Binding components for a gliding board

A binding for a snowboard, comprising:

• a binding base that includes a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall, and a medial hold-down portion receiving area and a lateral hold-down portion receiving area, each of said medial hold-down portion receiving area and said lateral hold-down portion receiving area positioned between said medial side wall and said lateral side wall and together defining a hold-down device mounting area wherein said medial hold-down portion receiving area and said lateral hold-down portion receiving area are interrupted so as to be separate and spaced from each other;
• a first rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to said medial hold-down portion receiving area of said 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 of said first rigid hold-down portion;
• a second rigid hold-down portion that is arranged to mount to said lateral hold-down portion receiving area of said 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 of said second rigid hold-down portion;
• said medial and lateral base portions each including a plurality of teeth engageable to complementary teeth on said medial hold-down portion and said lateral hold-down portion of said hold-down device in a plurality of angular positions of said binding base relative to said hold-down device;
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• at least one snowboard boot retention feature;
• wherein said medial base portion and said lateral base portion and said first rigid hold-down portion and said second rigid hold-down portion are movable relative to one another, when said hold-down device mounts said binding base to a snowboard, in response to bending forces of the snowboard.

A binding for a snowboard, comprising:

• a binding base that includes a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall, and a medial base portion and a lateral base portion, each of said medial base portion and said lateral base portion positioned between said medial side wall and said lateral side wall and together defining a hold-down device mounting area wherein said lateral base portion and said medial base portion are interrupted so as to be separate and spaced from each other;
• a hold-down device arranged for receipt in said hold-down device receiving area for mounting said binding base to a snowboard, said hold-down device including a first portion and a second portion;
• said medial and lateral base portions each including a plurality of teeth engageable to complementary teeth on said first and second portions of said hold-down device in a plurality of angular positions of said binding base relative to said hold-down device;
• at least one rotational stop arranged on said binding base to engage a corresponding rotational stop of said hold-down device to limit the angular position of said binding base relative to said hold-down device;
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• at least one snowboard boot retention feature;
• wherein said medial base portion and said lateral base portion and said medial portion and said lateral portion are movable relative to one another, when said hold-down device mounts said binding base to a snowboard, in response to bending forces of the snowboard.

A binding for a snowboard, comprising:

• a binding base that includes a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall, and a medial base portion and a lateral base portion, each of said medial base portion and said lateral base portion positioned between said medial side wall and said lateral side wall and together defining a hold-down device mounting area;
• a hold-down device arranged for receipt in said hold-down device receiving area for mounting said binding base to a snowboard, said hold-down device including a medial portion and a lateral portion, and a hinge connection between said medial portion and said lateral portion, said medial and lateral base portions each including a plurality of teeth engageable to complementary teeth on said medial and lateral portions of said hold-down device in a plurality of angular positions of said binding base relative to said hold-down device;
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• at least one snowboard boot retention feature.

A binding for a snowboard, comprising:

• a binding base that includes a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall, and a medial base portion and a lateral base portion, each of said medial base portion and said lateral base portion positioned between said medial side wall and said lateral side wall and together defining a hold-down device mounting area wherein said lateral base portion and said medial base portion are interrupted so as to be separate and spaced from each other;
• a hold-down device arranged for receipt in said hold-down device receiving area for mounting said binding base to a snowboard, said hold-down device including a first portion and a second portion, said medial and lateral base portions each including a plurality of teeth engageable to complementary teeth on said first and second portions of said hold-down device in a plurality of angular positions of said binding base relative to said hold-down device;
• at least one snowboard boot retention feature;
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• a bridge that connects said lateral region to said medial region at a toe end of the binding base;
• wherein said medial base portion and said lateral base portion and said first and said second portions of said hold-down device are movable relative to one another, when said hold-down device mounts said binding base to a snowboard, in response to bending forces of the snowboard.