the housing 12 but not over the lock plug 23 in this embodiment a trim plate 319 is provided to cover the area surrounding the lock plug 23 the trim plate 319 is shown having an aperture therein 370 for permitting access to the lock plug 23 the trim plate 319 is also provided with suitable mounting means for attachment to the housing 12 the mounting means are shown in fig6 b comprising a plurality of flange members 323 extending outwardly from the trim plate 319 while not shown the trim plate can alternately be attached to the panel on which the latch is to be mounted with any suitable attachment means in addition the trim plate may be provided of varied sizes and dimensions including even a portion which underlies the bottom of the handle 311 to form a face plate fig6 b also shows the means for connecting the paddle 311 to the housing 12 the paddle 311 comprises outwardly extending flange members 371 372 having slotted portions 376 377 therein which facilitate guiding the paddle over the housing projections 15 16 for installation of the projections 15 16 into the apertures 374 375 provided in the flange members respectively 372 371 of the paddle 311 preferably a connecting portion 373 is also provided for stability and retention and is.