Features:

  • Hiding functional buttons in plain sight, this toddler-tested, proven-stronger Safety 1st child safety lock keeps kids safe while providing easy operation for adults in the know
  • The lock displays a prominent decoy button to divert a child's attention, providing an outlet for their curiosity while keeping the door secure
  • When not in use, simply push the lever lock arm down until the yellow deactivation indicator appears
  • Requiring no tools, the lever lock installs and is ready to use in seconds
  • The lever lock's unique design fits most door lever handles
  • The door safety lock includes one lever lock
  • Safety 1st believes parenting should have fewer worries and more joyful moments so you enjoy every “first” your child experiences
Garden Bath!

This is perfect! My youngest has been crawling into our garden bath and as he gets in he knocks the hot water on! Scary! This works perfectly! No more accidental hot water. Now to fix his climbing in!

Works, great buy, worth it!

Easy to install, pretty easy to open and close with one hand. It stops my son and any visitors lol. We got this after our son whom is 2 yrs 9 months made it outside alone :(. Glad we finally feel safe and baby proof. Also outside latch is a thumb latch not a lever so we can open it from the outside when its locked.

Works great! Highly recommended

Works great! It does it's job. My 3 year old pushed the decoy button a couple times thinking that it would do something but gave up and now doesn't even bother to touch the lock. Lock is very sturdy and easy to use. Just make sure that when you push the lock down (to unlock), that the yellow indicators, located on the bottom lock handle where it folds, are significantly showing. That tells you the bottom lock handle is all the way down, secure in place, and your child can't flip it up and possibly lock you out (or in). Sometimes to double check, after I unlock it, I try to flip it up to make sure it's in a fully secure position. I have never been able to just flip it up to lock WITH indicators showing. I read a couple reviews where child locked parent in or out and that may be because the bottom lock wasn't all the way down. Unless of course, your toddler is strong enough to simultaneously push both side buttons and push bottom handle back up to lock, which at that point, this lock would be useless for you. In my experience, with my son and nephews, they haven't been able to unlock it or lock it. I do, at all times, make sure the yellow indicators are showing when lock handle is down, which has prevented being locked out/in. That's what those indicators are for. It may become a lock out/in safety issue if by any chance not used properly. But as I mentioned, I've made sure that it's fully in lock position when it's down so I haven't had any issues with being locked out by my son. I would definitely purchase more.

STOP READING THE BAD REVIEWS!!

DO NOT READ ANY OTHER REVIEWS!! GET THE FACTS HERE!! Before I comment on the pros and cons of this device please understand that 90%+ of the 1-2 star reviews reference a MAJOR DESIGN FLAW of the device that is potentially very dangerous. This is not true and 100% user error! DO NOT let those comments prevent you from purchasing this product. Their basic gripe is that in the "unlocked" position a child can push the lever up into the lock position and lock the door. Meaning if you enter the pantry and your little one closes the door and pushes the handle up, you are now locked in the pantry with no way to get out. #1 - The device clearly states that you must push the lever ALL THE WAY DOWN when in the unlocked position. When the lever is all the way down, it clicks in place can only be moved by pressing the side buttons. HOWEVER, if do not push it all the way down until it locks, it will not lock and yes a child can push it up into handle locking position. I don't consider this a design flaw. This is complete user error. Now of course, you have to be the judge of weather you feel you can handle the responsibility of ensuring the lever is completely locked. #2 - There are users saying they had to kick their door down or kick holes in their door to escape once they were locked in (and posting pictures to prove it) This thing is strong. Don't get me wrong. It is stuck on there pretty good using the 3M tape. Certainly enough so that a toddler will not be able to pull it off the wall. However, I imagine it should be fairly easy to forcefully turn the handle in order to either break the device or snap it off the door. I mean I can't imagine giving this thing a downward kick with your heel and it not breaking from the door. The lesson is this, If you can kick a hole in your hollow-core door, you have enough force to use the handle to pop this thing off the wall. And if you are the one kicking down your door, you need to sit down and seriously re-evaluate your decision making abilities. So with that out of the way... Pros: This thing is so much better than other locks which require you to drill holes in your wall or door. And if they don't require that, they make it so that someone cannot enter from the other side of the door when the lock is in use. My wife and I use this on our front door. It is great because the outside handle of our door is a thumb push to open and the inside uses a lever push. This means that even when this child lock is in position (locked or unlocked) someone can still enter from the outside. PERFECTION! Also, it is incredibly ease to use and not frustrating. It is solidly built and doesn't rattle like some other devices we've tried. My 2 year old is a strong one who gets into all kind of mischief and after 4 months, he is yet to figure this thing out or make a dent. We have gatherings at out house regularly and every parent who has come over asks about the lock and is amazed at how well it works and looks on the door. A few bought some themselves. Cons: It only comes in one color. Our door was white so this was not a problem for us, but I imagine if you have a dark colored door you would want something like black or stainless looking. Ok, ok, I will be FAIR. As much as I dogged the parents complaining about a major design flaw. It would be a safety improvement to require the side buttons to be pressed at ALL positions when locking. This way there would be zero chance of being locked in. Again, this is not an issue for me, but I am sure the makers are kicking themselves for that one issue. Bottom Line: For $9 this is the best you can get. Works great. If you can remember to push the lever all the way down, you will have zero issues and you won't have to damage your door or wall. Buy it.

