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Ives 347 Dual Adjustable Ball Catch with Square Corners - Brass Construction

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Ives 347 Dual Adjustable Ball Catch with Square Corners - Brass Construction

Professional Door Latch Solution for Interior Applications

The Ives 347 Dual Adjustable Ball Catch features brass construction with square corners, designed for lower frequency opening applications including cabinets and small interior doors. This professional-grade catch includes an adjustable threaded barrel that compensates for various door clearances and adjustable spring tension for customized operation. The free rolling ball mechanism ensures smooth, positive and trouble-free action, while rounded corners on the strike lip provide enhanced safety.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Precision Dimensions: Door strike measures 1-3/8" width by 2-1/8" height with face plate at 1" width by 2-1/8" height for accurate installation planning.
  • Dual Adjustment System: Adjustable threaded barrel compensates for various door clearances while adjustable spring tension allows customization for specific applications.
  • Smooth Operation: Free rolling ball design ensures positive engagement and trouble-free action for reliable door retention.
  • Brass Construction: Durable brass substrate provides long-lasting performance and corrosion resistance for interior applications.
  • Safety Design: Rounded corners on strike lip reduce injury risk during installation and operation.
  • ANSI/BHMA Compliance: Meets ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B23013 standards for quality assurance and professional applications.
  • Complete Installation Kit: Units packed with wood screws for immediate installation without additional hardware purchases.

Technical Specifications

  • ANSI/BHMA: ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B23013
  • Commercial/Residential: Residential
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Door Strike: W: 1-3/8", H: 2-1/8"
  • Face Plate: W: 1", H: 2-1/8"
  • Product Category: Door Trim and Accessories
  • Product Group: Door Trim and Accessories
  • Product Model: 347
  • Product Subgroup: Door Latches and Catches
  • Product Substrate: Brass
  • Product Type: Ball Catches
  • Subcategory: Latches, Catches and Bolts

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Cabinet Door Retention Systems
  • Small Interior Door Applications
  • Residential Door Hardware
  • Light-Duty Door Closure Solutions
  • Interior Architectural Hardware
  • Custom Millwork Projects

Why Choose Ives Quality?

Ives ball catches deliver professional-grade reliability with brass construction and ANSI/BHMA A156.9 compliance for demanding residential applications. The dual adjustable design with free rolling ball mechanism provides smooth, positive action rated for lower frequency opening applications. Engineered for dependable performance where reliable door retention is essential without security requirements.

Manufacturer Resources

Ives Full Line Catalog

Product Specs

Product Group:
Door Trim and Accessories
Subcategory:
Latches, Catches and Bolts
Product Subgroup:
Door Latches and Catches
Product Type:
Ball Catches
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B23013
Commercial/Residential:
Residential
Product Model:
347
Face Plate:
W: 1", H: 2-1/8"
Door Strike:
W: 1-3/8", H: 2-1/8"
Product Category:
Door Trim and Accessories
Product Substrate:
Brass
Department:
Door Hardware

