US 11,297,906 B2 · Flexible band clasp with communication device

Abstract

A clasp is configured to permanently interlock around a flexible strip of material and includes first and second interlocking members. At least one interlocking member includes a Bluetooth communication device. Each interlocking member can include a plurality of hooks and a corresponding plurality of recesses, where the recesses of one interlocking member receive the hooks of the other interlocking member to secure a band within the clasp between the interlocking members. The recesses can be completely internal to the clasp to prevent external tampering. Each of the interlocking members can include various protrusions and ribs that compress and secure the band within the clasp, so as to prevent movement of the band between the interlocking members when interlocked.

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Dependent claims

A clasp configured to permanently secure a flexible band, comprising:

first and second interlocking members, wherein the first interlocking member includes an outer shell and the second interlocking member includes an outer shell different from the outer shell of the first interlocking member, the outer shell of the second interlocking member having an outer surface with a holder formed therein;
and
a communication device having Bluetooth® capabilities maintained by the holder within the outer shell of the second interlocking member,
wherein, when interlocked, the first and second interlocking members define a path from one side of the clasp to an opposite side of the clasp through which the flexible band passes such that the flexible band extends through a first opening in the one side of the clasp and a second opening in the opposite side of the clasp and the flexible band is compressed by and between the first and second interlocking members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Flexible band clasp with communication device

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Flexible band clasp with communication device

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Abstract

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