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US 2003/0141701 A1Published application
Snowboard binding
AssigneeATOMIC Austria GmbH
InventorHelmut Holzer
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InventorHelmut Holzer
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The invention relates to a snowboard binding provided with a base plate (11) for supporting a sports shoe (3), having at least one respective extension (42, 43) in the peripheral regions (33, 34) thereof on either side of its longitudinal axis for retaining a respective leg (31, 32) of a U- or bow-shaped support element (24). This bow-shaped support element (24) bears a support (25) in the form of a back support (26) disposed in the region of its base (28) and mounted so as to pivot to a limited degree and/or this support element (24) is provided as a stop restriction for a support (25) mounted on the extensions (42, 43) of the base plate (11). The support element (24) is mounted by means of at least one pivot bearing (36) so as to be pivotable to a limited degree about a pivot axis (38) extending transversely to the binding longitudinal axis (18) and substantially parallel with the base plate (11) and can be fixed in the desired angular position (39) relative to the base plate (11) by means of an adjusting and locking mechanism (40) and/or the support element (24) is forced by means of an elastically resilient and automatically rebounding damping mechanism into a pre-defined angular position (39) relative to the base plate (11). Irrespective of the above, an adjusting mechanism is created for varying the clearance width between the legs (31, 32) of the support element (24) as necessary.
Snowboard binding provided with a base plate for supporting a sports shoe, having at least one respective extension in the peripheral regions thereof on either side of its longitudinal axis for retaining a respective leg of a U- or bow-shaped support element, and this bow-shaped support element bears a support disposed in the region of its base and mounted so as to pivot to a limited degree in the form of a back support and/or provided as a stop restriction for a support mounted on the extensions of the base plate, characterised in that the support element is mounted by means of at least one pivot bearing so as to be pivotable to a limited degree about a pivot axis extending transversely to the binding longitudinal axis and substantially parallel with the base plate and the support element can be fixed in the desired angular position relative to the base plate by means of an adjusting and locking mechanism and/or is forced by means of an elastically resilient and automatically rebounding damping mechanism into a pre-defined angular position relative to the base plate.
Snowboard binding provided with a base plate for supporting a sports shoe, having at least one respective extension in the peripheral regions thereof on either side of its longitudinal axis for retaining a respective leg of a U- or bracket-shaped support element, and this bow-shaped support element bears a support disposed in the region of its base and mounted so as to pivot to a limited degree in the form of a back support and/or provided as a stop restriction for a support mounted on the extensions of the base plate, characterised in that the two legs of the support element extend continuously starting from the rearward region of the base plate as far as the forward region of the base plate and transversely to the binding longitudinal axis and substantially parallel with the standing plane and two, preferably several bearing points are provided at a distance apart from one another for selectively connecting the support element to the base plate and for adjusting the clearance width between the legs as necessary.
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