The above covers pretty much everything you need to know about choosing a tubular latch. Now, we have covered the Tubular Latch in detail, we will take a brief look at the other latch types you may encounter whilst renovating your home, working on interior design, or working on a building or joinery project.
The Flat or upright Latch is a Latch that is housed in a square or rectangular casing, rather than a tube. Due to the casing, the process of fitting a Flat latch requires more joinery work, rather than a single bore hole. It is for this reason that the Flat Latch has largely fallen out of favour with joiners and builders.
For this reason it benefits them to have locks and latches that have the same sized case. The Sashlock is a combination of both Lock and Latch contained within the same casing, which is usually rectangular. The Sashlock is a very common item in Architectural ironmongery due to its versatility. You will find different grades of quality, and different lock and key profiles to suit almost all applications. Some of our Sashlocks are suitable for internal use only, and some are rated for use in external security applications, such as on a front door.
Some Sashlocks come with a cutout for a Euro Cylinder. The Rim Latch , or Rim Lock , is a very traditional piece of ironmongery, which has been used on doors for hundreds of years.
It is fixed to the face of a door, rather than Morticed inside it, and as such is much more simple to fit. Rim Latches are often seen in old Georgian and Victorian houses, and are used often in restoration projects. The DIN Latch uses a very long casing, to allow for much greater distance between the follower and keyhole cutout, or bathroom turn follower. DIN is the German institute for standardization, and this has been rolled out as the European standard.
As such, you will find DIN locks on many doors across Europe. The DIN standard is used by many doorset manufacturers, so it is advantageous to them to use a the standard DIN sized casing even on doors which require only a latch.
Finally the Night Latch is an item that has been used primarily on British front doors for the last years. The Night Latch uses a rim-mounted case and a Rim Cylinder, which when the door closes, locks the door automatically.
The Night Latch is loved and hated in equal measure, chiefly because of its automatic locking feature. This can be convenient as it means no locking process when leaving the house is necessary, but can also lead to people being locked out of their homes very easily, sometimes by as little as a gust of wind. It should be noted that a Night Latch alone is never enough in the security department.
This article has outlined almost everything you need to know about the different types, sizes, and quality levels of latch you will encounter during your project. If you need further assistance however, or to discuss particular lock or latch requirements, please do not hesitate to contact one of our latch and lock specialists here at More Handles.
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Product Information. Glossary of Terms. Thousands of items in stock. On the left is a traditional sprung lever Door handle , whilst on the right is a Rushmore unsprung lever Door handle. The Rose is a usually circular plate to which lever handles and knobs are attached.
Some will be face fixed, whilst others have concealed fixings under a separate rose cover. This Mortice Mushroom Knob has a face fixing rose 3 screwholes located on the rose. An escutcheon surrounds the keyhole or lock cylinder. They're incredibly useful as they help to protect a lock cylinder from being drilled out or snapped. They also protect the surrounding area from damage and wear when a key misses the keyhole.
This covered escutcheon is a typical example of a covered, face fixing escutcheon. Whilst typically rounded, this is antually more of a rectangular shape. The spindle is a square metal bar that passes through the door connecting the handles or knobs together and operates the latch or locking mechanism. This is pretty much your standard spindle. Designed for various door thickness and available in various lengths.
A latch is a mechanism which holds a door closed using a sprung beveled mental tongue. Operated by a door handle or knob. Regarding the shape of the case, a latch can be tubular or flat.
Tubular is the more popular of the two as it's considered the easier one to fit.
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