Patent ID: 9675867
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A63C,B63B

Claim:
1. A binding system for binding a hard-shell boot to a water ski, the system comprising: an adaptation piece comprising a substantially flat bottom surface configured to substantially continuously contact a top surface of a base plate, a bottom surface of the base plate continuously contacting a top surface of the water ski, a top surface of the adaptation piece that is opposite the bottom surface of the adaptation piece continuously contacting a bottom surface of a boot, the top surface of the adaptation piece also including a convex portion extending outwardly from the top surface of the adaptation piece and substantially continuously contacting a corresponding concave profiled portion of the bottom surface of the boot; and, a binding configured to secure the boot to the water ski by contacting both a top surface of a toe of the boot and pulling the toe towards the adaptation piece, and also a top surface of a heel of the boot and pulling the heel towards the adaptation piece.