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US 6,283,482 B1Granted
Binding with a tool-free selectively adjustable leg support member
AssigneeThe Burton Corporation
InventorRyan Coulter
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Abstract
A binding including a tool-free system for adjusting the lateral rotation and forward-lean of a leg support member. The binding includes a baseplate, a leg support member mounted for lateral rotation to the baseplate and a tool-free system coupling the support member and the baseplate. The binding may also include a tool-free forward-lean adjuster for setting the angle of the leg support member relative to the baseplate. Thus, the lateral rotation and forward lean of the leg support member may be quickly adjusted without the use of separate tools.
Claims70
A binding comprising:
- a base;
- a leg support member mounted to said base;
- a forward-lean adjuster cooperating with said leg support member and said base to adjust the forward-lean of said leg support member relative to said base;
- and
- at least one tool-free lock for locking said leg support member to said base at at least one mounting location spaced from said forward-lean adjuster, wherein said leg support member includes an opening formed therein and a recess formed around said opening and wherein the base includes a slot formed therein that is aligned with said opening, said at least one tool-free lock comprising:
- a plunger having a cap and a stud extending from said cap, said stud passing through said opening formed in said leg support member and through said slot formed in said base, said cap matingly engaging said recess to prevent axial movement of said plunger toward said base;
- and,
- a cam cooperating with said plunger to move said plunger between a locked position, wherein said plunger causes a substantial compressive force between said leg support member and said base, and an unlocked position, wherein said plunger releases said substantial compressive force between said leg support member and said base.
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A binding comprising:
- a base;
- a leg support member mounted to said base;
- a forward-lean adjuster cooperating with said leg support member and said base to adjust the forward-lean of said leg support member relative to said base;
- and
- at least one tool-free lock for locking said leg support member to said base at at least one mounting location spaced from said forward-lean adjuster, wherein said at least one mounting location includes a first and a second mounting location and wherein said at least one tool-free lock includes a first and a second tool-free lock, said first tool-free lock locking said leg support member to said base at said first mounting location and said second tool-free lock locking said leg support member to said base at said second mounting location.
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A binding comprising:
- a base;
- a leg support member mounted to said base;
- a forward-lean adjuster cooperating with said leg support member and said base to adjust the forward-lean of said leg support member relative to said base;
- and
- at least one tool-free lock for locking said leg support member to said base at at least one mounting location spaced from said forward-lean adjuster;
- wherein said forward-lean adjuster includes a tool-free forward-lean adjuster for adjusting forward lean of said leg support member relative to said base without the use of a separate tool, wherein the at least one tool-free lock comprises a first tool-free lock positioned on a first side of the binding and a second tool-free lock positioned on a second side of the binding, and wherein the tool-free forward lean adjuster is positioned at a rear of the binding between the first and second sides.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.