Patent ID: 9682308
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A63C

Claim:
1. A snowboard binding comprising: a binding frame; an ankle cap connected to the binding frame; a first buckle pivotally attached to the ankle cap for pivoting movement relative to the ankle cap between a first open position and a first closed position; a first engagement member connected to the first buckle so as to be movable with the first buckle when the first buckle pivots between the first open position and the first closed position, the first engagement member having a first disconnect position when the first buckle is at the first open position and a first connect position when the first buckle is at the first closed position, and the first engagement member is positioned closer to the ankle cap at the first connect position than when the first engagement member is at the first disconnect position; a first binding hook directly attached to the binding frame and releasably engageable with the first engagement member; a toe cap connected to the binding frame; a second buckle pivotally attached to the toe cap for pivoting movement relative to the toe cap between a second open position and a second closed position; a second engagement member connected to the second buckle so as to be movable with the second buckle when the second buckle pivots between the second open position and the second closed position, the second engagement member having a second disconnect position when the second buckle is at the second open position and a second connect position when the second buckle is at the second closed position, and the second engagement member is positioned closer to the toe cap at the second connect position than when the second engagement member is at the second disconnect position; and a second binding hook directly attached to the binding frame and releasably engageable with the second engagement member.