Admission and egress control structure

A gate especially adapted for controlling non ambulatory and assisted ambulatory human traffic in passing between two areas comprising:

• first and second spaced uprights;
• the space between said uprights defining a traffic zone;
• a gate panel substantially spanning the space between said uprights and having opposed edges, one in proximity to each upright;
• hinge means interconnecting said gate for pivotally mounting said gate for swinging movement about a generally vertical axis adjacent one of said panel edges and towards either side of said traffic zone;
• spring means resiliently urging said gate towards a position aligned with said uprights and blocking said traffic zone;
• an apertured lock plate mounted on one of the second upright and the other of said panel edges;
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• a lock mounted on the other of the second upright and the other of said panel edges, said lock including a moveable mounted bolt receivable in said lock plate, a spring urging said bolt away from said lock plate, and a selectively energizable motor for moving said bolt into said lock plate.

An admission and/or egress control structure for separating two areas and regulating the passage of human traffic between the two areas comprising;

• a barrier adapted to be disposed between the two areas to be separated;
• two openings in said barrier extending from top to bottom thereof, one being narrower than the other;
• a turnstile disposed in the narrower one of said openings to prevent unregulated passage of human traffic therethrough;
• a gate in the wider of said openings and movable between positions substantially totally unblocking said wider opening and blocking said wider opening to prevent unregulated passage of human traffic therethrough;
• means for returning said gate to said blocking position from said unblocking position;
• means normally locking said gate in said blocking position;
• means for disabling said locking means;
• first vlaue receiving means connected to said turnstile for enabling said turnstile to pass human traffic in response to receipt of some measure of value;
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• second value receiving means in close proximity to said gate for issuing a signal in response to receipt of some measure of value whereby said disabling means may be operated to enable said gate to be moved to its unblocking position to pass human traffic.