Released on = August 23, 2007, 6:59 am

Press Release Author = Carol Felzien, KolbeCo Marketing Resources

Industry = Construction

Press Release Summary = Door hardware manufacturer Hager Companies offers
premium-quality, cost-effective swing clear hinges that allow doors to "swing clear"
of their openings, offering additional clearance for wheelchairs or walkers. These
special hinges are representative of Hager's wide range of products that help
buildings meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation.

Press Release Body = Hager Companies is helping businesses and institutions across
the U.S. become more accessible by offering a wide variety of door hardware products
that are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation -
including a full line of architectural grade swing clear hinges.

Swing clear hinges are an important part of a building's ADA compliance because they
allow doors to "swing clear" of their openings, offering up to an additional 2\" of
clearance for wheelchairs or walkers to pass through a doorway. Perfect for use in
hospitals, schools and other institutional type facilities, Hager swing clear hinges
are available in a variety of three and five knuckle, half mortise and full mortise
styles.

Manufactured in steel with steel pins, stainless steel with stainless steel pins, or
steel with stainless steel pins, Hager swing clear hinges feature a wide range of
bearing choices, including concealed anti-friction bearing, plain bearing and ball
bearing. Most are also available for either standard or heavy weight, square or
beveled edge doors.

Hager Companies also offers a wide range of additional ADA compliant products that
give architects, commercial building owners, facility managers and anyone who
specifies door hardware premium-quality yet cost-effective choices for meeting
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). Hager also offers
a white paper on ADA compliance entitled "Meeting ADA Accessibility Standards." Free
copies are available by emailing a request to Hager Companies at
webmaster@hagerco.com.

Founded in 1849, St. Louis-based Hager Companies continues its more than 150-year
history of providing quality and innovation in the door hardware industry. For
additional information, visit www.hagerco.com.

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Contact Details = KolbeCo Marketing Resources
1676 Bryan Road, Ste. 113
Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368
636-379-3895