Portable electronic device physical security apparatus with alarmed cable
View Patent ↗A security device for preventing removal and theft of valuable devices includes an alarm that is coupled to a cable. At a distal end of the cable, a locking device is provided. The locking device is coupled to a valuable device. The other end of the cable is coupled to the alarm. The alarm includes a power source. A lock plate is placed over the power source. The cable is routed through the alarm and through the lock plate prior to coupling the locking device to the portable electronic device. With the cable through the alarm and the lock plate, the lock plate cannot be removed and thus, the power source is inaccessible. A wire loop runs through the cable and is coupled to the alarm such that if the cable is cut, the circuit is broken and the alarm sounds.
1. A security device for use with a portable electronic device, the security device comprising:
a cable;
a locking device at an end of the cable;
a housing comprising an opening, the housing being attached to the other end of the cable; and
an alarm and a power source associated with the housing,
wherein the locking device is configured to pass through the opening and attach to the portable electronic device to prevent theft of the portable electronic device.
2. The security device of claim 1 further comprising a wire in the cable and wherein the alarm is adapted to sound when the cable and the wire are cut.
3. The security device of claim 1 wherein the locking device includes a pair of pins and a rotatable T-bar.
4. The security device of claim 1 wherein the housing includes a movable lock plate.
5. The security device of claim 1 wherein the power source comprises batteries.
6. The security device of claim 1 further comprising a battery level indicator coupled to the power source.
7. A security system comprising:
a portable electronic device; and
a security device comprising a cable, a locking device at an end of the cable, a housing comprising an opening, the housing being attached to the other end of the cable, and an alarm and a power source associated with the housing, wherein the locking device is configured to pass through the opening and attach to the portable electronic device to prevent theft of the portable electronic device.
8. The security system of claim 7 wherein the portable electronic device comprises a computer.
9. The security system of claim 7 wherein a wire is included in the cable and wherein the alarm is adapted to sound when the cable is cut.
10. The security system of claim 7 wherein the locking device includes a pair of pins and a rotatable T-bar.
11. The security system of claim 7 wherein the housing includes a movable lock plate.
12. The security system of claim 7 wherein the power source comprises batteries.
13. The security system of claim 7 further comprising a battery level indicator coupled to the power source.
14. A method of use comprising:
obtaining a security device comprising a cable, a locking device at an end of the cable, a housing comprising an opening, the housing being attached to the other end of the cable, and an alarm and a power source associated with the housing, wherein the locking device is configured to pass through the opening and attach to the portable electronic device to prevent theft of the portable electronic device; and
attaching the locking device to the portable electronic device.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising passing the locking device around a secondary object, passing the locking device through the opening, and then attaching the locking device to the portable electronic device.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the portable electronic device is a computer.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the portable electronic device includes a slot and wherein the locking device is attached to the portable electronic device via the slot.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein a wire is included in the cable and wherein the alarm is adapted to sound when the cable is cut.
19. The method of claim 14 wherein the locking device includes a pair of pins and a rotatable T-bar.
20. The method of claim 14 further comprising moving a lock plate to align a first aperture in the lock plate with a second aperture in the alarm.
21. The method of claim 14 wherein a first aperture in the movable lock plate is aligned with a second aperture in the alarm to form the opening in the housing.