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

I claim the sliding wedge bolt, F, in combination with the sliding spring catch, K, and cases, E J, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

From Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

It was the iron shaft of the crutch, and it was ingeniously fashioned with a spring catch that obviously fitted into a socket in the now missing armpiece of the crutch.

From Doors of the Night by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

The detector is then over-lifted by the stud D S, and a spring catch falls into a notch at the rear.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald

The cottage door may have blown shut by itself and locked with a spring catch, but this window is a horse of a different color.

From Whispering Walls by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

She tried to open the door, but it had shut with a spring catch when she pushed on it, and her small fingers were not strong enough to open it again.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home by Hope, Laura Lee