Description
Quick answer: This spring-loaded bolt is a 5/8 inch nominal plated bolt for securing gates, doors, hatches, animal housing and access panels. Spring tension helps hold the bolt in its intended position and reduces free movement.
What is it used for?
Use it where a straightforward sliding bolt is required but vibration, movement or orientation makes a loose bolt undesirable. It can be mounted to a compatible timber or metal structure using suitable fixings.
- 5/8 inch nominal bolt size.
- BZP finish.
- Useful on gates, livestock housing, doors and service panels.
- Spring action assists retention; it does not make the fitting a high-security lock.
What else do I need?
Provide a suitable keeper, socket or receiving hole and fix into structural material. Add a pull handle where the gate has no grip. On a garden gate, a separate ring latch can provide more convenient everyday operation.
Alternatives
The 16mm spring-loaded bolt is another stocked option for the same general type of job. A tower bolt is simpler where spring tension is unnecessary. A Brenton bolt offers a familiar surface gate-bolt arrangement.
Before ordering: Check bolt diameter, throw, mounting orientation, keeper dimensions and whether the BZP finish suits the exposure. Fully exposed wet environments may favour a more heavily protected finish. Ensure hands cannot be trapped between the bolt and keeper.