Rotary latch with spring guide

A latch assembly comprising:

• a frame;
• a pawl including a surface for receiving a striker and being movably coupled to the frame between an open and a closed position, wherein, in the closed position, the pawl is positioned to retain the striker to the latch assembly, and, in the open position, the pawl is not positioned to retain the striker to the latch assembly;
• a spring positioned against a perimeter surface of the pawl, wherein, in the closed position of the pawl, the spring is configured to bias the pawl such that the pawl remains in the closed position;
• a plurality of depressions formed on the perimeter surface of the pawl, which each depression is configured to receive the spring;
• wherein, in the open position of the pawl, the spring is seated in one of the depressions, and in the closed position of the pawl, the spring is seated in a different one of the depressions;
• a tab that extends from a perimeter of the trigger and configured to bear on a bearing surface of the frame;
• and
• a v-shaped recess formed along the perimeter of the trigger and is positioned within a correspondingly v-shaped projection formed on the perimeter of the pawl, such that engagement between the recess and projection and between the tab and the frame prevents the pawl from moving toward the open position.