Works perfectly. Just turn it upside down!

I was looking for a solution since my little one turned 18 months. She figured out she could pull he end of the handle and pop a door open. I've tried other types of safety locks but they didn't fit my door handle setup. I read reviews and deceived to give these a try. Once I got the package I remembered reviews of people saying their kids would pull on the lever or lock and if would eventually open. I deceived to turn this device upside down and just lift the handle up when I need to go in my basement or out the front door. The adhesive is strong and hasn't failed in a few months.

Brilliant!

I love these, but I am pretty sure my toddler doesn't. After weeks of playing the opening and shutting game with the pantry door, my husband bought and installed these on the two doors our daughter constantly opens and closes. When he installed them, I vocalized how I thought it was funny there was a "decoy button" and that it seemed silly. However, it makes sense to have it because not only has it duped my kid, my mother has attempted to undo the lock using it! The best part was how easy these were to installed. No tools necessary!

People that had issues getting locked out of rooms should use "NOT SO Common Sense".

I was really worried that my 3 year old extremely ingenious twin nephews would figure this product out the first week and I would have to go back to the drawing board to keep them from opening the house front door. Another great concern was to get locked out of the house without keys by the same suspects as other people reviewing this product have. I have it installed for a few weeks now and they are still going for the decoy button(great Idea from the designer). I don't want to point fingers but I think people have lost their common sense that you need to have around kids in general and are blaming the product for their bad experiences. Yes it is possible to push the locking mechanism up if you leave it half way engaged on in the incorrect position and yes the kids will push it leaving you locked in a room. They are kids and if you have any, you should be aware of the fact that they are exploring this world and don't know right from wrong in the first place. The adult in this case needs to foreseen this scenario and avoid it not the brainless piece of very well maid plastic attached to the door. All I am saying is great product, very clever design and if used properly you should be fine. Very easy to install. Well made.

Works great. Test doors first!

This lock works really well, but you have to make sure your doors can open with one handle even when the other side is locked. If you can't, then do not use this lock! Or grandma may get stuck in the bathroom and dad might have to punch a hole through the pantry door. Also, it seems like a no-brainer, but if old people are watching your kid, be sure to tell them not to let the kid see them disengage the lock! If they see it just once they'll remember, and that totally defeats the purpose of the decoy button. The decoy button is so convincing it even fooled my husband!

Excellent safety locks IF you have the right style of lever

First, a warning: If you have levers that are synchronized (as in, you turn the inside lever and the outside one turns as well) I really would not recommend getting this particular kind of lock. Other reviewers have mentioned that you can force the lock closed without using the buttons. Mine, when unlocked all the way, snap into place and don't move without pushing the buttons. If they're only partially unlocked you can easily just lift the piece that locks them. There is a very faint yellow mark that, when visible, indicates that the lock is fully open, but this may be a newer feature. That being said, if you have levers that function independently (you can turn either one and the other stays in place) then these are a parent's kid-proofing dream come true. I have 7 of these locks in use in my house right now (4 on bedrooms, 2 on bathrooms and one on the door to the basement). Thus far they have successfully foiled the mess-making schemes of my 3-year-old twins and my 4-year-old for about 3 months, which is longer than any other baby/toddler proofing item has managed. The twins generally figure out latches and locks in about a week and then they're useless. My older boys (6, 12 and 14) have no problems using the locks. The 4-year-old knows how to unlock them, but he's lacking both the finger strength needed to push both buttons at the same time and the coordination to do that while moving the locking part down, so it won't be long before he manages to use them (which is fine, we got them to keep the twins out of trouble). The decoy button is a brilliant feature, as well. I've caught the twins trying to use it to get doors to unlock on several occasions. They poke at it a few times, pull on the locking part, frown in frustration and then wander off to more interesting things. My only complaint would be that these do not also come in a darker color. Our levers are all oil rubbed bronze, and the doors are a darker wood, so the stark white of the locks stands out quite a bit and makes them very noticeable. I have not yet tried to remove one, and it will likely be a year or so before I do, but (if I remember) I'll post an update about the removal process.

Finally something for lever style door handles!

This is the only baby safety product I have found that works well for the lever style door handles. It's fairly easy to operate one handed and is very easy to install. For removal, instructions suggest using fishing line or floss to separate the adhesive from the door. The only concern I have is potentially having someone lock themselves in a room. If your door handle turns when using it from either side, you may not be able to open the door from the other side if the product is engaged. I'm thinking of hiding an emergency screw driver on the other side to take apart the handle in a worst case scenario.

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