Security device for a battery pack

A security device for a battery pack, comprising:

• a cap that is shaped and configured to cover at least a portion of a slide mechanism of a slide battery pack without the slide mechanism and the slide battery pack penetrating through the cap, the cap including a single opening aligned along a longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack, wherein the single opening is the only opening on a top portion of the cap;
• and
• a strap including a first end and a second end that is located opposite the first end, wherein the second end includes a housing with an opening through a center of the housing to receive the first end, wherein
• the cap is positioned on the slide battery pack and the strap is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack by inserting the first end of the strap through the single opening in the cap around the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack and through the opening of the housing on the second end of the strap, wherein the housing is configured to allow movement of the first end of the strap only in a single direction.

A method for using a security device to deter theft of a battery pack, the method comprising:

• providing a security device including:
• a cap that is shaped and configured to cover at least a portion of a slide mechanism of a slide battery pack without the slide mechanism and the slide battery pack penetrating through the cap, the cap including a first collar disposed around a first opening and a second collar disposed around a second opening with the first collar and the second collar aligned along a longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack, and
• a strap that is shaped and configured to match a contour of the slide battery pack along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack, the strap including a first end having a first projection that extends perpendicular from a top surface of the strap and a second end having a second projection that extends perpendicular from the top surface of the strap, the second end being located opposite the first end;
• positioning the strap along the longitudinal axis of the slide battery pack;
• and
• positioning the cap over the first end of the strap and the second end of the strap with the first projection inserted through the first opening and the first collar and the second projection inserted through the second opening and the second collar to secure the cap to the strap and to the slide battery pack.