Since January 2006, Wind Hardware & Engineering has been working closely with a nationally renowned provider of propane fuel products on a totally innovative point of sale concept.

The challenge was to incorporate cam locks and a latching system which in effect "trapped" a customer key so that the unit can only be used one time. Once used, it can be released by on over-ride cam lock which resets the unit for use again.

Engineers at Wind quickly designed and built working proto-types for review. The combination lock & latching mechanism incorporates a core removable, 7/8 inch cam lock which interfaces with a specially designed rotary latch and a 7/8 inch override cam lock. The customer was deeply impressed with the thorough and effective solution presented and ordered that production begin at once.

The unit is now being hard tooled and will be in the public domain shortly.