US 11,426,647 B2 · Splitboard binding system with side mounting locking touring bracket

Abstract

Splitboard binding systems including a binding that may be attached to either a left or right gliding board in a ski mode or to both gliding boards in a snowboard mode. The binding includes left and right bottom rails attached to the bottom surface of a base plate, which define channels for slidable attachment to “pucks” disposed on the gliding board in snowboard mode. Each rail has a circular bore at a forward end for attachment to a counterpart pivot pin on a ski mode toe bracket in a ski mode by a sideways movement. A securing lever is disposed on an upper surface of the toe bracket. When the securing lever is rotated into a securing position, an end of the securing lever prevents removal of the pivot pin from the rail bore. Rotating the securing lever to a removal position allows the binding to be removed.

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Dependent claims

A splitboard binding system, comprising:

a binding including a base plate defining at least one planar portion for placement of a user's foot, the binding extending from a rear end to a forward end and comprising at least aligned two circular bores disposed near the forward end;
a toe bracket comprising
at least two aligned pivot pins, configured such that the at least two circular bores on the binding may be disposed thereon simultaneously by a single sideways movement of the binding, and
a securing lever pivotally disposed on an upper surface of the toe bracket, such that when the securing lever is rotated into a securing position, an end of the securing lever prevents removal of at least one pivot pin from the corresponding circular bore while allowing the binding to on the at least two pivot pins.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Splitboard binding system with side mounting locking touring bracket

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Splitboard binding system with side mounting locking touring bracket

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Abstract

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