spring catch

American  

noun

1. a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.

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Etymology

Origin of spring catch

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

A spring catch kept the ratchet wheel in place at the end of each forward rotation of the wheel by the pawl.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers

It had a spring catch, and she had stepped into the hall to see if the catch was set.

From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

At the end of its swing it engages with another spring catch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Hugh undid the spring catch on the door and rolled the door back.

From Bob Cook and the German Spy by Tomlinson, Paul Greene

Papilio feronia, a Brazilian species capable of making "a clicking noise, similar to that produced by a toothed wheel passing under a spring catch."

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir