LABORATORY REFRIGERATOR
EARTHQUAKE
SAFETY/SECURITY LATCHES
  NO DRILLING OR TOOLS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION
(Patent No. 5,114,193)

"This is another one of my 
Grandfather's Great Ideas!"


STANFORD UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL/RESEARCH CENTER

PICTURED AT LEFT IS ONE OF over a thousand SCILINE LATCHES IN USE THROUGHOUT THIS MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITY. MADE OF HEAVY GAUGE STAINLESS STEEL, ALL LATCHES ADHERE BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-SIDED, 3M, VHBTM(VERY HIGH BOND) ADHESIVE PAD WITH 80 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH OF SHEAR RESISTANCE. OUR 3" X 3"  LATCHES HAVE 720 POUNDS OF SHEAR RESISTANCE.
"SCI" LATCHES WILL PREVENT THE ABRUPT OPENING OF DOOR(S) AND THE DISGORGING OF CONTENTS DUE TO THE JARRING FORCES OF AN EARTHQUAKE. 
THEY WILL ALSO PREVENT THE EASY ACCESSING OF STORED ITEMS AND PREVENT THEIR THEFT.

THOUSANDS NOW IN USE AT FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY HEALTH LABS & CITY FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, MEDICAL SCHOOLS, RESEARCH LABS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES FROM SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE.


#SL-518-PL Shown  Left-Side-Mounted on Refrigerator Door in Locked Position

NEW - IMPROVED
For Most  Refrigerator Doors 
THICK & THIN
    #SL-518-PL        $16.50     
               PADLOCKING LATCH, STAINLESS STEEL 
 DIMENSIONS: BASE PLATE IS 3" X 3" ; FLANGES ARE 1"HIGH.  RETAINING ROD NOW EXTENDS OUT 4 1/2" FROM FRONT FLANGE AND DOWN 3"; PADDED DISC IS 2"  IN DIAMETER.

 #SL-518-2M        $15.25
Smaller, STAINLESS STEEL NON-PADLOCKING LATCH, DIMENSIONS: BASE PLATE IS 3" X 1 1/2" WIDE. RETAINING ROD EXTENDS OUT 3" FROM  FRONT FLANGE  AND DOWN 3 "; PADDED DISC IS 2" IN DIAMETER.

STANDARD MOUNTING CAN BE AT THE TOP FOR MOST ALL DOORS 
 OR ON LEFT SIDE FOR SINGLE DOORS THAT OPEN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 
 RIGHT SIDE MOUNT IS REQUIRED IF DOOR OPENS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.  THIS WOULD BE A CUSTOM PRODUCT

   BEFORE REMOVING ADHESIVE BACKING
1) WIPE SURFACES CLEAN OF ALL GREASE & DIRT.
2) Position Latch on LEFT SIDE OR TOP of Unit with Padded Disc against Door & Stop Pin in Locking Channel ( SEE PHOTO AT LEFT).
3) Draw A Line Along Front Edge of Base Plate for Positioning after Adhesive Removal.
                   REMOVE ADHESIVE BACKING
4) Put  Disc in an Upward (OPEN) Position with  Stop Pin now Against BACK of  FRONT FLANGE.  Hold Base Plate at an Angle and Place Its Front Edge On Line From( 3) Above. 
5) Lightly Lay Base Plate Down in Desired Position.            IMMEDIATELY Make Any Necessary Adjustments.  
When Desired Position is established, Press down Firmly On Plate. 
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