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US 2010/0133786 A1Published application
Binding components for a gliding board
AssigneeThe Burton Corporation
InventorsChristopher C. Cunningham, Scott T. Keller
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Abstract
A snowboard binding and hold-down device that may flex or move with the snowboard when ridden to minimize any impact on flex characteristics. The snowboard binding may be compatible with a variety of snowboard binding mount arrangements.
Claims26
A hold-down device for mounting a binding base to a gliding board, comprising:
- a first rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down portion receiving area of a binding base;
- a second rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down portion receiving area of a binding base;
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- a flexible connection between said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion, such that said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion are moveable relative to one another in response to bending forces of a gliding board when each of said first and second rigid hold-down portions mount a binding base to a gliding board.
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A hold-down device for mounting a binding base to a gliding board, comprising:
- a first rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down portion receiving area of a binding base, said first rigid hold-down portion including a central portion and a first binding base engagement feature for resisting binding distortion that faces towards said central portion;
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- a second rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down receiving area of a binding base, said second rigid hold-down portion including a central portion and a second binding base engagement feature for resisting binding distortion that faces towards said central portion.
22-37. (canceled)
A hold-down device for mounting a binding base to a gliding board, comprising:
- a first rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down portion receiving area of a binding base at a plurality of different angular positions relative to the binding base;
- a second rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to a complimentary hold-down receiving area of a binding base at a plurality of different angular positions relative to the binding base;
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- at least one rotational stop that is cooperable with a rotational stop of a binding base to limit an angular position of the binding base relative to said hold-down device.
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39-50. (canceled)
A hold-down device for mounting a binding base to a gliding board, comprising:
- a first rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to an inner medial region of a binding base and that includes at least one opening or slot arranged to receive a fastener to mount said first rigid hold-down portion to a gliding board;
- a second rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to an inner lateral region of a binding base and that includes at least one opening or slot arranged to receive a fastener to mount said second rigid hold-down portion to a gliding board;
- a plurality of teeth extending along an arc on each of said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion that are engageable to corresponding teeth of an inner medial region and an inner lateral region, respectively, of a binding base in one of a plurality of different angular positions;
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- a hinge connecting said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion such that, when said hold-down device has mounted a binding base to a gliding board, said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion are moveable relative to one another in response to bending forces of the gliding board.
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52-62. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.