Patent ID: 8250796

Claim:
A wearable band assembly, comprising: an interchangeable band member comprising a planar body with a raised center portion; a first band element with a body extending from a first to a second end and with an outer shape defined by an outer sidewall, wherein the first band element body comprises a recessed surface for receiving the interchangeable band member body, the recessed surface being defined by sidewalls extending into the first band element body a height less than a thickness of the first band element body; a second band element with a body extending from a first to a second end, the body of the second band element having a length greater than a length of the body of the first band element and having a hole extending through the body of the second band element defined by an inner sidewall for receiving the body of the first band element; and a coupling mechanism detachably connecting the outer sidewall of the first band element body to the inner sidewall of the second band element body, wherein the first band element body comprises a passageway and wherein the raised center portion extends through the passageway when the interchangeable band member body is received in the recessed surface and wherein the height of the sidewalls defining the recessed surface is at least about a thickness of the body of the interchangeable band member.