Patent ID: 6533295
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A device for retaining a boot on a gliding board, the device comprising:a base adapted to receive at least a portion of the boot sole and a rear support element provided to ensure rear support of the lower leg of a user, the base including a seat for supporting the boot and a pair of transversely spaced apart lateral edges, an arch connecting the pair of lateral edges of the base in a fixed position relative to the pair of lateral edges of the base during use of the device, the arch being spaced above the seat of the base, the rear support element being journalled on the base along a substantially transverse Y-Yâ€² axis of the device, an abutment being provided to limit a rotation of the rear support element along the Y-Yâ€² axis in a front-to-rear direction, the position occupied by the rear support element, when the front-to-rear rotation is maximum, being a rear position, an elastic mechanism being provided to bias the rear support element in a rear-to-front direction, over a short range, from the rear position.