Beer fridge catches

[John]

I've got a big larder fridge in the garage that's used for our drinks stash but the door doesn't stay closed properly (that's the main reason it's now the beer fridge in the garage as opposed to being the family fridge in the kitchen).

I've currently got a couple of those self-adhesive coat hooks on the side wall of the fridge and the door at top and bottom and a piece of string or wire wrapped round them to keep it closed, but a more permanent solution is required. I know what I want but don't know what they're called so can't google for them. This link goes to a toolbox at Screwfix and it's those sort of catches that I want

Anyone know what they're called?

Thanks John

[Pete Verdon]

Over-centre catches?

Pete

[Guy Dawson]

On 11/07/2010 20:38, John wrote: This link goes to a toolbox at Screwfix and it's those sort

Maplin seem to call them draw bolt catches:

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[John]

Thanks Pete and Guy, that's brilliant. Googling either "over-centre catch" or "drawbolt catch" yeilds plenty results. Cheers fellas :o)

[The Medway Handyman]

Bungee cord through handle. Hook on wall. Robert is your dads brother.

[John]

Magnetic catch as alternative?

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "John" saying something like:

Overcentre clasps. Or you could use bonnet stays, at any decent motorsports shop.

[Harry Bloomfield]

John presented the following explanation :

Why not fix a couple of steel flat strip L brackets on the side (double sided tape) and a couple of similar brackets on the door with magnets fitted on them? You would have one handed open and close then.

[Spamlet]

Yes: what sort of garage is it that doesn't have a row of assorted bungees to hand?

Or of course he could just tip the front edge up: may even have screw out feet for the purpose.

S >

[Spamlet]

And why hasn't anyone asked what is wrong with just fixing the existing catch: bet it's just a loose screw made it go out of alignment, or loose hinges.

S

[TMC]

[tallandslim]

One of the main reasons that fridge doors don't close properly anymore is simply that the door becomes twisted over time due to it being pulled open from the same point everytime.

Try twisting the door in the oppersite direction to try and correct it.

Worth a go!

Brian