(PRLEAP.COM) 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.