Patent ID: 8746020

Claim:
A locking system to secure portable equipment comprising: a) a security cable comprising a proximal and a distal end; b) a hooking mechanism immovably secured to said distal end of said security cable, disposed to be removably engaged to said portable equipment via a means for entry into an external wall of said portable equipment wherein said hooking mechanism is configured to remain secured when disposed at a first angle in relation to said external wall by directly hooking on to an edge of said external wall and configured to be disengaged when disposed at second angle in relation to said external wall; c) a housing, removably attached in a longitudinal manner to said security cable, said housing forming a longitudinal aperture sized and configured to allow passage of said security cable and said hooking mechanism through the housing, said housing disposed on said security cable wherein said housing prevents displacement of said security cable from said first angle in relation to said external wall to said second angle in relation to said external wall; d) wherein said proximal end of said security cable is coupled to an object other than said portable equipment; and wherein said housing is biased in a clamped position, the housing further comprising a clamp pivoting around a pivot point and biased in the clamped position by a spring; and wherein a locking mechanism must be unlocked to allow said housing to move freely on the security cable.