This system allows for normal two-way traffic using a swing door with an adjacent folding door providing multiple options of use for larger clear openings up to 83 inches. Available for openings ranging from six to eight feet and comes standard with a low profile header.
The idea came to Lew Hewitt and Dee Horton to build an automatic sliding door back in the mid-1950's, when they realized that swing doors had difficulty operating in windy Corpus Christi. So Lew and Dee set out to invent the automatic sliding door to circumvent the windy conditions.
Horton Automatics Inc. was formed in 1960, placing the first commercial automatic sliding door on the market and literally establishing a brand-new industry.