Hourglass Inlet, Hourglass Outlet

These are variants of Diamond Inlet and Outlet.

On an Hourglass Inlet, or Inlet to an Hourglass, the people coming in to the center do a Snake as they come in. See the discussion of <ATC> to a Diamond.

\sxvlines{b2e,g3w,g2e,b3w} \shhourglass{b4n,g4e,g3s,b1s}
2 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 1 3
before Hourglass Inlet after




On an Hourglass Outlet, the center diamond does a Drop In and Hinge, fudging to the appropriate place, while the outsides do a Diamond Outlet.

\shhourglass{b4n,g4e,g3s,b1s} \sxvlines{b3e,g4w,b2e,g3w}
4 2 4 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 4 2 2 4 3 1
before Hourglass Outlet after