Patent ID: 8646294

Claim:
A system for securing a portable device having a screen connected to a body at a hinged joint, the screen having a screen edge and the body having a body edge, the system comprising: an edge member having an L-shaped groove formed on an inner face, the L-shaped groove having a first wall, a second wall, and a bottom formed into a body of the edge member, the L-shaped groove configured to receive therein the screen edge within a vertical portion of the L-shaped groove and the body edge within a horizontal portion of the L-shaped groove when the screen is in the open position, the vertical portion having a width sufficient to permit the adjustment of the screen angle relative to the body; a second edge member configured to engage an opposite edge of the portable device; and a cross member configured to selectively connect the edge member to the second edge member; wherein a secured mode is effected when the edge member is engaged over the body edge and the screen edge when the screen is in the open position, the second edge member is engaged over the opposite edge, and the edge member is securely connected to the second edge member through the cross member, such that substantial separation of the edge member from the second edge member is prevented to substantially prohibit unauthorized removal of the system from the portable device.