Patent ID: 9243449
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: E05B,E05D,E05F,E05G,E06B

Claim Text:
1. An automated entrance device, comprising: a housing; a first panel operably coupled to the housing; a second panel operably coupled to the housing to form an approximately 90° angle between the first panel and the second panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel are selectively rotatable in a first direction together from a first position to a second position and return from the second position to the first position in a second direction, wherein the first panel and the second panel are operatively coupled to a single spindle such that the first panel and the second panel rotate together about the same vertical axis in the first direction when the single spindle rotates; and a hinge operably coupled between the first panel and the second panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel are maintained in a fixed position having approximately 90 degrees between the first panel and the second panel until a condition is met, and wherein when the condition is met, the first panel pivots at the hinge to move in the second direction while the second panel remains fixed.