Snowboard binding system
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorShinpei Okajima
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Abstract
A snowboard binding system is provided that is relatively easy to step-in and step-out of. The snowboard binding has a base member, a front binding member movably coupled the base member between a release position and a latched position, and a pair of rear binding members coupled to lateral sides of the base member. The rear binding members have latch members movable relative to the base member to selectively hold the rear catch portions of a snowboard boot. The latch members are arranged to move laterally apart relative to each other upon application of a force direction substantially towards the base member. The first and second latch members are arranged to selectively hold the catch members in a plurality of engagement positions having different heights above the base member.
Claims48
A snowboard binding comprising:
- a base member having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear portions;
- and
- a rear binding member coupled to a first lateral side of said rear portion of said base member, said rear binding member including a first latch member movable relative to said base member, said first latch member being pivotally supported about a first pivot axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis,
- said first latch member being arranged to move laterally upon application of a force in a direction substantially towards said base member.
A snowboard binding system, comprising:
- a snowboard boot having a sole portion, a front catch portion located at a front part of said sole portion, a first rear catch portion located at a first lateral side of said sole portion and a second rear catch portion located at a second lateral side of said sole portion;
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- a snowboard binding configured to be releasable coupled to said snowboard boot, said snowboard binding including
- a base member having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear portions;
- a front binding member movably coupled to said front portion of said base member between a release position and a latched position to selectively hold said front catch portion;
- a first rear binding member coupled to a first lateral side of said rear portion of said base member, said first rear binding member including a first latch member movable relative to said base member to selectively hold said first rear catch portion of said snowboard boot, said first latch member being arranged to move upon application of a force in a direction substantially towards said base member by said snowboard boot;
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- a second rear binding member coupled to a second lateral side of said rear portion of said base member, said second rear binding member including a second latch member movable relative to said base member to selectively hold said second rear catch portion of said snowboard boot,
- said first and second latch members being arranged to move laterally apart relative to each other upon application of a force in said direction substantially towards said base member by said snowboard boot.
A snowboard boot, comprising:
- an upper portion;
- and
- a sole portion coupled to said upper portion, said sole portion having a first rear catch portion located at a first lateral side of said sole portion and a second rear catch portion located at a second lateral side of said sole portion,
- said first rear catch portion including at least one first notch and said second rear catch portion including at least one second notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.