Southco Europe's 'Vise Action' compression latch is suitable for
applications requiring a flush latch surface to avoid snagging. Two
mounting disks make installation quick and easy from the back of a door
through a simple round hole. One disk keeps the latch in place while the
second is used to adjust the latch in a full flush position. Industries
from electronics to telecommunications and even railway carriage builders
can draw benefit from Vise Action, which operates in a single half turn,
first locking the door and then pulling it up tight. The latch applies
consistent pressure to achieve 6.4mm compression of environmental or EMI
gaskets. The latch is unusual in that the pawl pulls up against, or
perpendicular to the frame, rather than rotating behind it. A pawl
rotating behind a door can cause grinding and eventual corrosion.
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