Double door front locking newspaper vending machine

A newspaper vending machine comprising

• means defining an enclosure having an open front,
• a security door having a rod opening and an opening therein and pivotally mounted in closing relation to the open front of said enclosure and mounting a coin release mechanism on an inner surface thereof,
• an access door pivotally mounted in closing relation to the opening in said security door and having latch means adapted to cooperate with said coin release mechanism,
• internal fixed walls within said enclosure including a wall that is substantially parallel to the front of said enclosure and defining a separate compartment open to the coin release mechanism on said security door and adapted to contain a coin box,
• a rigid locking rod mounted within said enclosure and extending forwardly therein through said rod opening in said security door,
• said locking rod being mounted upon said internal fixed wall that is disposed parallel to the front of said enclosure by threaded engagement with a cylinder having a threaded bore and welded to said internal wall,
• a rigid hollow cylindrical shield fixed to a front surface of said security door exteriorly of said enclosure about said rod opening, and
• a key operated pin lock fitted entirely within said shield for latching engagement with said locking rod to lock said security door in closing relation to said enclosure for release only by key operation of said pin lock.