Patent ID: 7850194
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A binding for a gliding board, comprising: a binding footbed; a binding base, separate from said footbed, having a gliding board facing bottom surface, and including a heel end and a toe end, and a medial side wall and a lateral side wall, said binding base defining an opening between said medial sidewall and lateral sidewall that extends to the bottom surface, said binding base adapted to selectively receive said binding footbed in the opening that extends to the bottom surface, the binding base being constructed and arranged to be secured to a gliding board and to allow a rider's foot to directly contact the gliding board at the opening when the foot is secured to the gliding board for riding without the footbed; a crossbar at said toe end that spans across said opening and between said lateral sidewall and said medial sidewall, said binding footbed being adapted for mounting to said crossbar, wherein said crossbar has a bottom surface that lies flush with said gliding board facing bottom surface of said binding base, and wherein said crossbar is the only portion of said binding base that spans across said opening between said sidewalls; a heel hoop at said heel end that extends between said lateral sidewall and said medial side wall; and a boot engagement feature.