Identification band

• US 8,674,835 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2011
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safety Charm, LLC
• Original Assignee: Hannah Clair Klein
• Inventors: Klein, Hannah Clair
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US13/099,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20110205059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/572.7, 340/572.8, 340/571, 340/573.1, 340/573.3, 340/573.4, 340/572.9, 235/380, 235/385, 361/679.03, 361/679.3, 361/679.31, 361/679.41, 361/686, 361/727, 361/737, 709/203, 406/33, 439/78, 439/188, 439/37, 439/79, 439/528, 439/727, 439/737
• US Class Current: 340/572.8
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/006 Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals identification systems for access to feeding pens A01K1/0209; ear tags with electronic identification means A01K11/004
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/009 with electric-shock, sound, magnetic- or radio-waves emitting devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person

Abstract

Updateable, customizable identification bands. The identification band may include a band having an opening therein and at least one transparent surface. An information tag is insertable into the opening and is visible through the at least one transparent surface. The information tag is updateable, customizable or replaceable. The identification band may include accessible digital data storage as well. The identification band may also include a clasp. The clasp may include a male part and a female part, the female part having a cave-like opening that enables the information tag to be inserted into the opening in the band. The male part desirably secures the “cave-like” opening such that a water tight seal is formed.

Claims

1. A wrist band comprising:

a band securable to a wrist of a wearer, the band having a first end and a second end;

a closure device comprising a male closure element and a female closure element coupled to the first end and second end of the band respectively, wherein the male closure element comprises a universal serial bus (USB) device to store digital data and the male closure element is insertable into the female closure element to secure the band around the wrist of the wearer, wherein the digital data comprises medical information about the wearer, and wherein the male closure element is removable from the female closure element so that the digital data can be communicated to an external computing device; and

a gasket positioned in the closure device to form a water-tight seal between male closure element and the female closure element of the closure device when the band is secured around the wrist of the wearer.

2. The band of claim 1, further comprising an information tag insertable into the band.

3. The band of claim 2, further comprising a digital data storage element on the information tag.

4. The band of claim 2 wherein the information tag comprises a strip of paper viewable from the band.

5. The band of claim 2, wherein the digital data storage element comprises a USB port.

6. The identification band of claim 2, wherein is the digital data storage element comprises a bar code.

7. The identification band of claim 2, wherein the digital data storage element comprises a chip or an RFID tag.

8. The band of claim 1, wherein the wherein the male closure element and the female closure element of the closure device form a water-tight seal with the band.

9. A device comprising:

a wrist band securable to a wrist of a wearer;

a closure device coupled to the band comprising a male closure element and a female closure element, wherein the male closure element comprises a universal serial bus (USB) device and is insertable into the female closure element to secure the band around the wrist of the wearer, wherein the USB device is configured to store digital data, and wherein the digital data comprises medical information about the wearer, and wherein the male closure element is removable from the female closure element so that the digital data can be communicated to an external computing device; and

a gasket positioned in the closure device to form a water-tight seal between the male closure element and the female closure element of the closure device when the band is secured around the wrist of the wearer.

10. The device of claim 9 further comprising an information tag.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the information tag comprises a digital data storage element.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the digital data storage element comprises a bar code.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the digital data storage element comprises a chip or an RFID tag.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the RFID tag comprises a chip and an antennae.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the band comprises an opening for receiving the information tag, at least one surface of the band being transparent such that the information tag is visible through the at least one surface of the band upon insertion.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the information tag comprises a strip of customizable paper sized to fit within the identification band.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the information tag comprises a plurality of strips of paper.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the information tag comprises a roll of paper, the width of the roll of paper sized to fit within the identification band.

19. The device of claim 9, wherein the closure device forms a water-resistant seal with the band.

20. The device of claim 9, wherein the male closure element and female closure element are connected to respective ends of the band and wherein male closure element and female closure element form a water-tight seal with the respective ends of the band.