- Help prevent accidents by keeping children out of cabinets and drawers which can contain hazardous items
- Fits to the inside of cupboards and drawers
- Access is restricted to a maximum of 8cm
- One handed press release for parents
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Model Number44360
Target genderUnisex
Batteries requiredNo
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Lindam is a world class, award winning child safety specialist. Established in 1988, Lindam Create practical, stylish home safey solutions in equal measures of safety, quality and value. The multi-award winning portfolio supports Lindam's position as the UK's number 1 safety brand* and a worldwide brand leader. Lindam offers a broad product assortment, designed to offer parents a comprehensive solution to child safety including baby monitors, safety gates, playpens, baby door bouncers, home and travel accessories.
Lindam Safety catches are specially designed to help prevent accidents around the home, keeping children out of cabinets and drawers which can contain hazardous items. The safety catches fit to the inside of cupboards and drawers - screws are supplied. Access to drawers and cupboards is limited to a maximum of 8cm, a one handed press release allows access for parents. Available in packs of 6 safety catches.
*NPD Retail Tracking 2010
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Specially designed top prevent your child from opening cupboards and drawers
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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The Lindam pack of six child safety catches are simple to install catches that fit (somewhat discreetly) inside cupboards or drawers to prevent young children from gaining access. The design is very simple and basic - which is usually the best way with things like this. It's just a sturdy plastic latch that is trapped by a solid plastic 'block' catch. To gain access, the adult simply slides their hand inside the cupboard or drawer and pushes the latch section away from the block section, then pulls the cupboard door or drawer open.
Fitting the safety catches is pretty darn easy. I fitted three into our kitchen in around 15 minutes (which included removing the old ones). All you need to do is screw the catch section into the inner-cupboard side, line-up the latch to ensure it fits snugly when locking, mark out the placement and then screw the latch onto the inside of the door. Simple! However, you will require drilling guide holes first. Incidentally, the instruction leaflet instructs you to drill 3mm guide holes. This would no doubt be fine, but I opted for 2mm holes instead, to ensure that the screw 'bit' into the wood from first contact (for extra grip and overall strength). Perhaps this is a bit over-the-top, but it's what I would do!
Now then, on to the important bit - their overall performance. We purchased these Lindam safety catches to replace the existing Mothercare ones that had been installed by the previous homeowner. The old ones had become completely useless over time, solely due to the increased flexibility of the latch section that gradually allowed the doors to be forced open with little strength at all (see the attached video). We have 15 month old twins and they both can easily pull open these thinner old safety catches.
We've had the new ones in place for a good few weeks now and can say with a great amount of confidence that they work a treat. The thicker body of the latch really holds its own, so that even with a good yank of the door, the latch won't release. Neither of our little explorers have managed to get the doors open or snake their arms inside. This is exactly what you want from some safety latches, and the added thickness means that the latches are a lot less likely to become too flexible (and therefore useless) over time.
The only small drawback to these latches is that once installed that's it...they're constantly in use until removed. Generally that's fine, but some other makes do allow for an 'in use' and 'not in use' swivelling-function (like our old ones did). Not the end of the world, but a little added extra that isn't included on these ones. But for us, we're more than happy and as such give them the full (well deserved) five stars!
Fitting the safety catches is pretty darn easy. I fitted three into our kitchen in around 15 minutes (which included removing the old ones). All you need to do is screw the catch section into the inner-cupboard side, line-up the latch to ensure it fits snugly when locking, mark out the placement and then screw the latch onto the inside of the door. Simple! However, you will require drilling guide holes first. Incidentally, the instruction leaflet instructs you to drill 3mm guide holes. This would no doubt be fine, but I opted for 2mm holes instead, to ensure that the screw 'bit' into the wood from first contact (for extra grip and overall strength). Perhaps this is a bit over-the-top, but it's what I would do!
Now then, on to the important bit - their overall performance. We purchased these Lindam safety catches to replace the existing Mothercare ones that had been installed by the previous homeowner. The old ones had become completely useless over time, solely due to the increased flexibility of the latch section that gradually allowed the doors to be forced open with little strength at all (see the attached video). We have 15 month old twins and they both can easily pull open these thinner old safety catches.
We've had the new ones in place for a good few weeks now and can say with a great amount of confidence that they work a treat. The thicker body of the latch really holds its own, so that even with a good yank of the door, the latch won't release. Neither of our little explorers have managed to get the doors open or snake their arms inside. This is exactly what you want from some safety latches, and the added thickness means that the latches are a lot less likely to become too flexible (and therefore useless) over time.
The only small drawback to these latches is that once installed that's it...they're constantly in use until removed. Generally that's fine, but some other makes do allow for an 'in use' and 'not in use' swivelling-function (like our old ones did). Not the end of the world, but a little added extra that isn't included on these ones. But for us, we're more than happy and as such give them the full (well deserved) five stars!
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Teeny tiny screws make these fiddly to install but they are more flexible than the clippasafe ones we used initially. A more rigid plastic, the clippasafe variety, snapped after in-laws tugged at cupboards unwittingly and son determinedly! These are easier to open (as a grown up) and are coping with tugs much better - they seem to be less fun to tug at too as they aren't as noisy with being less rigid. The two days we were without catches whilst we waited for delivery resulted in a smashed food processor bowl and handfuls of snaffled raisins. A worthwhile investment!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
fitted easily and been using a while now and still going strong. I wonder if I will ever open a cupboard and remember they are there though - forget every time!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Almost there...
These are good, but not excellent. They are let down by the cheap screws supplied (I sheared the heads off two of them with minimal torque). Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Dean
Overall a good product
The catches work well and are very effective at stopping my 1 year old opening the kitchen cupboards. They are easy to use one handed for an adult once you get the hang of it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Toby
Perfect for the job and great value
These are quick and easy to install with plenty of latitude regarding positioning so you don't have to be absolutely precise. Read more
Published 3 months ago by joedanish
Good
These handy thins are brilliant although my naughty toddler keeps pulling the handle till it come out doesn't help I mean we expect much as kids shouldn't be going to kitchens... Read more
Published 3 months ago by xnureenx
Great catches
These little catches are great. They have safely secured all my draws and have survived many repetitive tugs from my daughter. Read more
Published 3 months ago by I. Robinson
Didn't work for my needs
I bought these based on the positive reviews, but unfortunately they didn't work for me.
Because my work surface protrudes over the kitchen cabinets, there was not enough room... Read more
Because my work surface protrudes over the kitchen cabinets, there was not enough room... Read more
Published 4 months ago by mark4
Very effective and discreet safety catches
I bought these when my daughter (15 months) decided her favourite pastime was emptying kitchen cupboards. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms. F. K. Lewry
Easy as pie
This wasn't no where near as hard as what some reviews on here had said. They took 10mins for two to be installed on the draws. Read more
Published 5 months ago by carl
Safety Catches need screws!
From word of mouth, these safety catches do work, but unfortunately, what I hadn't realised (perhaps I just didn't read the description properly), but they need to be screwed into... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Nicky J
safety catches
arrived very quickly and easy to fit all screws included. bought another set to do all lower cupboard doors, good buy
Published 6 months ago by madstuey101
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