What Are Push-Push Latches from Saint Louis Designs?

Saint Louis Designs, Inc. makes push-push latches as part of its hidden hardware line for cabinet doors and interior panels. The company describes them as touch latches that open with a push and close with a push, and states that its push-push latches are "unsurpassed in the industry." They are built for high-load applications, with the company positioning them for aerospace and marine interiors where strength and durability matter.

How a Push-Push Latch Works

A push-push latch is a mechanical touch latch: you push the door or panel inward to release it, and push it again to secure it. No visible handle or knob is required, which is why these products sit under the "Hidden Hardware & Precision Mechanisms" category on the site.

Saint Louis Designs pairs this mechanism with a built-in pusher in some models. The TL 1166-P Touch Latch with Built-in Pusher is listed as the featured product, combining the latch and the push function in one unit.

What the Product Line Includes

The site groups its hardware into several families:

• Latches — touch latches across mini, medium, and high-load ratings
• Pushers — including hidden and stackable pushers
• Hinges — concealed, spring-loaded, and limited-travel options
• Cup Holders — ledge-mount and spring-deployed tray styles

Push-push latches sit within the latch family, alongside secondary latches and spring catches.

Named Push-Push and Touch Latch Models

Why They Are Positioned for High-Load Use

Saint Louis Designs states that comprehensive alloy research led to a line of high-load latches suitable for aerospace and marine interiors. The company also holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and says it is committed to exceeding those quality standards through continuous product improvement.

That combination — alloy research, high-load ratings, and aerospace/marine targeting — is the basis for the "unsurpassed" claim about its push-push latches. The claim is the company's own; the site does not publish comparative test data.

Relationship to the Hidden Hardware Line

Push-push latches are one part of a broader hidden hardware system. The same catalog covers concealed hinges, mounting blocks, pushers, and cup holders, so a cabinet or panel design can use matching components from one supplier rather than mixing sources. Applications listed on the quote form include credenzas, seat tracking, seat suites, stowage access, ottomans, arm rests, head rests, privacy panels, partitions, doors, foot/leg rests, tray tables, and IFE systems.

Getting Specifications or a Quote

The site provides a quote request form that asks for name, title, company, contact details, address, market, application, and product. Applications and products are selected from the lists above. Contact details published on the site:

• Address: 250 Commerce, Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92602
• Phone: 800-431-6684
• Email: available via the "Email Us" link

An ISO certification download is also offered as a resource. For specific load ratings, dimensions, or material specs on any push-push model, the quote or product inquiry route is the way to request them, since the homepage does not publish those figures.