cover the door frame opening, I provide the fastening means such as 1s more I clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings,`and the same comprises a slotted plate 33 which has its outer end bent upwardly as shown at 34 and this plate is adapted for slidable movement through an opening formed' in:

each of the sections of the door adjacent the partition 3', a suitable bracket 35 being secured to the inner partition, and a locking pin 36 secured to the outer partition iadjacent the outer face of the door sectionsand Y normally the slotted extension 34 rests on the projection 36.V 1n this manner the door sections are held in a locked position against longitudinal movement and whenever-it is necessary to open the ydoor or either of they sections thereof, the plate4 33 is raised upwardly so that thepin 36 will be caused to be brought into registry with the elongated slot 37 formed in the plate 33 and'by pulling outwardly onl the upstand'ing portion 34,'- vtheinner end of the plate* will be caused to become disengaged' from/the bracket 35 whereby the door section may be free to move within the side of the car in order to open the same.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that a grain car door has been provided which may be easily and eiiiciently operated to open or close the door opening of the car, means being provided for locking the door against accidental opening whereby the loss of grain is prevented and furthermore the construction of the door sections are such as to enable the same to be moved longitudinally and independently of each other as the case necessitates.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved apparatus, it Will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of 'the invention, and While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

The combination with a grain car door provided with a grain discharge opening and further provided with a horizontal ledge adjacent the discharge opening, a plate valve pivoted to the door and normally overlying the discharge opening, a bifureated element hingedly carried by the valve and being disposed at a point diametrically opposite the point of pivotal connection of the valve and door, a threaded element projecting from the ledge and adapted to receive the bifurcated element, and a Wing nut threaded upon the threaded element and engaging the bifurcated element and thereby holding the plate valve against accidental pivotal movement.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

EDWARD B. PEOPLES.

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