Step-in snowboard binding

A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the binding having an open position and a closed position, the binding comprising:

• a base adapted to receive the snowboard boot, the base having a length and a width;
• a first engagement member, movably mounted to the base, adapted to engage a first lateral side of the snowboard boot when the binding is in the closed position;
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• a locking assembly including:
• a first locking member, pivotally mounted to the base about a first pivot axis that extends along the length of the base, that is mechanically coupled to the first engagement member, the first locking member having an open configuration and a closed configuration respectively corresponding to the open and closed positions of the binding;
• a second locking member, pivotally mounted to the base about a second pivot axis, that has an open configuration and a closed configuration wherein the second locking member engages the first locking member, the open and closed configurations of the second locking member respectively corresponding to the open and closed positions of the binding;
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• a spring, attached at a first end to the first locking member and at a second end to the second locking member.

A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the binding having an open position and a closed position, the binding comprising:

• a base adapted to receive the snowboard boot, the base having a length and a width;
• a first engagement member, pivotally mounted to the base, adapted to engage a first side of the snowboard boot when the binding is in the closed position;
• an over-center locking assembly that locks the binding in the closed position, the locking assembly including;
• a first locking member, pivotally mounted to the base about a first pivot axis that extends along the length of the base, that supports the first engagement member and mounts the first engagement member to the base;
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• a second locking member, mounted to the base for movement between an open configuration and a closed configuration respectively corresponding to the open and closed positions of the binding, the second locking member being arranged to engage the first locking member when the second locking member is in its closed configuration, the first and second locking members being constructed and arranged so that when the binding is in the closed position, a lifting force generated by the boot on the first engagement member acts to maintain the second locking member in the closed configuration;
• a handle, mechanically coupled to the second locking member, that is constructed and arranged to move the second member out of its closed configuration;
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• a trigger, mechanically coupled to the first locking member, that is adapted to be contacted by the snowboard boot when the boot steps into the binding and, in response thereto, to cause the first locking member to move from its open configuration to its closed configuration.