Snowboard binding and related methods
AssigneeThe Burton Corporation
InventorsAlex Warburton, James Laughlin, Jared Eberhardt
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Abstract
A snowboard binding for securing a boot to a snowboard includes a base that is mounted on the snowboard. The base includes a base plate and a pair of side rails that extend upwardly from the base plate along lateral sides of the base plate. The snowboard binding further includes a high-back support secured to the pair of side rails. The high-back support is fabricated from a single piece of material and has a hinge formed therein to adjust a forward lean position of the high-back support. Additional design features and methods are disclosed herein.
Claims24
A snowboard binding for securing a boot to a snowboard, the snowboard binding comprising:
- a base configured to be mounted to the snowboard, the base having a base plate and a pair of the side rails that extend upwardly from the base plate along lateral sides of the base plate;
- and
- a high-back pivotally secured to the base, the high-back being pivotable between a stowed position in which the high-back is disposed against the base and a use position in which the high-back extends away from the base in an upright position, the high-back having a leg engagement portion and a pair of descending arms, each arm including a surface configured to engage the base plate of the base adjacent the side rails to transfer a load from the leg engagement portion directly to the base plate when the high-back is in its use position.
A snowboard binding for securing a boot to a snowboard, the snowboard binding comprising:
- a base configured to be mounted to the snowboard;
- and
- a high-back pivotally secured to the base, the high-back being pivotable between a stowed position in which the high-back is disposed against the base and a use position in which the high-back extends away from the base in an upright position, the high-back having a leg engagement portion and a pair of descending arms, each arm including a surface configured to engage the base to transfer a load from the leg engagement portion directly to the base when the high-back is in its use position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.