Ives IVE-347-B26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will an Ives 347 ball catch hold a closet or cabinet door shut, or do I need a real latch?
The 347 is a retention catch, not a lock. A spring-loaded ball rides into the strike and holds the door closed until someone pulls it open; there's no bolt, no keying, no security. Ives rates it for lower frequency openings, cabinets and small interior doors. If the opening needs to resist entry or be locked, this isn't the part. For a closet, a millwork door, or a cabinet door that just needs to stay shut, it does the job and the tension is adjustable so you can set how hard it pulls.
2) What size mortise do I drill for the Ives 347 and how big is the strike on the frame?
The barrel of the 347 is threaded and mortises into the top or edge of the door; the face plate that sits flush there measures 1 inch by 2-1/8 inches. The strike that goes on the frame or the head measures 1-3/8 inches by 2-1/8 inches. Mortise your face plate pocket to the 1 x 2-1/8 footprint and rout the strike pocket to 1-3/8 x 2-1/8 so both plates seat flush. Wood screws come in the pack, so you don't need to source fasteners.
3) My cabinet doors don't sit at a consistent gap. Can a ball catch take up that slop?
That's what the 347's dual adjustment is for. The barrel is threaded, so you can run it in or out to change how far the ball projects and pick up an inconsistent gap between door and frame. Separately, the spring tension adjusts, so a light millwork door can be set to release easily while a heavier one gets a firmer hold. On a run of custom cabinets where no two reveals match, you set each one at install rather than shimming the strike.
4) Is the Ives 347 ball catch approved for commercial doors, or is it residential only?
Ives classifies the 347 as residential. It meets ANSI/BHMA A156.9 under type B23013, which is the auxiliary hardware standard for cabinet and door catches, but it's built for lower frequency openings and carries no security function. In a commercial building it's reasonable on millwork, casework, and light interior doors; it is not the part for a corridor door, an office entry, or anything on a traffic path.
5) I need a ball catch with a rounded strike instead of square corners - what should I use?
The Ives 347 uses a square corner strike, which suits a routed pocket cut with a square chisel or a strike location squared off by hand. Where the prep is a radiused rout left by a router bit, the Orca Hardware 70DR Series Drive In Ball Catch is specified with a radius strike and drops into that corner profile without squaring the ends. Millwork shops running a router template on cabinet and small interior doors typically land on the radius strike; field work chiseled by hand lands on the square corner 347.
6) What is the difference between the Ives 347 ball catch and a drive-in ball catch like the Delaney 4201 or Orca 70DR?
The Ives 347 is a dual adjustable ball catch with a separate door strike measuring 1-3/8 inch wide by 2-1/8 inch high and a face plate measuring 1 inch wide by 2-1/8 inch high, so the door edge takes a face-mounted plate held with the wood screws packed with the unit and the frame or stop takes the strike. The Delaney Drive-In Ball Catch and the Orca Hardware 70DR Series Drive In Ball Catch are drive-in catches, which seat into a bored hole in the door edge. For a remodeler or property manager matching an existing prep, the deciding factor is what is already in the door edge: a mortised face plate pocket calls for the 347, a plain bored hole calls for a drive-in body.
7) I'm matching hardware across a building. What finishes does the Ives 347 come in?
Ten finishes, which is why it tends to match whatever is already on the doors: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 609 blackened brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed, 619 satin nickel, 622 matte black, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, and 643E aged bronze. Order by suffix, for example 347-B26D for 626 satin chrome or 347B-BLK for 622 matte black. The catch body is brass under the finish in every case.
8) What's the difference between a mortise ball catch and a drive-in ball catch?
The Ives 347 is a mortise type: you rout a pocket, seat the threaded barrel, and screw down a 1 x 2-1/8 inch face plate. That face plate is what lets you adjust and re-adjust it later. A drive-in catch has no plate; you bore a hole and tap the sleeve in, which is faster on a production run of cabinet doors. The Delaney drive-in ball catch and the Orca 70DR are the drive-in options. Go mortise when you want the finished plate showing and the ability to fine-tune projection; go drive-in when speed matters and the edge won't be seen.
9) Do I need to buy screws or a strike separately with the Ives 347?
No. The 347 ships as a complete unit, catch and strike together, packed with wood screws. Nothing else is required for a wood door and wood jamb. The only prep is the two mortises, 1 x 2-1/8 inches for the face plate and 1-3/8 x 2-1/8 inches for the strike.
10) Is the Emtek 8802 ball catch an equivalent to the Ives 347?
Both are door ball catches for holding a door closed without a latch or lockset, so they answer the same functional need on a cabinet or small interior door. What separates them for a spec-driven buyer is the published compliance and the dimensional record: the Ives 347 is stated to ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B23013 and carries a 1-3/8 inch by 2-1/8 inch door strike with a 1 inch by 2-1/8 inch face plate, so an institutional or MRO buyer standardizing a prep across many doors can cut one template and repeat it. The Emtek 8802 Door Ball Catch is the alternative where the finish family on the rest of the door is Emtek and visual match across the opening drives the choice.
11) The door clearance varies across a run of closet doors - which ball catch handles that best?
The Ives 347 is the one built for it. Its threaded barrel adjusts to compensate for varying door clearances and its spring tension adjusts separately, so a single part number can be dialed in door by door across a run where gaps are inconsistent - useful for a property manager fitting out a floor of units where the openings are not identical. The Delaney Drive-In Ball Catch and the Orca 70DR Series are drive-in bodies set by how deep the hole is bored, which makes them the straightforward pick when the prep is uniform and no field adjustment is wanted.
12) Can a ball catch replace a latch on a door that needs to stay secured?
No. The Ives 347 is a residential-rated retention device for lower frequency openings such as cabinets and small interior doors - it holds a door closed by ball pressure and is engineered for applications without security requirements. The Delaney Drive-In Ball Catch, the Emtek 8802 Door Ball Catch and the Orca 70DR Series work the same way, so swapping among them does not change that. If the opening needs to resist being pushed open or needs keying, the replacement is a latching lockset, not any ball catch.
13) Does the Ives 347 ball catch have a handing?
None. A ball catch works the same from either side, so there's no left or right hand to specify and no reason to stock two versions. Order the 347 by finish only. It's also symmetrical top to bottom, so the same part serves a head-mounted cabinet catch or an edge-mounted door catch.
14) Is a brass ball catch going to hold up in a bathroom or a coastal property?
The 347 is brass through the body, which resists corrosion better than a plated steel catch in a damp room. Ives calls out interior applications, so treat a bathroom vanity or a linen closet as fair game and keep it off exterior openings. In a coastal building, the finish matters as much as the substrate: 626 satin chrome and 619 satin nickel wear better than a bright lacquered brass in salt air.
15) Is the strike lip on the Ives 347 sharp? It's going in a unit with kids.
The strike lip has rounded corners specifically to cut the injury risk, which is worth knowing on a catch that sits at hand height on a cabinet or closet door. The strike outline itself is square-cornered at 1-3/8 by 2-1/8 inches; it's the lip edge that's eased.
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