Locks for wearable electronic bands

2. The locking mechanism of embodiment 1, further comprising: an electrical circuit continuity sensor configured to indicate a state of the locking mechanism.

3. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-2, wherein the operations further comprise sending an alert signal to a monitoring device in response to the continuity sensor indicating an unlocked state.

4. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-3, wherein the operations further comprising: receiving a wireless signal indicating presence of a monitoring device; and unlocking the locking mechanism in response to received wireless signal.

5. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-4 comprising an RFID tag reader, wherein the operations further comprise: detecting with the tag reader a tag located in a monitoring device; and unlocking the locking mechanism in response to the tag reader detecting the tag

6. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-5, wherein the two arms are coil springs configured to compress when...

8. The locking mechanism of embodiment 7, wherein the linear solenoid is a pull solenoid configured to pull the stopping element out of the aperture to unlock the locking mechanism.

9. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-7, wherein the actuator is a harmonic drive.

10. The locking mechanism of any of embodiments 1-7, further comprising: a wearable device associated with a user, the wearable device comprising one or more sensors configured to indicate location of the wearable device.

11. An electronic lock for wearable electronics, the electronic lock comprising: a band configured to wrap around a human limb and secure wearable electronics to the human limb; an electronic lock secured to a portion of the band and configured to receive a distal end of the band and lock the band in a loop, wherein the electronic lock comprises: a contact member configured to receive a force applied by a user and move in a first direction when locking the electronic lock; a first resilient member...

12. The electronic lock of embodiment 11, wherein a distal portion of the first resilient member, the contact member, and guide member are part of a button assembly and are disposed in fixed relation to one another, wherein the button assembly has one and only one degree of freedom of movement relative to a housing of the electronic lock, the housing including an interface that is complementary to the guide member and configured to constrain the button assembly to the one degree of freedom.

13. The electronic lock of any of embodiments 11-12, wherein the electronically controlled actuator comprises a solenoid configured to effectuate a linear translation of the second locking member.