Flush mountable door latch mechanism

A latch mechanism which comprises a tray;

• a bottom surface formed in the tray, wherein the bottom surface of the tray is recessed;
• a handle;
• means for pivotally mounting the handle within the tray such that the handle overlies the recessed bottom surface, wherein the handle is pivotable between a stored position and an operated position;
• an actuator formed on one end of the handle;
• means for housing a bolt, wherein the housing means is on back of the bottom surface of the tray;
• a bolt slidably mounted in the housing means and movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
• means for biasing the bolt into the extended position;
• a top surface on the bolt which faces the bottom surface of the tray;
• a slot formed in the bottom surface of the tray;
• a slide bar mounted in the bolt housing between the bottom surface of the tray and the top surface of the bolt, wherein the slide bar is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a part of the slide bar projects upwardly through the slot in the bottom surface;
• and means connecting the slide bar with the bolt, wherein the biasing means biases the bolt into engagement with the slide bar and the handle actuator engages the slide bar projection as the handle is moved from the stored position to the operated position to move the slide bar from the locked position to the unlocked position which simultaneously moves the bolt from the extended position to the retracted position.