Patent ID: 7406789
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An information band for application around a wrist of a wearer and for containing information about the wearer, comprising: a clip and a band, said clip including a lid part having a front edge, a rear edge, and opposing side edges, a bottom part having a front edge, a rear edge, and opposing side edges, a locking device located on said front edges of said lid and bottom parts, and a squeezing means for exerting a squeezing force to maintain said clip in a closed position formed within and between said lid and bottom parts, said lid and bottom parts being pivotally connected at said rear edges of said lid and bottom parts and being able to be snapped to the closed position by aid of said locking device during a simultaneous squeezing and fixation into position of end portions of said band by aid of said squeezing means during the application of said band, said locking device including a hook formation on a gable wall protruding from said front edge of said bottom part of said clip and an edge portion formed on said front edge of said lid part, said edge portion having an edge recess so that during a snapping together said lid and bottom parts of said clip, said hook formation is received in said edge recess so that said locking device is in a locked position and a slit portion which allows said hook formation to be accessible when said locking device is in the locked position, said squeezing means including at least two bulges formed in said bottom part, at least two recesses formed between said side edges of said lid part, each recess co-operating with a bulge, and a middle string in the form of a wall provided between said at least two recesses, said middle string protruding inwardly between said at least two bulges during a snapping together of said lid and bottom parts of said clip to exert a squeezing force on said end portions of said band positioned over said middle string of said lid part after said locking device is in the locked position, wherein a two-handed grip is required to release said end portions of said band in which one hand grasps said side edges of said lid part of said clip and applies a force to said side edges to overcome the squeezing force applied to said end portions of said band positioned over said middle string of said lid part at the same time as another hand presses said hook formation outwardly from said edge portion so that said locking device is in an unlocked position.