Snowboard binding system
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorShinpei Okajima
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Abstract
A snowboard binding system has a snowboard boot configured to be releasable coupled to a snowboard binding. The snowboard boot has a sole portion with a front catch and a pair of rear catches located at the lateral sides of the sole portion. The snowboard binding includes a base member, a pair of rear binding members and a front binding member. The front binding member includes a front pawl movably coupled to the front portion of the base member between a release position and a latched position and a front stop member fixedly coupled to the front portion of the base member adjacent the front pawl. The front stop member has a stop surface spaced from a latching surface of the front pawl to form a front cleat receiving area therebetween.
Claims46
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;
- a rear binding arrangement coupled to said rear portion of said base member;
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- a front binding member including a front pawl movably coupled to said front portion of said base member between a release position and a latched position and a front stop member fixedly coupled to said front portion of said base member adjacent said front pawl, said front stop member having a stop surface spaced from a latching surface of said front pawl to form a front cleat receiving area therebetween.
A snowboard binding system comprising:
- a snowboard boot having a sole portion, a front catch located at a front part of said sole portion, a rear catch located at a rear section 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 rear binding arrangement coupled to said rear portion of said base member to selectively engage said rear catch;
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- a front binding member including a front pawl movably coupled to said front portion of said base member between a release position and a latched position and a front stop member fixedly coupled to said front portion of said base member adjacent said front pawl, said front stop member having a stop surface spaced from a latching surface of said front pawl to form a front cleat receiving area therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.