Bracelet assembly for identification device

Claim 1

A bracelet assembly for carrying an identity tag used to transfer identity information to a business record, which comprises; (a) an elongate, flexible, band of a synthetic, polymeric resin, said band having a first end, a second end and a band body joining the first and second ends; said body having a perforation therein adjacent the first end and adjacent to the second end, a means for association with the perforation to form a permanently closed loop of the band; a stop means on the band body at a point which is a predetermined distance from the second end; an identity tag; an open pocket on the band body, positioned between the second end and the stop means, said pocket being adapted by size and configuration to receive the identity tag when inserted in the opening thereof; and (b) an elongate, flexible tether having a first end, a second end and a tether body joining the first and second end of the tether; means at the first tether end for permanently attaching to the identity tag; means at the second tether end for slidingly mounting the tether on the band body, between the first end of the band and the stop means, said means at the second tether end being stopped by said stop means from sliding between the stop means and the second end of the band, in a direction toward the second end of the band before the permanently closed loop is formed; said tether being slidingly mounted on the band through the means for the sliding mount; said tether body having a length less than the aforementioned predetermined distance.