Patent ID: 6206402
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binding adjustment mechanism, comprising:an adjustment disk adapted to be fixedly coupled to an upper surface of a snowboard;a base plate having an opening with internal circumferential teeth and said adjustment disk being located within said opening of said base plate for relative selective rotation of said base plate about said adjustment disk;a first locking member disposed within said opening of said base plate and movably arranged relative to said adjustment disk and said base plate for movement between a locked position and a release position, said first locking member having an engagement end that contacts said internal circumferential teeth in said locked position and is spaced from said internal circumferential teeth in said release position; anda control member having a pivotable portion disposed within said opening of said base plate and rotatably coupled to said adjustment disk about a rotational axis extending substantially perpendicular to said adjustment disk, said pivotable portion being rotatable and operatively coupled to said first locking member to move said first locking member between said locked position and said release position upon rotation of said pivotable portion.