Features

Perry Prepacked Gate Ring Latch
Size – 6″ (150mm)
Fittings Included – Screws
UK Delivery / Collection

Finish – Galvanised / Black

Handle Style – Plain/Twisted

Uses

Gates

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Overview

The Aylesbury Gates 4″ (100mm) Ring Latch offers the perfect blend of dependable security and timeless charm. Specially designed for medium-duty timber gates, this hardware allows for effortless entry from either side of your fence or wall.

Engineered from high-grade iron and steel, it provides a satisfyingly solid latching mechanism that keeps garden gates securely closed against strong winds, pets, and intruders without sacrificing curb appeal.

Key Features

• Heavy-Duty Gate Security: Thick, forged components resist bending and warping under frequent daily use.

• Universal Handing: Can be installed on both left or right-handed opening timber gates.

• Corrosion Protection: Advanced outdoor-grade finish prevents rust, flaking, and corrosion caused by rain and moisture.

• Smooth Latching Motion: Precision-weighted gravity bar ensures a secure catch every time the gate swings shut.

Technical Specifications

Installation Tip

Pro Tip: When installing, ensure you drill the central spindle hole entirely straight through the timber. A slight tilt can cause the ring handles on either side to bind. Leave a tiny amount of play (1-2mm) in the latch bar mount to accommodate the natural seasonal swelling of timber gates.

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Overview

The Aylesbury Gates 6″ (150mm) Ring Latch is the ultimate choice for homeowners and contractors looking to secure larger, heavier wooden gates without sacrificing classic curb appeal. Striking the perfect balance between ornate traditional craftsmanship and rugged security, this premium latch ensures that substantial garden, driveway, or estate gates remain firmly shut against high winds and forced movement.

Equipped with an extra-long latch bar and oversized rings, it provides smooth, satisfying functionality and an ergonomic grip, even when wearing thick work gloves.

Key Features

• Heavy-Duty Gate Anchor: The reinforced gravity-assisted latch bar drops securely into the keep, preventing large timber gates from rattling or bowing over time.

• Universal Reversible Design: Can be easily surface-mounted on both left-hand and right-hand opening timber gates.

• Maximum Corrosion Protection: Coated in a high-durability exterior finish designed to shield the underlying steel from heavy rain, snow, and moisture.

• Extended Central Spindle: Supplied with a heavy-duty spindle designed to comfortably pass through thick framed, ledged, and braced (FLB) gates.

Technical Specifications

Installation Tip

Pro Tip: Because 6-inch latches are used on larger timber gates, wood movement due to seasonal weather changes is more pronounced. When installing the receiver keep on the fence post, leave a 2mm–3mm clearance below the latch bar. This ensures the gate will still latch cleanly if the timber swells during damp winter months.

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Overview

Standard external gate rings and modern padbolts can often look cold and industrial against natural wood grains. Our structural Gate Suffolk Latch Pack offers the definitive solution for homeowners seeking a balance of rugged physical security and traditional cottage charm. Because the long internal latch bar extends deep across the frame gap, it bridges standard gate clearances effortlessly, ensuring a positive closure even if your timber fence posts shift or expand over time.

Whether you are restoring an old courtyard entry, completing a picket fence project, or dressing a pair of classic pedestrian double gates, this traditional thumb latch provides a fluid, satisfying mechanical click that handles thousands of daily closing cycles without binding or jamming.

Key Features

• High-Leverage Fall Bar: The heavy horizontal latch arm rests securely inside a robust keeping staple, preventing the gate leaf from rattling or blowing open during stormy weather.

• Ergonomic Ornamental Handle: Designed with a wide, comfortable grip zone and a smooth, easy-to-depress thumb trigger that requires minimal physical effort to operate.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium weather finishes completely stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your treated timber panels.

• Surface-Mount Adaptability: Can be adjusted during installation to accommodate varying gate-to-post gap clearances, making it highly forgiving on older, settled timber openings.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Tuning Tip

Pro Tip: Installing a Suffolk latch cleanly requires a simple two-step drilling process. First, hold the ornamental handle handle flat against the outside face of your gate stile and mark the entry point for the thumb trigger. Use a sharp 10mm to 12mm wood drill bit to sink a clean hole straight through the frame timber. Use a small pad saw or chisel to join the holes into a neat vertical slot, allowing the thumb lever to move up and down freely without rubbing. For a premium finish, grease the moving pivot pin slightly before mounting the internal keeping staple.

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Standard internal latches or sliding padbolts can force you to lean over the top of your gate just to open it from the outside—a constant daily hassle. Our structural 5″ (125mm) Gate Ring Latch Pack solves this entirely. By utilizing a heavy horizontal fall-bar that drops via natural gravity into a solid frame keeper, it keeps your boundary firmly shut against heavy wind rattle while remaining exceptionally easy for family members to operate.

