Snowboard binding system with tool-less adjustments
AssigneeSidway Sports, LLC
InventorsScott E. Bumgarner, Ryan P. Bumgarner
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Abstract
A soft boot snowboard binding system having tool-less adjustments to permit a custom fit for maximum comfort and control. The adjustments, once made, are secure against unwanted release caused by environmental elements or hard use. A quick-release lever and buckle provide fast in and out action upon easy manual operation of the buckle, but resists all unwanted releases or jamming from snow build-up. A tool-less forward lean adjuster carries a concealed philips screwdriver bit which inserts into the adjuster plate to provide a screwdriver to tighten mounting screws or other fasteners on the snowboard binding, as needed.
Claims30
A snowboard binding having a baseplate for attachment to a snowboard, a heel cup attached to the baseplate, and a back plate pivotally attached to the heel cup, the improvement in the snowboard binding comprising:
- a lean adjuster having a front surface in contact with the back plate and a back surface, the lean adjuster being releasably fastened to the back plate for movement toward and away from the heel cup to permit the back plate to pivot forward to the toe and backward, away from the toe, the lean adjuster having a first recess in the front surface sized to store and hold a screwdriver bit and a second recess to hold the screwdriver bit;
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- a fastener adapted for tool-less tightening and release of the lean adjuster to the back plate.
A snowboard binding have a baseplate for attachment to a snowboard, a heel cup attached to the baseplate, and a back plate attached to the heel cup, the improvement in the snowboard binding comprising:
- a latching buckle having a frame with sides, a back, top and bottom, the frame holding a first, second and third shaft between its sides from top to bottom, a latching member pivotally mounted at its one end on the first shaft, a disengaging lever pivotally mounted at its one end on the third shaft, both the latching member and disengaging lever mounted on the second shaft at their respective other ends, the latching member adapted to receive a tongue portion of a strap inserted into the top of the frame;
- a lean adjuster having a front surface in contact with the back plate and a back surface, the lean adjuster being releasably fastened to the back plate for movement toward and away from the heel cup to permit the back plate to pivot forward to the toe and backward, away from the toe, the lean adjuster having a first recess in the front surface sized to store and hold a screwdriver bit and a second recess to hold the screwdriver bit;
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- a fastener adapted for tool-less tightening and release of the lean adjuster to the back plate.
A snowboard binding having a baseplate with first and second ends for attachment to a snowboard, a catch mounted on the baseplate at its first end, a heel cup attached to the baseplate at the second end, a back plate pivotally attached to the heel cup, and a quick release lever having a first and second end, said lever disposed along one side of the baseplate having one end of a toe strap attached to the first end and one end of an ankle strap, including a tongue portion attached to the second end, the first end of the lever engaging the catch mounted on the baseplate, the improvement in the snowboard binding comprising:
- a latching buckle having a frame with sides, a back, top and bottom, the frame holding a first, second and third shaft between its sides from top to bottom, a latching member pivotally mounted at its one end on the first shaft, a disengaging lever pivotally mounted at its one end on the third shaft, both the latching member and disengaging lever mounted on the second shaft at their respective other ends, the latching member adapted to receive the tongue portion of the strap inserted into the top of the frame;
- a lean adjuster having a front surface in contact with the back plate and a back surface, the lean adjuster being releasably fastened to the back plate for movement toward and away from the heel cup to permit the back plate to pivot forward to the toe and backward, away from the toe, the lean adjuster having a first recess in the front surface sized to store and hold a screwdriver bit and a second recess to hold the screwdriver bit;
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- a fastener adapted for tool-less tightening and release of the lean adjuster to the back plate.
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