case-o-pedia

Technically defined as “any type of hook-and-loop fastening material,” Velcro locks on tablet cases are made with the familiar material for closure. Velcro locks seek to provide the tablet owner with a safe, easy-to-use, low-maintenance, high tensile-strength fastener to help enclose the encased device.

In tablet cases, the button lock is a familiar and typically quite reliable method of enclosure. Three types of button are predominant within this sort of tablet lock: clothing-style, magnetic, and button clips.

Strap lock cases may be defined as those tablet case locks which either close with an elastic strap or by insertion of a small strap into a buckle.

Tablet cases with zippers offer users easy access to their devices while providing more durability in fastening than those models with snaps or Velcro. The case’s zipper often runs around three sides of the case and, just like an everyday piece of luggage, may come with two tabs or one to open and close. Some cases also have the zipper on one side only....

String (or a stronger string-like material such as twine or leather) may serve as a lock for certain less functional tablet cases styles. A string lock provides the user with an easy-to-use fastener that is tied on and taken off very intuitively.