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US 6,267,390 B1Granted
Strap for a snowboard boot, binding or interface
AssigneeThe Burton Corporation
InventorsPaul T. Maravetz, Joshua S. Reid, Peter M. Curran, Graham S. Taylor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap to hold down a rider's foot in the snowboard boot. The strap includes a tightening element attached to the snowboard boot, a strap body supported by the tightening element, and a closure device including a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap down onto the snowboard boot. In one aspect, the closure device includes a body and an actuator that is rotatably mounted to the body and is coupled to the tightening element so that rotation of the actuator causes the tightening element to be drawn into the closure device body to tighten the strap.
Claims163
A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- a strap body supported by the tightening element;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped, wherein the tightening element is movable relative to the strap body as the closure device tightens the strap to secure the boot to the binding.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the boot to the binding, wherein the base comprises at least one anchor, wherein the tightening element is attached to the at least one anchor, wherein the at least one anchor comprises at least first and second anchors, and wherein the tightening element is movably mounted to each of the first and second anchors, so that a portion of the tightening element in engagement with each of the first and second anchors changes as the tightening element is wrapped around the spool to tighten the strap.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the boot to the binding, wherein the tightening element is a cable that is round in cross-section.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the boot to the binding, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body supported by the tightening element, the snowboard binding further comprising a sheath, supported by the strap body, that encases at least a portion of the tightening element.
3 more elements
A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the boot to the binding, wherein the closure device is adapted to simultaneously draw at least two separate ends of the tightening element onto the spool when the strap is tightened.
3 more elements
A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- a strap body supported by the tightening element;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a body and an actuator that is rotatably mounted to the body and is coupled to the tightening element so that rotation of the actuator causes the tightening element to be drawn into the closure device body to tighten the strap, wherein the tightening element is movable relative to the strap body as the closure device tightens the strap to secure the boot to the binding.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a body and an actuator that is rotatably mounted to the body and is coupled to the tightening element so that rotation of the actuator causes the tightening element to be drawn into the closure device body to tighten the strap, wherein the base comprises at least one anchor, and wherein the tightening element is attached to the at least one anchor, wherein the at least one anchor comprises at least first and second anchors, and wherein the tightening element is routed to and redirected by each of the first and second anchors, so that a portion of the tightening element in engagement with each of the first and second anchors changes as the tightening element is drawn into the closure device body to tighten the strap, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body supported by the tightening element and wherein the first and second anchors are disposed on opposite sides of the base so that when the tightening element is wrapped around the spool to tighten the strap, the strap body cinches down over a surface of the snowboard boot.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base, wherein the tightening element is a cable that is round in cross-section.
1 more element
A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body supported by the tightening element, the snowboard binding further comprising a sheath, supported by the strap body, that encases at least a portion of the tightening element.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- at least one strap anchor;
- and
- a strap to hold a snowboard boot to the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable comprising a looped end attached to the at least one anchor, the looped end being formed as a result of the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the at least one anchor so that the tightening cable can be drawn in one direction about the portion of the at least one anchor to tighten the strap.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- at least one strap anchor;
- and
- a strap to hold a snowboard boot to the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable attached to the at least one anchor, the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the at least one anchor so that the tightening cable can be drawn in one direction about the portion of the at least one anchor to tighten the strap, wherein the tightening cable is round in cross-section.
1 more element
A snowboard binding, comprising:
- at least one strap anchor;
- and
- a strap to hold a snowboard boot to the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable attached to the at least one anchor, the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the at least one anchor so that the tightening cable can be drawn in one direction about the portion of the at least one anchor to tighten the strap, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body, supported by the tightening cable, adapted to overlie the snowboard boot, the strap body comprising at least one lumen that receives the tightening cable.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- at least one strap anchor;
- and
- a strap to hold a snowboard boot to the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable attached to the at least one anchor, the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the at least one anchor so that the tightening cable can be drawn in one direction about the portion of the at least one anchor to tighten the strap, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body, supported by the tightening cable, adapted to overlie the snowboard boot, the strap further comprising a sheath, supported by the strap body, that encases at least a portion of the tightening cable.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- at least one load bearing strap component that is attached to the base at first and second locations on opposite sides of the base, the at least one load bearing strap component having a first portion that is attached to the first location on the base and a second portion that is attached to the second location on the base;
- a strap body movably mounted to each of the first and second portions of the at least one load bearing strap component and adapted to overlie the snowboard boot;
- and
- a single closure device, supported by the base, to tighten the strap by simultaneously tensioning the first and second portions of the at least one load bearing component and causing relative movement between the strap body and each of the first and second portions of the at least one load bearing component.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- a toe strap mounted to the base at a toe strap mounting location;
- and
- a heel strap mounted to the base at a heel strap mounting location, the toe and heel straps cooperating to hold the snowboard boot to the binding, the base extending between the toe strap mounting location and the heel strap mounting location;
- wherein, at least one strap of the toe strap and heel strap comprises:
- a tightening element mounted to the base;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the at least one strap to secure the boot to the binding.
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A snowboard binding, comprising:
- a base for receiving a snowboard boot;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the base;
- a strap body supported by the tightening element, wherein the strap body is padded;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the base, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the boot to the binding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.