Entrance control device for sequential displacement of a plurality of barriers

An access control device to permit passage in one direction comprising:

• (a) at least one partition member defining a passageway;
• (b) a first barrier arm assembly mounted on one of said at least one partition member, said first barrier arm assembly comprising:
• (i) a first barrier arm;
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• (ii) a first barrier arm rotor connected to said first barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said one of said at least one partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said first barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
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• (c) a second barrier arm assembly mounted on said one of said at least one partition member and spaced apart from said first barrier arm assembly, said second barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a second barrier arm;
• (ii) a second barrier arm rotor connected to said second barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said one of said at least one partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said second barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
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• (iii) a means for releasing barrier arm rotors sequentially comprising:
• (A) a means for stopping said barrier arms comprising:
• a stopping member presented by said one of said at least one partition member adjacent to said second barrier arm rotor;
• and
• a stopping arm presented by said second barrier arm rotor and operably associated with said stopping member
• wherein said means for stopping said barrier arms prevents rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (B) a releasing member for displacing said stopping member, thereby releasing said means for stopping said barrier arms when said first barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position.

An access control device to permit passage in one direction comprising:

• (a) a pair of partition members defining a passageway;
• (b) a first barrier assembly mounted on one of said partition members, said first barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a first barrier arm;
• and
• (ii) a first barrier arm rotor connected to said first barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said one of said partition members;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said first barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• (c) a second barrier arm assembly mounted on said one of said partition members and spaced apart from said first barrier arm assembly, said second barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a second barrier arm;
• (ii) a second barrier arm rotor connected to said second barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said one of said partition members;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said second barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• (iii) a first means for releasing barrier arm rotors sequentially comprising:
• (A) a first means for stopping said barrier arms comprising:
• a first stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said second barrier arm rotor;
• and
• a first stopping arm presented by said second barrier arm rotor and operably associated with said first stopping member
• wherein said first means for stopping said barrier arms prevents rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (B) a first releasing means for displacing said first stopping member, thereby releasing said first means for stopping said barrier arms when said first barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
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• (d) a third barrier arm assembly mounted on said one of said partition members and spaced apart from said second barrier arm assembly, said third barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a third barrier arm;
• (ii) a third barrier arm rotor connected to said third barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said one of said partition members;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said third barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
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• (iii) a second means for releasing barrier arm rotor comprising:
• (A) a second means for stopping said barrier-arms comprising:
• a second stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said third barrier arm rotor;
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• a second stopping arm presented by said third barrier arm rotor and operably associated with said second stopping member
• wherein said second means for stopping prevents rotation of said third barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (B) a second releasing means for displacing said second stopping member, thereby releasing said second means for stopping said barrier arms when said second barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said third barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position.

An access control device comprising to permit passage in one direction comprising:

• (a) a pair of partition members spaced apart so as to define a passageway therebetween;
• and
• (b) a barrier means presented by each of said partition members comprising;
• (i) a first barrier arm assembly mounted on one of said pair of partition members, said first barrier arm assembly comprising:
• (A) a first barrier arm;
• and
• (B) a first barrier arm rotor connected to said first barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said first barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• (ii) a second barrier arm assembly mounted on said partition member and spaced apart from said first barrier arm assembly, said second barrier assembly comprising:
• (A) a second barrier arm;
• (B) a second barrier arm rotor connected to said second barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said second barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• (C) a means for releasing barrier arm rotors sequentially comprising:
• (1) a means for stopping said barrier arms comprising:
• a stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said second barrier arm rotor;
• and
• a stopping arm presented by said second barrier arm rotor and operably associated with said stopping member
• wherein said means for stopping said barrier arms prevents rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (2) a releasing means for displacing said stopping member, thereby releasing said means for stopping said barrier arms when said first barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position
• wherein the end of each of said first and second barrier arms of one of said partition members distal to said first and second barrier arm rotors thereof is substantially opposite to the end of each of said first and second barriers arms of the other of said partition members distal to said first and second barrier arm rotors thereof.

An access control device comprising to permit passage in one direction comprising:

