What Applications Are Saint Louis Designs Latches and Hardware Suitable For?

Saint Louis Designs, Inc. makes hidden hardware and precision mechanisms for aerospace and marine interiors, with a product line built around high-strength, durable latches, pushers, hinges, and cup holders. If your project involves aircraft cabin components, business jet interiors, or marine cabinetry that needs concealed, load-bearing hardware, this is the relevant application space. If you need general-purpose consumer cabinet hardware, the product set here is narrower and more specialized than that.

Core application areas

The company's own positioning is specific: it is "recognized for its cabinet latches and custom mechanisms," and its alloy research produced "an innovative line of high-load latches suitable for aerospace and marine interiors." Its push-push latches are described as unsurpassed in the industry.

That points to two primary environments:

• Aerospace interiors — aircraft cabinetry and interior mechanisms where weight, load capacity, and reliability matter.
• Marine interiors — cabinetry and hardware exposed to the durability demands of marine use.

Both share the same underlying requirement: hardware that stays concealed, holds under load, and keeps working over time.

Specific applications listed by the company

The site's quote request form lists the applications its hardware is used for. These are the most concrete answer to "what is this suitable for":

This list is effectively an aircraft cabin interior map, which reinforces the aerospace focus.

Product categories and where they fit

The hardware line breaks into functional groups, each suited to a different job:

Latches

• Touch latches (push-push style) — for doors and panels that open with a press rather than a handle. Available across load ratings: mini (TL1000-T, TL 1000 RMP), medium (TL 860), and high load (TL 1150 SMP, TL 1166-P, TL 1170).
• Magnetic touch latches — 20075LP and 20125LP (the latter for large doors).
• Secondary latches and catches — SC1050, SC1060, SC1070, used as secondary retention.

Pushers

• 20100HP Hidden Pusher, 20150 MP Stackable Pusher, and the TL 1166-P latch with a built-in pusher.

Hinges

• Concealed hinges for mixed panel sizes (SH105-A-MIX), spring-loaded adjustable hinges (SH105-A-Open/Close), limited-travel adjustable hinges (H105-A), and hinge mounting blocks.

Cup holders and trays

• 7100 Ledge Mount Drink Holder and 72121 Spring-deployed cup tray.

Mounting and plates

• 1170 Mount Plate with Pusher.

When this hardware is the right fit

Choose Saint Louis Designs hardware when your project needs:

• Concealed, handle-free operation — push-push latches and hidden pushers suit clean panel faces.
• High load capacity — the high-load latch line is aimed at doors and panels that carry real force.
• Precision rotational movement — relevant to hinges and adjustable mechanisms.
• Custom mechanisms — the company states it is recognized for custom mechanisms, so non-standard requirements are within scope.
• Certified quality — the company is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and states a commitment to continuous product improvement.

When to look elsewhere

If your application is residential furniture, retail fixtures, or general cabinetry without aerospace or marine durability requirements, the specialized, load-rated nature of this line may exceed what you need. The company's focus is narrow by design.

Practical next step

To confirm fit for a specific project, use the site's quote form, which asks for market, application, and product — the same fields that map to the applications above. Contact details listed: 250 Commerce, Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92602; phone 800-431-6684. An ISO certification download is also offered as a resource.