Patent ID: 7249474

Claim:
A laptop lock assembly, comprising: a lock body configured to be coupled to a laptop, the lock body having a locking portion; a cable plug slidably coupled to the lock body, the cable plug including an arm; a cable attached to the cable plug; and a lock positioned at the lock body and configured to place the laptop lock assembly into a locked state in which the arm of the cable plug and the locking portion of the lock body cooperate with one another to form an enclosed area between the arm of the cable plug and the locking portion of the lock body for constraining an object attached to or part of the laptop within the enclosed area, the lock being further configured to place the laptop lock assembly into an unlocked state in which the arm of the cable plug is slidably positioned away from the locking portion of the lock body, so that the object attached to or part of the laptop may be removed from the area; wherein the cable and cable plug are such that the cable is non-detachable from the cable plug whether the laptop lock assembly is in the locked state or the unlocked state.