Patent ID: 6927689

Claim:
A lasso for securing an object to be monitored, said lasso comprising: a flexible cord having a length and first and second free ends; and a connector having a body with at least one opening therethrough, a portion of the flexible cord between the first and second free ends directed through the at least one opening so that the connector and the portion of the flexible cord define a closed first loop with an effective diameter, the portion of the flexible cord in generally a U-shaped configuration with a base and first and second legs which each project through the at least one opening, at least one of the first and second legs movable relative to the connector so that the effective diameter of the closed first loop is variable, the first free end of the flexible cord directed through the closed first loop so as to define a closed second loop with an effective diameter that is variable by selectively oppositely moving the flexible cord through the closed first loop.