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A wearable band with an adjustable size or length. The band includes a base band element with an elongated, thin body extending a first length from a first sidewall to a second sidewall. The body may include a user identification member that stores user ID information for a wearer of the band. The b

A wearable band with an adjustable size or length. The band includes a base band element with an elongated, thin body extending a first length from a first sidewall to a second sidewall. The body may include a user identification member that stores user ID information for a wearer of the band. The band includes a band sizing assembly with one, two, three, or more band sizing segments that are detachable linked together such as via a tongue and groove interlocking mechanism. The band sizing assembly extends a second length from first sidewall to a second sidewall, and these sidewalls are configured for coupling or linking with the sidewalls of the base band element body so as to form a closed loop or bracelet with a third length. A user may size the band by selecting the number and size of the sizing segments used in the band sizing assembly.

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1. 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; anda band sizing assembly

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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; anda 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 the circular cross sectional shape of each of the tongues is tapered with a diameter that increases from a first end to a second end, andwherein the circular cross sectional shape of each of the grooves is tapered opposite the tongues with a diameter that decreases from a first end to a second end. 2. The band assembly of claim 1, 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. 3. The band assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the sidewalls comprises a stop surface extending outward, whereby pairs of the stop surfaces are placed in abutting contact when the famed base band element body is coupled with the sizing segments of the band sizing assembly. 4. The band assembly of claim 1, wherein the band sizing assembly comprises a first sizing segment and a second sizing segment and wherein the first sizing segment is detachably engaged with the second sizing segment and has a body with a length that differs from a length of a body of the second sizing segment. 5. The band assembly of claim 4, wherein the detachable engagement is provided by a two-piece tongue and groove connection mechanism with a first part provided on a sidewall of the first sizing segment and a second part provided on a sidewall of the second sizing segment, whereby the sidewalls of the first and second sizing segments are linked together with the tongue and groove connection mechanism. 6. The band assembly of claim 4, wherein the band sizing assembly comprises at least a third sizing segment detachably engage with the first or second sizing segment and wherein the third sizing segment has a body with a length differing from the lengths of the first and second sizing segment bodies. 7. The band assembly of claim 1, wherein the user identification member comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. 8. 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; anda 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, andwherein 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. 9. The band of claim 8, wherein the user ID member comprises an RFID device. 10. The band of claim 8, further comprising a third one of the sizing segments interposed between the first and second ones of the sizing segments and wherein the first, second, and third ones of the sizing segments have at least two differing lengths. 11. 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; anda 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, andwherein 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. 12. The wearable band of claim 11, wherein the first sizing segment has a first length as measured between the first and second sidewalls of the first sizing segment, the second sizing segment has a second length as measured between the first and second sidewalls of the second sizing segment that is greater than the first length, and the third sizing segment has a third length as measured between the first and second sidewalls of the third sizing segment that is greater than the second length. 13. The wearable band of claim 11, further comprising a fourth sizing segment interposed between the second and third sizing segments and detachably linked to both the second sizing segment and the third sizing segments. 14. The wearable band of claim 13, further comprising a fifth sizing segment interposed between the second and fourth sizing segments and detachably linked to both the second sizing segment and the fourth sizing segment. 15. The wearable band of claim 14, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sizing segments each have bodies and the bodies of the sizing segments have at least three differing lengths. 16. 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; anda 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, andwherein each of the grooves includes a recessed surface for receiving the raised rib when one of the tongues is inserted into the groove. 17. The band assembly of claim 16, wherein each of the sidewalls comprises a stop surface extending outward, whereby pairs of the stop surfaces are placed in abutting contact when the based band element body is coupled with the sizing segments of the band sizing assembly. 18. The band assembly of claim 16, wherein the band sizing assembly comprises a first sizing segment and a second sizing segment and wherein the first sizing segment is detachably engaged with the second sizing segment and has a body with a length that differs from a length of a body of the second sizing segment. 19. The band assembly of claim 16, wherein the user identification member comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.