Patent ID: 6575489
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binding rotation conversion apparatus, comprising:a. a base; b. an engaging plate movably connected to said base and attachable to a snowboard, wherein the engaging plate is provided with a plurality of engaging slots around the perimeter of said engaging plate, wherein said engaging plate is provided with a circular sunken expanse that fits through an interior removed circle of said base, allowing said sunken expanse to directly contact the top of a snowboard, and wherein said engaging plate is further provided with a raised ring perimeter that fits within the base and rests upon a concentric ring cutout from said base; c. a top plate connected to said base and attachable to a boot binding, wherein the top plate is provided with access holes which allow access to the engaging plate, and wherein the top plate is provided with boot binding screw-receiving holes with which the top plate can be attached to a boot binding; d. an engaging element movably connected to said base and engageable with said engaging slots in said engaging plate, wherein said engaging element fits within an engaging element slot in said base; e. a tether connected to said engaging element; f. an engaging bar inserted within a cut out in said base, wherein the engaging bar fits across and over said engaging element; g. a tension bar inserted through the engaging element and into a slot in said base; and h. a plurality of screws insertable within said base, said engaging plate, said top plate, and said engaging bar.