US 2002/0153702 A1 · Snowboard binding system

Abstract

A snowboard binding system has a boot and a binding configured to be releasably coupled together. The boot has an upper potion, a sole portion, a front catch and at least one rear catch. The binding includes a base member, a rear binding arrangement and a front binding member. The base member has a front portion and a rear portion. The rear binding arrangement is coupled to the rear portion to selectively engage the rear catch. The front binding member includes a front claw and a release lever. The front claw is movably coupled to the front portion of the base member. The release lever is coupled to the front claw to move therewith between a release position and a latched position. An indexing mechanism is arranged to selectively retain the front claw and the release lever in the release position and the latched position.

Claims20

Dependent claims

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;
and
a front binding member including a front claw movably coupled to said front portion of said base member, and a release lever coupled to said front claw to move therewith between a release position and a latched position, said release lever having an indexing mechanism arranged to selectively retain said front claw and said release lever in at least said release position and said latched position.

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A snowboard binding system comprising:

a snowboard boot having an upper potion, a sole portion coupled to said upper portion, a front catch located at a toe section of said sole portion, at least one rear catch located at a heel section of said sole portion;
and
a snowboard binding configured to be releasably 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 and arranged to selectively engage said at least one rear catch;
and
a front binding member including a front claw movably coupled to said front portion of said base member, and a release lever coupled to said front claw to move therewith between a release position and a latched position, said release lever having an indexing mechanism arranged to selectively retain said front claw and said release lever in at least said release position and said latched position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/997,262Filed 30 Nov 2001

Priority

18 Apr 2001

Published

24 Oct 2002

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

A63C 10/10
Characterised by details of the shoe holders: using parts which are fixed on the shoe, e.g. means to facilitate step-in
A43B 5/0401
Ski or like boots: snowboard boots
A43B 5/0403
Snowboard boots: adaptations for soles or accessories with soles for snowboard bindings
A43B 5/0423
For soles or associated with soles of ski boots; for ski bindings: located on the sides of the sole

Family

Application09/836,545Continuation in part · filed 18 Apr 2001

Application09/921,307Continuation in part · filed 3 Aug 2001

Application09/997,262Continuation in part · filed 30 Nov 2001

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Abstract

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