Patent ID: 8813528

Claim:
A theft prevention device for use on a personal electronic device comprising: a) a housing having a first means for allowing a cable to pass through the housing; b) an elongated flexible cable having a first end and a second end, said first end of the cable being attached to said housing; c) a plurality of corner pieces; each corner piece adapted to accept, and shaped to accommodate a corner of the personal electronic device, said corner pieces having channels through which said second end of the cable is thread; said cable thereby forming a loop around the personal electronic device as the second end of the cable is thread through said channels, such that when the loop formed by the cable is tightened, the corner pieces will be pressed against the corners of the personal electronic device such that the corner pieces are effectively secured to the personal electronic device; d) a releasable and adjustable pull-tight lock disposed within said housing to grab and secure the cable as said cable is fed back through said first cable pass-through means and to gradually take up any slack in said loop to decrease the size of the loop, thereby maintaining the relative position of the personal electronic device such that continuous pressure is applied to the corner pieces ensuring that the corner pieces do not move with respect to the personal electronic device; e) the cable being of sufficient length to form a second loop extending away from the housing for capturing an object proximate to the personal electronic device, the second end of the cable being thread back through a second means for allowing the cable to pass through the housing; and f) a cable lock for releasable attachment proximate the second end of the cable to prevent the cable from pulling back through the second cable pass-through means and maintaining the size of the second loop.