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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "southco-93-push-to-close-latch",
 "name": "Southco 93 push-to-close latch: Ø25.5 mm hole, 1\"-20 nut, keeper, door thickness; E4 touch latch panel ranges",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Furniture & cabinet hardware",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What hole does a Southco 93 push-to-close latch need?",
 "tags": [
  "push to close",
  "southco",
  "latch",
  "enclosure",
  "touch latch",
  "hardware",
  "panel",
  "cutout",
  "tote"
 ],
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  "southco 93 latch",
  "93-304",
  "93-308",
  "push to close latch dimensions",
  "push latch cutout",
  "25.5 mm hole latch",
  "e4-10-104-10",
  "southco e4",
  "push push latch",
  "touch latch"
 ],
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  "width": null,
  "height": null
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 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Southco 93 series datasheet (mm, with inches) and the E4 touch latch listing. The cam and body outlines are not described in words, so no file",
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  "notes": [
   "Series 93 is a round, threaded-barrel push-to-close latch: a Ø25.5 mm hole, the body goes through the door and a 1\"-20 nut (32 mm across flats) clamps it. The door is pushed shut on a keeper on the frame and the cam latches; a pull tab or key opens it. Mounting hole Ø25.5 mm (+0.3 / −0). Keeper: two M3 or No. 6 screws (not supplied); with the adjustable keeper not used the frame location is 16 ±1.5 mm, or 24 ±1.5 mm for the alternate position. Replacement keeper 93-14-101-24. Maximum nut torque 7.9 N·m (70 in·lbf); maximum working load 530 N (120 lbf).",
   "Maximum door thickness is 10.3 mm for the pull-tab styles (93-303, 93-304, 93-313, 93-314) and 12.7 mm for latch only (93-307, 93-308). Accessories: pull tab in line 93-21-301-14, perpendicular 93-21-322-14, ejector spring 93-22-302-18, keys PK-10-01 and PK-10-01-05.",
   "Left out: the labelled body dimensions A, B, C and G (the text export does not tie them to features), the keeper hole spacing (printed as 9.5 ±0.2 mm without saying between which holes) and the cam diameters, so the part is not drawn.",
   "The E4 family (plastic snap-in push-to-close latches) is listed by panel thickness only: E4-10-103-10 1.8–2.0 or 2.9–3.2 mm; E4-10-104-10 4.6–4.9 or 6.2–6.5 mm; E4-10-101-10 8.1–8.6 mm; E4-10-201-10 1–3 mm and E4-10-202-10 3–5 mm (the two large ones).",
   "No file: the makers' text pages print the body, flange, plunger and strike-plate drawing numbers without naming the feature each one measures, and the outline is not stated in words, so nothing is drawn. A plain cylinder for the bore would not be the part."
  ],
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   "columns": [
    "quantity",
    "value"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "mounting hole",
     "Ø25.5 mm (+0.3 / −0)"
    ],
    [
     "mounting nut",
     "1\"-20 thread, 32 mm (1.25 in) across flats"
    ],
    [
     "maximum nut torque",
     "7.9 N·m (70 in·lbf)"
    ],
    [
     "keeper frame location (adjustable keeper not used)",
     "16 ±1.5 mm, alternate 24 ±1.5 mm"
    ],
    [
     "keeper screws",
     "two M3 or No. 6 (not supplied); replacement keeper 93-14-101-24"
    ],
    [
     "maximum door thickness, pull tab styles",
     "10.3 mm (.407 in): 93-303, 93-304 (in line); 93-313, 93-314 (perpendicular)"
    ],
    [
     "maximum door thickness, latch only",
     "12.7 mm (.500 in): 93-307, 93-308"
    ],
    [
     "maximum working load",
     "530 N (120 lbf)"
    ],
    [
     "flammability",
     "UL94-HB"
    ],
    [
     "E4 panel thickness",
