Patent ID: 6290250
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, comprising:a base adapted to receive the snowboard boot;a movable engagement member that is mounted to the base for movement between an open position and a closed position in which the engagement member is adapted to secure the boot in the binding;a lever mechanically coupled to the engagement member and adapted to move the engagement member from the closed position to the open position, the lever being movable between a first position corresponding to the engagement member being in the closed position and a second position corresponding to the engagement member being in the open position; andan engagement indicator which indicates to a snowboarder that the boot is secured to said binding in the properly secured arrangement, an indication of a properly secured arrangement by the engagement indicator being one of the appearance or the disappearance of a colored surface operatively associated with said closed and opened positions of said engagement member.