Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Sleeping
Patent
1977-11-14
1979-02-13
Husar, Francis S.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Sleeping
5 9R, 105314, 105316, 105321, B61D 102, A47C 1738
Patent
active
041389492
ABSTRACT:
A sleeping berth movable between stored and use positions includes an elongated pan having a central substantially deep portion and at opposite ends substantially narrower portions which contain a suitably shaped mattress. The shallow portions in the use position of the bed increase the head room for passengers seated on the compartment seats. The pan or shell of the berth also includes at one side thereof a tubular beam construction which houses a linkage mechanism for releasably locking the berth in use and non-use positions.
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Gutridge Jack E.
Hallam Keith J.
Anderson Thomas G.
Husar Francis S.
Pullman Incorporated
Reese Randolph A.
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