Display and dispensing device with a security shield

1. A display and dispensing device for storing a plurality of tickets that is securable to prevent the dispensing of said tickets when desired, said device comprising:

(a) a housing of box-shaped configuration having a floor, a roof, a pair of sidewalls, a front end and an open rear end;

(b) a door pivotally attached to the rear end of said housing for closing said rear end when shut, said door having a slot for the dispensing of said tickets from said dispenser and an opening near the upper portion of the door;

(c) a lock assembly having a body portion extending through said door opening and a latch member attached to said body portion for engaging a portion of said housing to fix said door in a shut condition when said assembly is locked;

(d) a security shield pivotally attached to said door and being alternatively located in an open condition allowing said tickets to be dispensed through said dispensing slot and a closed condition blocking the dispensing slot to prevent the dispensing of tickets therethrough; and

(e) securement means associated with said lock assembly latch member to maintain said security shield in the closed condition when said lock assembly is locked wherein said door includes at least one aperture adjacent said lock assembly body portion and said security shield has a prong that extends through said aperture when said shield is in the closed condition and said securement means engages said prong to secure said shield in the closed position.

2. The device as described in claim 1 , wherein said securement means is moved into engagement with said shield prong to secure said shield in the closed condition when said lock assembly is locked.

3. The device as described in claim 2 , wherein said securement means is associated with said lock assembly latch member whereby said security means is moved thereby into and out of engagement with said shield prong to alternately secure or release said shield.

4. The device as described in claim 1 , wherein said securement means is formed of a bracket that is movably mounted on the interior surface of said door in a position adjacent said lock assembly so that movement of said latch member causes vertical movement of said bracket.

5. The device as described in claim 4 , wherein said bracket includes at least one side slat for engaging said security shield when said lock assembly is locked.

6. The device as described in claim 5 , wherein said door includes two spaced apart said apertures adjacent the lock assembly body portion and said security shield has two spaced apart said prongs that extend through said apertures when said shield is in the closed condition and said bracket has at least two side slats that engage said prongs to secure said shield in the closed condition.

7. The device as described in claim 6 , wherein said prongs each have a hook shaped end to prevent said security shield from being opened when said lock assembly is locked.

8. The device as described in claim 7 , wherein said bracket includes a bridge portion extending between said side slats and engageable by said latch member as said lock assembly is locked.

9. The device as described in claim 8 , wherein said bracket is formed from a flexible material to allow said security shield to be moved from the open condition to the closed condition while said lock assembly is locked.

10. A display and dispensing device for storing a plurality of tickets that is securable to prevent the dispensing of said tickets when desired, said device comprising:

(a) a housing of box-shaped configuration having a floor, a roof, a pair of sidewalls, a front end and an open rear end;

(b) a door pivotally attached to the rear end of said housing for closing said rear end, said door having a slot for the dispensing of said tickets from said dispenser, an opening near the upper portion of the door and at least one aperture adjacent said opening;

(c) a lock assembly having a body portion extending through said opening and a latch member attached to said body portion for engaging a portion of said housing to fix said door in a shut condition when said assembly is in a locked condition;

(d) a security shield pivotally attached to said door and having at least one prong, said shield being alternatively located in an open condition allowing said tickets to be dispensed through said dispensing slot and a closed condition blocking the dispensing slot to prevent the dispensing of tickets therethrough with said prong extending through said aperture in said door; and

(e) securement means associated with said lock assembly latch member to engage said prong and maintain said security shield in the closed condition when said lock assembly is locked.