Patent ID: 7403117

Claim:
In combination: a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising: a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with: a) the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support; and b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support.