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Ives CL21A four-way ball catch with adjustable spring tension, 626 satin chrome finish, front view

Ives CL21A Four-Way Ball Catch with Adjustable Spring Tension

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Ives CL21A Four-Way Ball Catch with Adjustable Spring Tension

The Ives CL21A is a brass ball catch for interior door applications including closet doors, access doors, cabinet panels, and hinged openings. The four-way design allows the strike to enter the body from any direction, so the catch works regardless of door swing or installation orientation. Two stainless steel balls hold the door under adjustable spring tension. The body can be surface-applied or mortised. Units are packed with wood screws. Meets ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B13292.

Key Features

  • Four-Way Entry: Strike enters the body from any direction for maximum installation flexibility.
  • Adjustable Spring Tension: Field-adjustable to match door weight and required holding force.
  • Surface or Mortise Mount: Body installs either way to suit door type and stile depth.
  • Brass Body, Stainless Steel Balls: Corrosion-resistant construction for interior environments.
  • Packed with Wood Screws: Ready to install out of the box.
  • ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B13292 Certified.

Specifications

  • Body Dimensions: W: 3/4", H: 3", D: 3/4"
  • Strike Dimensions: W: 7/16", H: 1-3/4", D: 7/8"
  • Material: Brass body, stainless steel balls
  • ANSI/BHMA: A156.9, B13292
  • Model: CL21A

Typical Applications

  • Closet and interior residential doors
  • Commercial access doors and hinged panels
  • Cabinet and storage unit doors
  • Utility, pantry, and light-duty interior openings

Manufacturer Resources

Ives Full Line Catalog

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Latches, Catches and Bolts
Product Group:
Door Trim and Accessories
Product Subgroup:
Door Latches and Catches
Product Type:
Ball Catches
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B13292
Commercial/Residential:
Residential
Product Model:
CL21A
Product Dimension:
W: 3/4", H: 3", D: 3/4"
Door Strike:
W: 7/16", H: 1-3/4", D: 7/8"
Product Category:
Door Trim and Accessories
Product Substrate:
Brass
Department:
Door Hardware

Ives CL21A US26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will an Ives CL21A ball catch work on a closet door no matter which way it swings?
Swing direction doesn't matter with the CL21A. It's a four-way catch, meaning the strike can enter the body from any direction, so there's no handing to call out and one part number covers left hand and right hand doors. It also tolerates a strike that comes in slightly off square, which is what usually kills a single-direction catch on a door that has settled or a frame that isn't dead plumb.
2) Is the Ives CL21A ball catch heavy duty enough for a commercial building?
It's a residential-duty catch. Ives rates the CL21A for residential use and certifies it to ANSI/BHMA A156.9 under type number B13292. That's fine for apartment closets, pantries, utility rooms and access doors in a multi-family or hospitality property, and it's the wrong choice for a door in a commercial corridor taking constant traffic. A ball catch holds by spring friction only, so on any opening that needs to positively latch or lock, you want a latchset or lockset instead.
3) My closet door keeps popping open - can you adjust the tension on an Ives CL21A ball catch?
That's what the CL21A is built to fix. Two stainless steel balls sit under spring tension, and the tension is adjustable in the field, so you can crank it up on a door that won't stay shut or back it off on a light hollow-core door that's fighting the user every time they open it. Same adjustment handles a door that's out of alignment and hitting the strike harder on one side.
4) What's the difference between the Ives CL21A and a drive-in ball catch?
Prep, mostly. A drive-in catch, like the Delaney Drive-In Ball Catch or Orca Hardware's 70DR Series drive-in with a radius strike, presses into a bored hole in the door edge, so you need the right size bit and you're committed to cutting the door. The CL21A gives you the choice: mortise it like a drive-in, or surface apply it and cut nothing. Its four-way body also means the strike can come at it from any direction. Emtek's 8802 door ball catch is another option in the same category if you're matching a decorative Emtek suite on the rest of the openings.
5) I want a ball catch whose holding force I can set after it is installed - which one is that?
The Ives CL21A holds the door with two stainless steel balls under spring tension that is adjusted in the field, so the pull needed to open a light closet door or a heavier access panel can be dialed in after the catch is on the door. The body is brass and carries ANSI/BHMA A156.9, B13292. If the field adjustment is not the deciding factor and the door edge is where you want the hardware, the Delaney drive-in ball catch and the Orca Hardware 70DR series drive-in ball catch serve the same closet and access door openings, and the Emtek 8802 door ball catch is another ball catch for that use.
6) What finishes does the Ives CL21A ball catch come in, and what are the old US finish numbers?
Five finishes, each with its BHMA number and the older US equivalent: 605 bright brass (US3), 606 satin brass (US4), 612 satin bronze (US10), 625 bright chrome (US26) and 626 satin chrome (US26D). If you're standardizing across a building, 626 satin chrome is the finish most commercial levers and hinges are specified in, and 605/606 brass is the usual match for older residential trim.
7) Can an Ives CL21A ball catch be used on an exterior door or in a damp room?
Keep it inside. The CL21A is built with a brass body and stainless steel balls, which is why it holds up in a bathroom or laundry closet where a plated steel catch would rust, but Ives specifies it for interior applications and rates it residential. Closet doors, pantry and utility room doors, access panels and hinged interior panels are the right uses; an exterior opening needs a weather-rated latching device, not a friction catch.
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