Jake Sales Chain Link Fence Butterfly Gate Latch 1-3/8 to 1-5/8"Gate Frame

Awesome product. It's very strong. We love the convenience of the 2 sided open

This is a pretty solid butterfly latch for a good price.I needed a butterfly latch on my chain link fence gate, and wanted it to auto shut as well. I initially had a problem with the space between the gate pole and the opposite fence pole, it was too much of a gap. So when I tried to shut the gate, it would NOT auto latch. But as stated in the instructions it needs to be within a certain distance to work effectively and I was outside of that distance.So I simply decided to buy a longer U bolt, and use something as a spacer to move the latch off the pole on my gate a bit, so it would be closer to the main fence pole it was trying to latch on. I first used a block of wood, but it did not work so well. I was a bit limited on materials I had, but found some solid aluminum rod about 3/4 inch or so. After cutting it to length I used it as a spacer to bolt to the fence post but also bring it away from the post to within the tolerance in the instructions. Not as good as block of metal, but it actually ended up being VERY solid once clamped down. And after touching it all up with some chain link fence spray paint looks pretty good too, although the rain lately spotted it up a bit hehe but most important it works well. I put a decent sized spring on the gate and wired the other side of the latch down, to make a one way gate that auto shuts itself to help keep my crazy dog inside my yard. The gap between the gate and other fence post is plenty to open from the inside, now I dont have to worry about myself or anyone else accidentally leaving the gate open and my dog getting loose. I will update this review if any problems with the latch happen, but it seems pretty well built.So far its a 5 out of 5, recommended.UPDATE April 29th, 2021This latch is still working good as I have it set up as a one way latch. I have also recently used some old paint markers I have, to put a red X on the latch that is wired down, but a green check mark on the latch that I want people to use. I have included a new picture of it. This makes it easier for people to see the one way set up I have. The unused side of the latch I have wired down has bent slightly from usage as it is what catches the gate, but it is still a solid product and working good.

This is a perfect latch. Easily installed and working exactly like I expected.

I needed to update my gate latch. The previous latch was nonoperational. I searched my local Lowe’s and Home Depot and was unable to find a latch that would fit my gate. This one fit beautifully and was easy to install.

Perfect!