{"product_id":"latest-pocket-door-sliding-lock-invisible-interior-hardware-with-smooth-entry-hook-durable-fittings-for-bathroom-privacy-and-modern-home-styling","title":"Latest Pocket Door Sliding Lock – Invisible Interior Hardware with Smooth Entry Hook, Durable Fittings for Bathroom Privacy and Modern Home Styling","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#1b2130;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cstyle\u003e\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock *{box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;margin:0 auto;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-specs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-specs \u003e div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:10px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;align-items:start;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-specs \u003e div:last-child{border-bottom:0;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-specs b{font-weight:700;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-note{background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;padding:22px;}\n    .ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-warn{background:#fff6f2;border:1px solid #f2d6c8;border-radius:8px;padding:22px;}\n    @media (max-width:520px){.ge-pdp--pocket-door-lock .ge-specs \u003e div{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2px;}}\n  \u003c\/style\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eA sliding door has nothing to hold it shut\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThat is the whole problem with a pocket door. It runs on rollers, it has no frame to latch into on the swing, and most of them are sold with a finger scoop and nothing else. So the bathroom door drifts open, and there is no way to tell anyone you are in there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis is the fix, and it is a small one: a latch that sits \u003cem\u003einside\u003c\/em\u003e the door. A shallow oval plate goes flush into each face, a slim strip goes flush into the edge, and a short angled tongue swings out of that edge strip into a keeper in the frame. Turn the little disc on the plate and the door stops moving. Turn it back and it slides again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eNothing sticks out. That matters more here than on a hinged door, because a pocket door has to pass its own hardware into a wall cavity — anything proud of the face will catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/00_hero_matt_black_lock_set.jpg?v=1788247821\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"The matt black lock set: the oval face plate with its round slotted turn, beside the slim edge strip carrying the latch tongue and the fold-out finger pull\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eThe part nobody mentions: it also gives you something to pull\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eLook at the edge strip and there are two things on it, not one. Above is the latch tongue. Below is a small flat tab that folds outward — a finger pull, hinged so it drops back flush when you let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eIf you have ever tried to close a pocket door from the inside once it is nearly home, you know why that is there. There is no handle left to grab. The fold-out tab gives you one, and then hides again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/5894\/7642\/files\/02_door_edge_latch_and_pull.jpg?v=1788247821\u0026amp;width=900\" alt=\"The door edge strip with the latch tongue standing out and the flat finger pull folded open below it\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:22px auto 0;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eBe clear about what this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"ge-warn\"\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a privacy latch, not a security lock.\u003c\/b\u003e It tells the rest of the house the room is occupied and it stops the door being slid open casually from the other side. It is not built to resist someone determined, it carries no security rating we can point to, and it has no business on an external door or anywhere valuable is kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is not a child-safety device.\u003c\/b\u003e Nobody has rated it as one and we are not going to imply otherwise. Do not fit it anywhere a small child being shut in — a bathroom, a basement, a utility room — would be a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is no key.\u003c\/b\u003e Both faces carry a round disc with a single straight slot across it: the sort of turn you can also catch with a coin or a flat screwdriver. Test from the outside yourself once it is fitted, and satisfy yourself it does what you need, before you rely on it for a door behind which anyone might need help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eFitting it means cutting the door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis is the honest headline and it is the reason most returns in this category happen. It is not adhesive and it is not surface-mounted. Fitting it means three cuts: a pocket routed or chiselled into the door edge for the lock case, a shallow recess in each face for the oval plates, and a matching recess in the frame for the keeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eDone properly it takes an afternoon with a router or a sharp chisel and a drill. Done badly it is very hard to undo — you are cutting into a door leaf, and a slot in the wrong place stays there. If you are not confident, a joiner will fit it quickly, and that is money well spent on a door you use every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe screws sit behind the face plates rather than through them, so once it is in, there is nothing on show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWill it fit your door? Measure these four\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"ge-specs\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoor thickness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 1-3\/8 in (35 mm). Two published sources for this hardware disagree on the upper limit — one says 1-3\/4 in (45 mm), the other 2 in (50 mm) — so treat 1-3\/4 in (45 mm) as the safe ceiling.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecess in each door face\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout 6-1\/16 x 1-3\/8 in (154 x 35 mm), for the oval plate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrip in the door edge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout 6-3\/8 x 5\/8 in (162 x 16 mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePocket cut into the door edge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout 3-15\/16 in (100 mm) deep and 2-5\/8 in (66 mm) tall, for the lock case\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZinc alloy with an electroplated finish, per the manufacturer's published specification. The four finish names are plating colours, not solid metals.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt black, gray, gold, red gold\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;color:#4e5666;margin:16px 0 0;\"\u003eThese figures are the manufacturer's published dimensions for this hardware, not a measurement we have taken ourselves. Measure your own door and your own frame before you cut anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\"\u003e\n      \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eOne complete lock set for one door, in the finish you choose: an oval face plate for each side of the door, the lock case with its edge strip carrying the latch tongue and the fold-out finger pull, and a keeper for the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eWe do not have a packing list from the supplier, so we are not going to promise you a particular set of screws, a fitting template or printed instructions. Assume you may need to supply your own fixings and work from your own measurements. If that matters to you, ask us before you order and we will check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhere it earns its place\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eBathrooms and en-suites on a sliding door, which is the case that makes a latch non-negotiable. Bedrooms and dressing rooms where a pocket door is the only thing between two spaces. A home office that needs one closed hour. And barn-style or cavity sliders that came with a finger scoop and nothing to hold them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003eQuestions worth asking before you order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eCan I fit this without cutting the door?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eNo. It is a mortise lock — the case lives inside the door edge. If you need something that does not cut into the leaf, you want a surface-mounted sliding bolt instead, and you should buy that rather than this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eDoes it come with keys?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eNo. There is no key cylinder in this lock. It turns with the disc on the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eCan it be opened from the other side in an emergency?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe disc turn on the outer face has a straight slot in it, which is the standard coin-or-screwdriver arrangement. We cannot show you a manufacturer's document confirming it is intended as an emergency release, so please do not buy it as one. Fit it, try it from the outside with a coin, and decide for yourself before you use it on a door where being locked in would matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it fit a hollow-core door?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eOnly if the door has a solid timber block in the edge deep enough to take a pocket the depth given above. Many hollow-core doors have a narrow edge rail and nothing behind it. Check before you order — this is the most common reason a lock like this cannot be fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhich finish should I pick?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eMatch the door furniture already in the room rather than the door itself. Matt black sits with modern and industrial fittings, gray is the most neutral of the four, gold is a cooler yellow and red gold is warmer and pinker. On a recessed fitting the finish should read as part of the door, not as an accessory on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it stop the door rattling?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eLatched, yes — the tongue is engaged in the keeper and the door is held. Unlatched it does nothing to the rollers, so a door that rattles while it is open will still rattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"chigous","offers":[{"title":"Matt Black","offer_id":44362000564311,"sku":"7Y00MKMLWP","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray","offer_id":44362000597079,"sku":"S4VN2IYA2H","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold","offer_id":44362000629847,"sku":"EUK7JJZ5OB","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red Gold","offer_id":44362000662615,"sku":"ICV9K34HO7","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/0256\/1367\/files\/00_hero_matt_black_lock_set.jpg?v=1790627603","url":"https:\/\/chigous.com\/products\/latest-pocket-door-sliding-lock-invisible-interior-hardware-with-smooth-entry-hook-durable-fittings-for-bathroom-privacy-and-modern-home-styling","provider":"Secure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}