Pawl Latches

To fit your exact product requirements, Sierra Pacific Engineering and Products manufactures pawl latches in either adjustable or fixed grip styles. They rotate using L handles, knob handles, knurled handles, T handles, wire bails, hex turn knobs, or thumb latches. Some of our pawl latches come in padlockable styles and we also offer padlocking cups.

Fixed Grip Pawl Latches

Fixed grip latches use a rotating cam, or pawl, to engage either the door frame or a keeper. As the handle rotates, the latch compresses against the door against the frame or keeper. These latches have a modular design. This allows a single base latch to be paired with a variety of different offset cams and can thus fit the exact dimensions of any given door or frame.

Fixed grip latches are the most common type of latch and are found in automotive, electronic enclosures, HVAC systems, trucks/trailers, marine, and just about any other application with a door or access panel.

Adjustable Grip Pawl Latches

Adjustable grip latches use a rotating cam, or pawl, to engage either the door frame or a keeper as the handle rotates, compressing the door against the frame. These latches are designed with a long shaft or bolt separating the handle from the cam, with some mechanism that allows the grip length to be adjusted to fit the exact dimensions of the door or doorframe.

Adjustable grip latches are commonly used for buses, electronic enclosures, HVAC systems, trucks/trailers, marine, and other applications.

SPEP manufactures a large selection of cams in straight, offset (out or in), and hooked styles, which can be matched up with the pawl latch of your choice. In order to engage and disengage, the cam must be rotated 90 degrees using either a key or a tool, such as a screwdriver, magnet, 7 mm square face, 7 mm triangular face, 8 mm recessed hex, 8 mm recessed square, double bit with 3 mm pin, 10 mm recessed hex, or Bellcore hex tool.

For extra-large door panels requiring a single pawl latch operating at more than one position, Sierra Pacific offers single-point and three-point rod adapters and accessories, such as connecting rods, adapters, and rod guides.

Our industrial-quality pawl latches are made of die-cast zinc, black plastic, stainless steel, 316 SS, or steel. Finishes include chrome-plated, polished, yellow-plated, black painted, black electro-coated, zinc plated and passivated.

At SPEP, we are committed to superb customer service, and competitive pricing. Our quality department runs on Oracle's Quality Module and we are ISO 9001 certified for industrial quality management. Contact us today for all of your OEM industrial hardware needs.