Forged from thick-gauge structural steel, the 5-inch profile is the absolute trade standard for standard domestic pedestrian gates. The wide, ornamental rose backplates provide a large surface footprint that helps bind your gate’s vertical cladding tightly to its internal frame rails, preventing loose wobbling over years of high-frequency use.

Key Features

• Smooth Gravity Fall-Bar: Drops cleanly and securely into the receiving keeper to prevent your gate leaf from vibrating loose or blowing open during seasonal storms.

• Heavy Solid-Core Spindle: Features a thick, square connection bar that completely eliminates handle slippage or dead-zone play when twisted.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium weather finishes stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your treated timber panels.

• Fully Universal Handing: The symmetric face-mount layout works flawlessly on both left-handed and right-handed inward or outward-swinging gates.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Tuning Tip

Pro Tip: Installing a ring latch requires a single clean hole through your gate stile. Hold the primary handle plate flat against the wood and mark the exact center pivot point. Use a sharp 12mm to 14mm flat spade bit or hole saw to drill straight through the timber frame. Insert the square spindle bar, slide both handles on, and ensure they turn smoothly without binding before driving the exterior wood screws home.

Maintenance Note: A single drop of light machine oil or high-performance lubricant inside the moving handle knuckle once a year will keep the twist action silky smooth through heavy winter frosts.

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Overview

The Field Gate Spring Latch Set provides the definitive mechanical closure system for traditional wooden estate and pasture gates. Standard slide bolts can slide loose under continuous heavy fence vibrations, and gravity catches can be cleverly nudged open by livestock. The spring fastener overcomes these vulnerabilities completely by maintaining permanent mechanical tension.

Forged from thick-gauge structural spring-steel, the long latch bar mounts vertically down the gate stile and loops over the top rail. To open, simply pull the ergonomic handle back to clear the post catch plate; when closing, the integrated angled striker strike-plate allows the gate to snap smoothly back into its locked detent automatically.

Key Features

• High-Tensile Spring Steel: The main latch bar is precision-tempered to flex repeatedly without losing its rigid memory, snapping back cleanly over years of daily service.

• Double-Sided Catch Plate: The heavy-duty strike assembly wraps securely over the timber gate post, allowing the gate to latch securely whether it swings inward or outward.

• Bleed-Free Weather Protection: The heavy hot-dipped galvanised finish prevents ugly orange zinc-oxide rust from running down and staining your premium pressure-treated timber gates.

• Fail-Safe Mechanical Action: Built without delicate coil springs or internal levers that could easily clog with winter mud, freeze over, or break down over time.

Technical Specifications

Installation & Adjustment Tip

Pro Tip: When installing the main long spring bar, bolt the lower end firmly to the center stile of your gate using the provided coach bolt. The upper guide loop should fit snugly over the top rail but still allow the handle to flex backward smoothly. Line up the double-sided catch plate on your post so that the spring bar requires roughly 15-20mm of rearward deflection to pop open. This built-in tension ensures the gate cannot rattle or play when wind speeds pick up.

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Overview

Fiddling with stiff sliding bolts or loose ring handles when your hands are full of garden tools, waste bags, or groceries can be incredibly frustrating. Our structural Gate Auto Latch Pack removes this daily hassle entirely. By utilizing a simple, unyielding physical gravity mechanism, this catch safely contains your pets and children by ensuring your gate securely hooks itself closed behind you.

Manufactured from heavy-gauge forged steel, our automatic catches are specifically scaled to handle the daily kinetic forces and shifting seasonal clearances of standard external timber gates. They mount cleanly onto the face of your timber, serving as a reliable perimeter safeguard that won’t twist or bind over years of high-frequency use.

Key Features

• High-Impact Striker Assembly: Features a thick, solid steel project bar that glides smoothly into the universal catch track, resisting high-frequency slamming forces.

• Integrated Padlock Hole: Gives you total peace of mind by allowing an external padlock to pass through the main locking plate, keeping intruders out of your rear yard or alleyways.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium weather finishes completely stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your treated timber panels.

• Universal Handing Configuration: The intuitive face-mount design works flawlessly on either left-handed or right-handed opening configurations.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Alignment Tip

Pro Tip: Mount the pivoting catch mechanism onto your fixed timber fence post first, ensuring it sits completely level. Next, align the straight striker pin bar onto the moving gate leaf so it clears the entry throat cleanly. To ensure flawless automatic latching, maintain a gap clearance of roughly $10\text{mm}$ to $15\text{mm}$ between the gate frame and post face. If you are pairing this hardware with a gate return spring, make sure your hinges are perfectly plumb so the gate closes with enough momentum to trigger the gravity catch cleanly every time.

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