Abstract: A paddle handle latch release device of a spring latch system includes a paddle handle member pivotally mounted in a pan housing, the paddle handle member including an actuating lever which extends below a floor of the pan housing; a spider member rotatably mounted to the underside of the floor, the spider member including latch arms extending from a hub and an operating arm in contact with the actuating lever; and a torsion spring which biases the operating arm against the actuating lever; the spider being rotated from an inactive positioning by the actuating lever when the paddle handle member is manually rotated from a lowered positioning to a lifted positioning, and the torsion spring returning the spider member to an inactive positioning and the paddle handle member back to a lowered positioning when the paddle handle member is released.

Abstract: A paddle handle latch release device of a spring latch system includes a paddle handle member pivotally mounted in a pan housing, the paddle handle member including an actuating lever which extends below a floor of the pan housing; a spider member rotatably mounted to the underside of the floor, the spider member including latch arms extending from a hub and an operating arm in contact with the actuating lever; and a torsion spring which biases the operating arm against the actuating lever; the spider being rotated from an inactive positioning by the actuating lever when the paddle handle member is manually rotated from a lowered positioning to a lifted positioning, and the torsion spring returning the spider member to an inactive positioning and the paddle handle member back to a lowered positioning when the paddle handle member is released.

Abstract: A lever latch, for releasably latching a door to a corresponding door frame, includes a housing having a handle pivotally mounted therein and rotatable between opened and closed positions. In the handle closed position, a bolt mounted to the handle engages the door frame, and in the handle opened position, the bolt is disengaged from the door frame. The housing includes a trigger pivotally mounted therein, and pivotable between a first position to retain the handle in the closed position and a second position to release the handle to the opened position. A pawl is rotatably mounted to a lock cylinder on the housing and rotatable between locked and unlocked positions to allow the trigger to pivot to the second position and to prevent the trigger from being pivoted to the second position, respectively.