Patent ID: 7828158

Claim:
A merchandise dispensing apparatus providing theft deterrence comprising: a box structure defined by a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls enclosing and defining an interior space within the box structure; the plurality of walls positioned and configured to prevent access to the interior space from at least frontal, side, top and bottom approaches to the box structure; a first movable wall of the plurality of walls joined to the box structure by a first hinge, the first hinge enabling the first movable wall to move between a closed attitude and an open attitude relative to the box structure, the open attitude of the first movable wall permitting manual access to a frontal portion of the interior space; and a barrier strip within the interior space and hingedly joined to the first movable wall by a second hinge wherein the barrier strip is forced into a vertical attitude when the first movable wall is raised, and the barrier strip is forced into a horizontal attitude when the first movable wall is lowered, the vertical attitude of the barrier strip preventing manual access to other than the frontal portion of the interior space.