Patent ID: 6126179
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard boot comprising:an interface for interfacing the snowboard boot to a binding, the interface including a body having at least one recess disposed along a lateral side of the snowboard boot, the at least one recess being adapted to mate with a corresponding engagement member on the binding and having a toe-end sidewall that closes a toe-facing edge of the at least one recess and a heel-end sidewall that closes a heel-facing edge of the recess, the toe-end and heel-end sidewalls of the at least one recess being adapted to engage the corresponding engagement member to inhibit forward and rearward movement of the interface with respect to the binding;wherein the at least one recess includes at least first and second recesses disposed on a same lateral side of the boot, and wherein each of the at least first and second recesses of is arranged on the interface so that when each of the at least first and second recesses engages its corresponding engagement member, a principle load generated on the interface is a shear force.