Identification bracelet with interchangeable segments providing user selectable sizing

An identification band, comprising:

• a base band comprising a substantially planar body extending between a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
• a user ID member provided in the base band body;
• and
• a band sizing assembly comprising a plurality of sizing segments of at least two differing lengths, wherein at least one of the sizing segments is linked to the first and second sidewalls of the base band to form a closed loop via tongue and groove connections,
• wherein a first one of the sizing segments is linked to the first sidewall of the base band, wherein a second one of the sizing segments is linked to the second sidewall of the base band, and wherein the first and second ones of the sizing segments are linked together at sidewalls distal to the base band via a tongue and groove connection, and
• wherein each of the sidewalls comprises a stop surface extending outward from and transverse to the corresponding one of the sidewalls, whereby mating pairs of the stop surfaces are placed in abutting contact when the base band body is coupled with the sizing segments and when the first and second sizing segments are linked together.

A wearable band, comprising:

• a base band element with an elongated body defined by spaced apart first and second endwalls, the body including a user ID member storing data identifying a wearer of the band;
• a first sizing segment with first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall detachably linked to the first endwall of the base band element body via a tongue and groove connection;
• a second sizing segment with first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall detachably linked to the second sidewall of the first sizing segment via a tongue and groove connection;
• and
• a third sizing segment with first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall detachably linked to the second endwall of the base band element body via a tongue and groove connection and the second sidewall detachably linked to the second sidewall of the second sizing segment, whereby a closed loop is formed containing the base band element, the first sizing segment, the second sizing segment, and the third sizing segment,
• wherein the detachable linking between the sizing segments is provided by tongue and groove connections, and
• wherein each of the sidewalls comprises a stop extending outward from and transverse to the corresponding one of the sidewalls proximate to a base of a tongue of the tongue and groove connection, whereby mating pairs of the stops abut when the base band element body is linked with the sizing segments and when the sizing segments are linked together so to limit travel of one each of the tongues in the tongue and groove connections.

A wearable band assembly with an adjustable length, comprising:

• a base band element with a body extending a first length from a first sidewall to a second sidewall, wherein the body comprises a user identification member adapted to store user identification information;
• and
• a band sizing assembly comprising at least one band sizing segment, wherein the band sizing assembly extends a second length from a first sidewall to a second sidewall, wherein the first and second sidewalls of the band sizing assembly are configured for coupling with the first and second sidewalls, respectively, of the base band element body to form a closed loop and to define a third length associated with a circumference of the closed loop,
• wherein the coupling between the first sidewalls and the second sidewalls comprises a tongue and groove connection with one of the first and one of the second sidewalls comprising a tongue extending therefrom and one of the first and one of the second sidewalls comprising a groove for receiving the tongue,
• wherein the tongues and the grooves extend transverse to the longitudinal axis of the base band element body and have circular cross sectional shapes,
• wherein each of the tongues includes a raised rib, and
• wherein each of the grooves includes a recessed surface for receiving the raised rib when one of the tongues is inserted into the groove.