Releasable boot and binding assembly for various sports
OwnerDaniel Digbyinventor
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Abstract
Provided herein are various embodiments for a boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge and a toe strap. The boot preferably contains a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion. The boot preferably also contains a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and having an upwardly facing engagement surface at the top of the device which engages with the downwardly facing ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding.
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A boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge and a toe strap, the boot comprising:
- a boot having a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion;
- and
- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and having an upwardly facing engagement surface at the top of the device which engages with the downwardly facing ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding.
A boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge and a toe strap, the boot comprising:
- a boot having a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion;
- and
- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and having an engagement surface at the top of the device which is angled away from a vertical axis and towards the rear of the boot between 90 degrees and 60 degrees from the vertical axis.
A boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge and a toe strap, the boot comprising:
- a boot having a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion;
- and
- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and arranged so that when engaging the boot with the binding, the toe portion of the boot can slip underneath a portion of the toe strap while the heel portion of the boot can be lowered vertically until the heel retaining device is below the downwardly facing ledge of the binding.
A boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge, the boot comprising:
- a boot having a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion;
- and
- a wedge that extends from the heel portion of the boot and contains a top portion having an engagement surface and a bottom portion having a transition portion where the cross-sectional thickness of the transition portion increases as it extends upwardly towards the engagement surface.
A boot and binding combination for board sports comprising:
- a binding having a substantially flat plate, a toe strap connected to the plate, an arm that connects to the substantially flat plate, and a ledge on a bottom side of the arm that does not move relative to the flat plate;
- a boot having a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion;
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- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and having an upwardly facing engagement surface at the top of the device which contacts the ledge on the bottom side of the arm if the boot is lifted upwardly once engaged with the binding.
A binding for use with a boot having a wedge extending from a heel portion of the boot and containing an upwardly facing engagement surface, the binding comprising:
- a substantially flat plate;
- a toe strap connected to the plate;
- an arm that connects to the substantially flat plate;
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- a ledge on a bottom side of the arm that does not move relative to the flat plate and prohibits the boot from moving upward vertically but allows the boot to move forward horizontally.
A boot comprising:
- a sole, a toe portion, a heel portion, and an exterior wrap layer;
- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and comprising
- an interior plate having a flat portion which is underneath the exterior wrap layer and a central portion which extends rearwardly from the interior plate and is accessible through an aperture in the exterior wrap,
- a wedge attached to the central portion of the interior plate and having a top portion with an engagement surface and a bottom portion with a transition portion,
- a set of opposing teeth on the wedge and central portion of the interior plate which engage at various vertical heights,
- a female fastener placed within the central portion, and
- a male fastener which passes through the wedge and the interior plate to engage with the female fastener.
A boot comprising:
- a sole, a toe portion, a heel portion, and an exterior wrap layer;
- a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and comprising
- an interior plate having a flat portion which is underneath the exterior wrap layer and a central portion which extends rearwardly from the interior plate,
- a wedge attached to the central portion of the interior plate and having a top portion and bottom portion where the top portion contains an engagement surface and the bottom portion contains a small cross-sectional thickness which transitions to a larger cross-sectional thickness as the wedge moves upwardly towards the engagement surface, and
- a female and male fastener which combine to squeeze the wedge and interior plate together.
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