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HomeBaby SafetyBaby Cabinet Locks and StrapsSafety 1st Prograde Cabinet Lock |
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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Side by side cabinets only Jan 03, 2012
By Micah
Probably common sense, but I'm apparently an idiot: this lock only works on doors that touch each other when closed. All my cabinets have a 2 or 3 inch space between them. Just thought I'd mention this here as a tip for others who, like me, didn't think of that tiny little fact before wasting my money.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 The perfect lock for cabinets without handles Jan 30, 2010
By Peter St Wecker
Our under-the-sink kitchen cabinet has doors that pop open by pushing on them. Once our young daughter figured this out, she wanted to open them all the time. Unfortunately, this is also where all of our cleaning products are kept. Since there are no handles on the doors, we needed a solution that mounted on the doors themselves.
This lock solved the problem perfectly. Each side gets screwed into the back of each cabinet door, and can then be adjusted with the small allen wrench that's included in the package. Once the lock is in place, it's almost impossible to be opened by little hands, but simple to open for adults. The only permanent mark will be 2 tiny screw holes on the back of each door.
Pros:
- Easy to install, with only a screwdriver needed
- Mounts to the door, not to handles
- Easy for adults to open and close
- Leaves no mark on the outside of the cabinet
- Indicator shows that lock is secure
Cons:
- It sticks out from the cabinet about 1 inch
Overall, it's a great solution for childproofing, especially if your cabinet doesn't have handles.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Sturdy, but doesn't work on wide/beveled cabinet doors! Oct 14, 2010
By J. Gilmore
"Movie Lover"
This is a very sturdy lock, and worth the price I think for the ease of use alone. You need to press two buttons and the lock pops open, so much more sophisticated and quick than the traditional slide cabinet locks.
That being said, I can only give this lock four stars because it will not fit on every cabinet door. The under-the-sink cabinet doors in our kitchen and one bathroom are too thick (about 1") for the brackets to reach around and sit flush. I think this is because the doors are beveled on the edges with a decorative cutout design.
I was able to make this work in one bathroom, and as a previous reviewer said, it was tight enough that I may not even need to use the screws. Those doors are just slightly less 3/4" thick.
My suggestion would be to measure your doors before buying!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great child lock for IKEA frameless cabinets (or any other cabinet) Oct 14, 2011
By MK
"MKOSU04"
I bought a bunch of those cheap little plastic latches that you have to put inside the cabinet door (the kind you push down to open)... but we have IKEA cabinets in the kitchen so they don't have a face frame. The doors are the front of the cabinets.
... so those didn't work.
After researching awhile I found this latch. It works GREAT.
It locks the 2 doors together so they can't be opened. To pop open the latch (I say "pop" because it's spring-loaded... it literally pops open) you have to push a button on the front at the same time you push in the tab on the side. This seems fairly baby-proof.
The styling is pretty nice, for a baby-proof item.
One thing I really like is that this stays unlocked till you push the center piece back into position. We are using this on our sink cabinet to keep the trash and cleaners locked up. But there are times (like when you make dinner) that you want quick and easy access to the trash can. So I can leave this unlocked while I'm working in the kitchen.
The only trick will be remembering to lock it before walking away. But its very obvious whether its locked so there won't be any question if you look at the doors from across the kitchen.
Notes on FIT:
Like others have said - this only fits on "normal doors"... it was somewhat snug on the IKEA door. It fit freely over the door but there was not a whole lot of room. If your doors are thicker than 3/4" you will probably have to get a different latch.
You also need to make sure you have a gap between the doors - the metal brackets wrap around the edge of the door so they have to fit. Its probably about 1/16" so its not a big gap... chances are that your doors already have that gap to open and close. And if its tight - you can usually adjust the hinges. I had to adjust my IKEA hinges a bit to make the doors close freely (all it takes is a screwdriver).
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
So far so good Jun 27, 2011
By bookworm
The other day my husband went downstairs to discover that our toddler son had finally developed the finger strength to open our entertainment unit and the pile of opened DVD cases on the floor meant we needed a lock fast. He nixed the pull cord one I had as a hand me down as being too difficult to open so I found and ordered this one. The lock was extremely easy to install and as some of the other reviewers have said it did not require the included screws. My son has poked at it a bit but we're being careful to hide what we're doing from him when we open the lock. My husband loves how easy it is to open. I'm only giving it 4 stars because of the price and because I think it would be pretty easy to make some minor modifications that would make it a lot harder for toddlers and not that much more difficult for adults.
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