Adjustable stiffness strap
AssigneeK-2 Corporation
InventorTreu Hahnenberger
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Abstract
The invention relates to an ankle strap assembly for a snowboard binding. The strap assembly includes a middle strap portion having a stiffening panel with a longitudinal slot defining upper and lower rails, and at least one stiffening member that engages the upper and lower rails. The invention also relates to a method for adjusting the stiffness of a strap assembly for a snowboard binding.
Claims18
A binding for a snowboard or a ski having a strap assembly comprising:
- (a) a mounting strap:
- (b) a stiffening panel with a longitudinal slot defining upper and lower rails;
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- (c) at least one stiffening member that engages the upper and lower rails;
- (d) an attachment strap attached to the binding opposite the mounting strap;
- wherein the stiffening panel comprises a middle strap portion of the strap assembly and is connected to the binding with the mounting strap and the binding strap.
A binding for a snowboard or a ski having a strap member comprising a mounting strap attached on one side of the binding, an attachment strap attached on an opposite side of the binding, and a middle strap portion that attaches to the binding with the mounting strap and the attachment strap, the middle strap portion comprising an external cover, a stiffening panel having a longitudinal slot, the stiffening panel disposed within the cover, and an adjustable means engaging the longitudinal slot, wherein the adjustable means is operable to selectively change the stiffness of the stiffening panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.