Snowboard binding system
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsShinpei Okajima, Kimitaka Takahama
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Abstract
A snowboard binding system has a boot and a binding configured to be releasably coupled together. The boot has an upper potion, a sole portion, a front catch and at least one rear catch. The binding includes a base member, a rear binding arrangement and a front binding arrangement. The rear binding arrangement selectively engages at least one rear catch of the heel of the boot. The front binding arrangement selectively engages the front catch that extends downwardly from of the sole portion of the boot. The front binding arrangement and the front catch are arranged to limit forward and rearward movement of the boot relative to the binding and prevent premature release of the front catch from the front binding arrangement.
Claims36
A snowboard binding comprising:
- a base member having a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear portions;
- a rear binding arrangement coupled to said rear portion of said base member;
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- a front binding arrangement coupled to said front portion of said base member, said front binding arrangement including a front claw and a stop member that form a front catch receiving area, said front claw being pivotally coupled to said front portion of said base member to move between a release position and a latched position,
- said stop member being coupled to said front portion of said base member adjacent said front claw, said stop member having a front stop surface facing in a rearward direction that is substantially facing toward said rear portion of said base member to prevent a front catch of a boot from moving said front claw from said latched position to said release position when the front catch is located in said front catch receiving area.
A snowboard boot comprising:
- an upper portion including a foot section and a leg section extending upwardly from said foot section;
- a sole portion fixedly coupled to said foot section of said upper portion, said sole portion having a toe section, a mid section and a heel section with a forward to rearward longitudinal axis extending between said toe section and said heel section;
- at least one rear catch located at said heel section of said sole portion;
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- a front catch coupled to said toe section of said sole portion, said front catch having a pair of leg portions extending downwardly from said toe section of said sole portion and a tongue portion extending laterally between said leg portions of said front catch, said tongue portion of said front catch having a non-planar lower surface with a front end and a rear end, said rear end of said lower surface being spaced further from said sole portion than said front end of said lower surface.
A snowboard binding system comprising:
- a snowboard binding including
- a base member having a front portion, a rear portion and a binding longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear portions,
- a rear binding arrangement coupled to said rear portion of said base member, and
- a front binding arrangement coupled to said front portion of said base member, said front binding arrangement including a front claw and a stop member that form a front catch receiving area, said front claw being pivotally coupled to said front portion of said base member to move between a release position and a latched position,
- said stop member being coupled to said front portion of said base member adjacent said front claw;
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- a snowboard boot configured to be releasably coupled to said snowboard binding, said snowboard boot including
- an upper portion including a foot section and a leg section extending upwardly from said foot section,
- a sole portion fixedly coupled to said foot section of said upper portion, said sole portion having a toe section, a mid section and a heel section with a forward to rearward longitudinal axis extending between said toe section and said heel section,
- at least one rear catch located at said heel section of said sole portion, said at least one rear catch being configured to be releasably coupled to said rear binding arrangement, and
- a front catch coupled to said toe section of said sole portion, said front catch being configured to be releasably coupled to said front binding arrangement via said front claw,
- said front claw, said stop member and said front catch being arranged and configured to prevent said front catch of said boot from moving said front claw from said latched position to said release position when said front catch is located in said front catch receiving area.
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