• (a) a pair of partition members spaced apart so as to define a passageway therebetween;
• and
• (b) a barrier means presented by each of said partition members comprising:
• (i) a first barrier arm assembly mounted on one of said pair of partition members, said first barrier arm assembly comprising:
• (A) a first barrier arm;
• and
• (B) a first barrier arm rotor connected to said first barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said first barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• (ii) a second barrier arm assembly mounted on said partition member and spaced apart from said first barrier arm assembly, said second barrier assembly comprising:
• (A) a second barrier arm;
• (B) a second barrier arm rotor connected to said second barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said second barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• (C) a first means for releasing barrier arm rotors sequentially comprising
• (1) a first means for stopping said barrier arms comprising:
• a first stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said second barrier arm rotor;
• and
• a first stopping arm presented by said second barrier arm rotor and operably associated with said first stopping member
• wherein said first means for stopping said barrier arms prevents rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (2) a first releasing means for displacing said first stopping member, thereby releasing said first means for stopping said barrier arms when said first barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said second barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position;
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• (iii) a third barrier arm assembly mounted on said partition member and spaced apart from said second barrier arm assembly, said third barrier assembly comprising:
• (A) a third barrier arm;
• (B) a third barrier arm rotor connected to said third barrier arm and rotatably mounted on said partition member;
• and adapted for manual rotation of said third barrier arm between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• (C) a second means for releasing barrier arm rotors sequentially comprising:
• (1) a second means for stopping said barrier arms comprising:
• a second stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said third barrier arm rotor;
• and
• a second stopping arm presented by said third barrier arm rotor
• wherein said second means for stopping said barrier arms prevents rotation of said third barrier arm rotor from said dosed position toward said open position;
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• (2) a second releasing means for displacing said second stopping member, thereby releasing said second means for stopping said barrier arms when said second barrier arm rotor is rotated from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing rotation of said third barrier arm rotor from said closed position toward said open position
• wherein the end of each of said first, second and third barrier arms of one of said partition members distal to said first, second and third barrier arm rotors thereof is substantially opposite to said first, second and third barriers arms of the other of said partition members distal to said first, second and third barrier arm rotors thereof.

A method of traversing an access control device having at least a first and second manually operable barrier arms mounted on at least one of a pair of partition members wherein said first and second manually operable barrier arms are operatively connected so that manual displacement of said second barrier arm is operable after manual displacement of said first barrier arm comprising the steps of:

• (a) manually displacing said first barrier arm so as to allow passage past said first barrier arm;
• (b) manual displacement of said first barrier arm rendering manual displacement of said second barrier arm operable so as to allow passage past said second barrier arm;
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• (c) manually displacing said second barrier arm so as to traverse said access control device.

A method of traversing an access control device having at least a first and second manually operable gate assemblies mounted in spaced apart relationship on a pair of partition members wherein said gate assemblies each comprise a pair of corresponding barrier arms, wherein said gate assemblies are operatively connected so that manual displacement of said barrier arms of said second gate assembly is operable after the manual displacement of said barrier arms of said first gate assembly, and wherein said access control device further comprises a means for releasing said first and second means for barring passage comprising:

• (a) a stopping member which prevents said second means for barring passage from being manually displaced from said closed position to achieve said open position;
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• (b) a releasing member connected to said first and second means for barring passage for releasing said stopping member in response to said first means for barring passage being displaced to achieve said open position comprising the steps of:
• (a) manually displacing said first pair of barrier arms so as to allow passage past said first pair of barrier arms;
• (b) manual displacement of said first pair of barrier arms rendering manual displacement of said second pair of barrier arms operable so as to allow passage past said second pair of barrier arms;
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• (c) manually displacing said second pair of barrier arms so as to traverse said access control.

An access control device to permit entrance in one direction comprising:

• (a) at least one partition member defining a passageway;
• (b) first barrier assembly mounted on one of said partition member, said first barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a first barrier;
• and
• (ii) first barrier pivot connected to said first barrier for pivoting said first barrier from an open position to a closed position;
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• (c) second barrier assembly mounted on said partition member and spaced apart from said first barrier arm assembly, said second barrier assembly comprising:
• (i) a second barrier;
• (ii) second barrier pivot connected to said second barrier for pivoting said first barrier from an open position to a closed position;
• (iii) means for releasing barriers sequentially comprising:
• (A) means for stopping said barriers comprising:
• a stopping member presented by said partition member adjacent to said second barrier pivot;
• and
• stopping arm presented by said second barrier pivot and operably associated with said stopping member
• wherein said means for stopping said barrier arms prevents pivoting of said second barrier from said closed position toward said open position;
• and
• (B) releasing member for displacing said stopping member, thereby releasing said means for stopping said barriers when said first barrier pivot is pivoted from said closed position toward said open position, and thereby allowing pivoting of said second barrier pivot from said closed position toward said open position.

An access control device to permit passage in one direction comprising:

• (a) at least one partition member defining a passageway;
• (b) a first means for barring passage manually displaceable from a closed position to an open position;
• and
• (c) a second means for barring passage manually displaceable from a closed position to an open position;
• wherein said first and second means for barring passage are mounted on said partition member in spaced apart relationship, and wherein said first and second means for barring passage are operatively connected so that the manual displacement of said second means for barring passage is operable after the manual displacement of said first means for barring passage, and wherein said access control device further comprises a means for releasing said first and second means for barring passage comprising:
• (a) a stopping member which prevents said second means for barring passage from being manually displaced from said closed position to achieve said open position;
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• (b) a releasing member connected to said first and second means for barring passage for releasing said stopping member in response to said first means for barring passage being displaced to achieve said open position so that said second means for barring passage becomes operable for manual displacement.