A pin latch (10, 210), comprising: - a housing (12, 212) having at least one pin (140, 283); - a handle (14, 214) attached pivotally to the housing (12, 212); and - a shear pin (110, 330) housed slidably within the housing (12, 212) and connected to the handle (14, 214), wherein the handle (14, 214) is moveable between a closed position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retained releasably within the housing (12, 212) and the shear pin (110, 330) is extended from the housing (12, 212), and an open position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retracted from the housing (12, 212) and the shear pin (110, 330) is retracted within the housing (12, 212), and wherein the handle (14, 214) is further moveable to an intermediate position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retained releasably in a position between its closed position and its open position, characterized in that the pin latch further comprises a finger member connected to the handle and to the housing, the finger member including at least one slot that is sized and shaped to receive slidably the at least one pin of the housing, the at least one slot including a first slot portion, a second slot portion, and a third slot portion that bridges the first and second slot portions (130, 132) with one another, the third slot portion forming a stop located between the first and second slot portions (130, 132), such that when the handle is moved from its closed position to its intermediate position, the at least one pin of the housing travels within the first slot portion of the finger member and engages the stop of the finger member in order to retain releasably the handle in its intermediate position, and wherein the finger member is moveable from an engaged position, in which the at least one pin of the housing engages the stop of the finger member, and a disengaged position, in which the at least one pin of the housing is disengaged from the stop and is adapted to travel within the second slot portion of the finger member so as to enable the handle to be moved from its intermediate position to its open position; or in that the shear pin includes a slot and a stop located at one end of the slot, and wherein the pin latch further comprises a button mechanism including a cross-pin, wherein when the handle is in its closed position, the button mechanism is in a depressed position such that the cross-pin of the button mechanism is disengaged from the slot of the shear pin, wherein when the handle is moved from its closed position to its intermediate position, the button mechanism is moved from its depressed position to a raised position, and the shear pin retracts into the housing such that the cross-pin of the button mechanism engages the slot of the shear pin and glides therein until the cross-pin engages the stop of the shear pin. - a housing (12, 212) having at least one pin (140, 283); - a handle (14, 214) attached pivotally to the housing (12, 212); and - a shear pin (110, 330) housed slidably within the housing (12, 212) and connected to the handle (14, 214), wherein the handle (14, 214) is moveable between a closed position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retained releasably within the housing (12, 212) and the shear pin (110, 330) is extended from the housing (12, 212), and an open position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retracted from the housing (12, 212) and the shear pin (110, 330) is retracted within the housing (12, 212), and wherein the handle (14, 214) is further moveable to an intermediate position, in which the handle (14, 214) is retained releasably in a position between its closed position and its open position, characterized in that the pin latch further comprises a finger member connected to the handle and to the housing, the finger member including at least one slot that is sized and shaped to receive slidably the at least one pin of the housing, the at least one slot including a first slot portion, a second slot portion, and a third slot portion that bridges the first and second slot portions (130, 132) with one another, the third slot portion forming a stop located between the first and second slot portions (130, 132), such that when the handle is moved from its closed position to its intermediate position, the at least one pin of the housing travels within the first slot portion of the finger member and engages the stop of the finger member in order to retain releasably the handle in its intermediate position, and wherein the finger member is moveable from an engaged position, in which the at least one pin of the housing engages the stop of the finger member, and a disengaged position, in which the at least one pin of the housing is disengaged from the stop and is adapted to travel within the second slot portion of the finger member so as to enable the handle to be moved from its intermediate position to its open position; or in that the shear pin includes a slot and a stop located at one end of the slot, and wherein the pin latch further comprises a button mechanism including a cross-pin, wherein when the handle is in its closed position, the button mechanism is in a depressed position such that the cross-pin of the button mechanism is disengaged from the slot of the shear pin, wherein when the handle is moved from its closed position to its intermediate position, the button mechanism is moved from its depressed position to a raised position, and the shear pin retracts into the housing such that the cross-pin of the button mechanism engages the slot of the shear pin and glides therein until the cross-pin engages the stop of the shear pin.