Put a lock on it? Are children really that stupid that they'd get inside a running refrigerator? I can see the issue with an abandoned one but one that's full and working? If you really think thats likely to be an issue then you need to be having words with their parents!
They're not 'stupid', they're naive. Kids play hide-n-seek at ages much younger than they can fully comprehend suffocation risks and mortality. You run, you look for any small space you could possibly fit into, and you hide before another has counted down. Taking time to study a latching mechanism isn't part of that game.
What are the parents going to say to their kids if you "have words with them"? Don't climb into this one particular type of refrigerator that
nobody has anymore because we figured out 60+ years ago that they were dangerous and banned them? There's no example the kids can relate to, which makes this sort of "trivia-safety" information very difficult to learn and retain at a young age.
Nice, more pics!
But it sounds like you didnt solve the problem, just decreased the chance?
I'll second this, it's not a full solution and you now have TWO latches keeping you from getting out if you end up inside. A magnetic closure would be much better.
It's analogous to a trunk lid on a car.. Sure, it takes a key or remote to open it from the outside. But federal safety regulations still require a latch release pull handle on the INSIDE, because the latch on the outside doesn't guarantee that a person won't still end up inside.
fridge turned out pretty good.
