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safety catch

safe·ty catch (plural safe·ty catch·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. device preventing unintentional operation: a device designed to prevent a mechanism from being operated unintentionally, e.g. one that stops a gun from being fired or a hoisting device from falling

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