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US 6,416,074 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.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors;
- a strap body supported by the tightening element;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotatably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool, wherein the tightening element is movable relative to the strap body as the closure device tightens the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding;
- and
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the interface, comprising a spool about which the tightening element is wrapped to tighten the strap to secure the interface to the boot, wherein the interface 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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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotatably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body supported by the tightening element, the apparatus further comprising a sheath, supported by the strap body, that encases at least a portion of the tightening element.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot, 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.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding;
- and
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface;
- and
- a closure device, supported by the interface, 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 interface 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 interface 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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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors, wherein the tightening element is a cable that is round in cross-section;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap, supported by the base, to hold the snowboard boot in the binding, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors, wherein the strap further comprises a strap body supported by the tightening element, the apparatus further comprising a sheath, supported by the strap body, that encases at least a portion of the tightening element;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface comprising opposed strap anchors;
- and
- a strap to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable comprising opposed looped ends, each looped end being attached to a respective anchor, the looped end being formed as a result of the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the anchor so that the tightening cable can be drawn in one direction about the portion of the anchor to tighten the tightening element;
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- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface including opposed strap anchors;
- and
- a strap to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable comprising opposed looped ends, each looped end being attached to a respective anchor, the tightening cable being routed to and redirected by a portion of the 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;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface comprising including opposed strap anchors, and
- a strap to hold the snowboard boot to the interface, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable comprising opposed looped ends, each looped end being attached to a respective 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 closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface comprising opposed anchors;
- and
- a strap to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening cable comprising opposed looped ends, each looped end being attached to a respective 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;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a snowboard boot binding interface for interfacing a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding, the interface having opposed anchors;
- a strap, supported by the interface, to hold the interface to the snowboard boot, the strap comprising:
- a tightening element attached to the interface, the tightening element having opposed end portions engageable with the anchors;
- a strap body supported by the tightening element, wherein the strap body is padded;
- and
- a closure device supported by the interface, the closure device comprising a housing and a spool rotabably mounted relative to the housing, the tightening element being wrapped around the spool to tighten the tightening element to secure the interface to the boot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.