Patent ID: 6554296
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A highback for use with a gliding board component that interfaces with a rider's leg and is supportable by a gliding board, the highback comprising:an upright support member constructed and arranged to support a rear portion of the rider's leg, the support member including a lower portion and an upper portion movably supported by the lower portion, the lower portion constructed and arranged to be pivotally mounted to the gliding board component to allow the highback to pivot in a heel-to-toe direction, the upper portion being adjustable relative to the lower portion in a plurality of angular positions independent of the gliding board component so as to vary an amount of forward lean of the highback when the highback is mounted to the gliding board component; and a forward lean adjuster attached to the upper portion to maintain the upper portion in a selected one of the plurality of positions to fix the amount of forward lean of the highback.