Latch handle for doors and drawers

A handle for doors and drawers comprising:

• an elongated actuator bar and at least one spring, said bar being generally L-shaped in cross-section and defining an upper and lower leg, said upper leg having an upper surface for supporting said spring thereon;
• an elongated frame generally C-shaped in cross-section and including an upper wall, a lower wall, a back, and configured to define an elongated open portion for manual access to said actuator bar, said upper wall having an inner surface and defining a trim member extending from an edge of said upper wall, said back including front and rear surfaces, said lower wall comprising at least one aperture for receiving a bolt and for mounting said frame to a support structure;
• at least one hook and a keeper therefor;
• said frame being dimensioned for receiving said actuator bar and for slidably mounting said hook to the rear surface of said back, said back comprising at least one vertically-oriented, oval aperture, a bolt extending through said oval aperture to interconnect said hook to said actuator bar to allow said hook to slide along the length thereof toward said upper wall and said lower wall, said hook being configured to frictionally engage with said keeper;
• said spring being fixed to said inner surface of said upper wall by a fastener, said spring arranged and configured for urging said actuator bar downwards when said actuator bar is manually lifted upwards and to carry said latch member into engagement with said keeper, said trim member extending downwardly to define a space within said frame for nesting said spring therein.