     "E4-10-103-10 1.8–2.0 / 2.9–3.2 mm; E4-10-104-10 4.6–4.9 / 6.2–6.5 mm; E4-10-101-10 8.1–8.6 mm; E4-10-201-10 1–3 mm; E4-10-202-10 3–5 mm"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Southco 93 push-to-close latch: Ø25.5 mm hole, 1\"-20 nut, keeper, door thickness; E4 touch latch panel ranges — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/southco-93-push-to-close-latch/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Southco 93 series datasheet (mm, with inches) and the E4 touch latch listing. The cam and body outlines are not described in words, so no file\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- Series 93 is a round, threaded-barrel push-to-close latch: a Ø25.5 mm hole, the body goes through the door and a 1\"-20 nut (32 mm across flats) clamps it. The door is pushed shut on a keeper on the frame and the cam latches; a pull tab or key opens it. Mounting hole Ø25.5 mm (+0.3 / −0). Keeper: two M3 or No. 6 screws (not supplied); with the adjustable keeper not used the frame location is 16 ±1.5 mm, or 24 ±1.5 mm for the alternate position. Replacement keeper 93-14-101-24. Maximum nut torque 7.9 N·m (70 in·lbf); maximum working load 530 N (120 lbf).\n- Maximum door thickness is 10.3 mm for the pull-tab styles (93-303, 93-304, 93-313, 93-314) and 12.7 mm for latch only (93-307, 93-308). Accessories: pull tab in line 93-21-301-14, perpendicular 93-21-322-14, ejector spring 93-22-302-18, keys PK-10-01 and PK-10-01-05.\n- Left out: the labelled body dimensions A, B, C and G (the text export does not tie them to features), the keeper hole spacing (printed as 9.5 ±0.2 mm without saying between which holes) and the cam diameters, so the part is not drawn.\n- The E4 family (plastic snap-in push-to-close latches) is listed by panel thickness only: E4-10-103-10 1.8–2.0 or 2.9–3.2 mm; E4-10-104-10 4.6–4.9 or 6.2–6.5 mm; E4-10-101-10 8.1–8.6 mm; E4-10-201-10 1–3 mm and E4-10-202-10 3–5 mm (the two large ones).\n- No file: the makers' text pages print the body, flange, plunger and strike-plate drawing numbers without naming the feature each one measures, and the outline is not stated in words, so nothing is drawn. A plain cylinder for the bore would not be the part.\n\nquantity  value\nmounting hole  Ø25.5 mm (+0.3 / −0)\nmounting nut  1\"-20 thread, 32 mm (1.25 in) across flats\nmaximum nut torque  7.9 N·m (70 in·lbf)\nkeeper frame location (adjustable keeper not used)  16 ±1.5 mm, alternate 24 ±1.5 mm\nkeeper screws  two M3 or No. 6 (not supplied); replacement keeper 93-14-101-24\nmaximum door thickness, pull tab styles  10.3 mm (.407 in): 93-303, 93-304 (in line); 93-313, 93-314 (perpendicular)\nmaximum door thickness, latch only  12.7 mm (.500 in): 93-307, 93-308\nmaximum working load  530 N (120 lbf)\nflammability  UL94-HB\nE4 panel thickness  E4-10-103-10 1.8–2.0 / 2.9–3.2 mm; E4-10-104-10 4.6–4.9 / 6.2–6.5 mm; E4-10-101-10 8.1–8.6 mm; E4-10-201-10 1–3 mm; E4-10-202-10 3–5 mm\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Southco (93 series datasheet, via West Marine): 93 push-to-close latch: mounting hole, nut, keeper, door thickness, load — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://www.westmarine.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-wm-master-catalog/default/dwbde39615/images/legacy-pdf/15578396_93-304.pdf\n- Monroe Engineering (Southco E4 listing): E4 touch latches: part numbers and panel thickness ranges — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://catalog.monroeengineering.com/cs/compare/push-to-open-latches/e4-touch-latches\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=southco-93-push-to-close-latch\n",
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   "publisher": "Southco (93 series datasheet, via West Marine)",
   "title": "93 push-to-close latch: mounting hole, nut, keeper, door thickness, load",
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   "title": "E4 touch latches: part numbers and panel thickness ranges",
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 "related": [
  "drill-in-push-to-open-latches",
  "sugatsune-lamp-touch-latches",
  "snap-fit-cantilever-joint",
  "cup-hinge-35mm"
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What hole does a Southco 93 push-to-close latch need?",
   "a": "Ø25.5 mm (+0.3 / −0), with a 1\"-20 nut, 32 mm across flats, on the back."
  },
  {
   "q": "How thick can the door be for a Southco 93?",
   "a": "Up to 10.3 mm for the pull-tab styles and 12.7 mm for the latch-only styles."
  }
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