Patent ID: 7021091

Claim:
In combination: a) a security system for confining movement of an object to a predetermined area, the security system comprising: a cable having a length; and a housing, the housing guidable slidingly along the length of the cable and capable of being fixed at a plurality of different locations spaced along the length of the cable, the cable having a first portion that can be fixed relative to the housing, whereby with the first portion fixed relative to the housing, the cable defines a loop with an effective diameter that is variable by sliding the housing along the length of the cable, the cable having a second portion, spaced from the loop, that is secured to a support relative to which an object is to be confined by the security system, the cable having a third portion that can be substantially fixed relative to the housing to substantially fix a selected effective diameter for the loop, wherein the housing comprises a body with a through bore through which the cable extends and through which the cable is slidable and a second bore defining a receptacle that receives the first portion of the cable, the through bore having a diameter, the through and second bores each have a central axis, and the central axes are at a substantial angle with respect to each other with the first and third portions of the cable fixed relative to the housing, wherein with the first portion of the cable in the receptacle, the housing is slidable along the cable between a first position wherein the loop has a minimum effective diameter and a second position wherein the loop has a maximum effective diameter, the housing capable of being fixed at any location along the length of the cable between the first and second positions, wherein the cable has a free end defining the first portion of the cable, the free end of the cable capable of being directed into and through the through bore and from there into the second bore, the cable having an outer surface with a substantially uniform diameter that is slightly less than the diameter of the through bore; and b) an object to be secured and having a portion with a reduced circumference that is surrounded by the loop defined by the cable so that the loop is confined at the portion of the object.