Patent ID: 8151972

Claim:
A turnstile system for rotating manufacturing carts, the turnstile system comprising: a rotary assembly defining a first longitudinal axis; and a mounting assembly including a mounting plate, a first turnstile arm having a first portion coupled to the mounting plate, a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion, and a manufacturing cart connection extending from the second portion, and a second turnstile arm having a first portion coupled to the mounting plate, a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion of the second turnstile arm, and a manufacturing cart connection extending from the second portion of the second turnstile arm, wherein the first portion of the first turnstile arm defines a second longitudinal axis and the second portion of the first turnstile arm defines a third longitudinal axis, and wherein the second portion of the first turnstile arm is movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, wherein in the first position, the third longitudinal axis of the second portion of the first turnstile arm is substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis of the rotary assembly and substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis of the first portion of the first turnstile arm; wherein in the second position, the third longitudinal axis of the second portion of the first turnstile arm is substantially collinear with the second longitudinal axis of the first portion of the first turnstile arm; and wherein in the third position, the third longitudinal axis of the second portion of the first turnstile arm is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis of the first portion of the first turnstile arm.