Patent ID: 6065768
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binder for removably securing a boot on a snowboard comprising:a bail having ends and a set of locking rods at said ends, said bail being mountable on a bottom surface of the boot;a base disposed on said snowboard, said base having a set of loop-type hooks formed to receive said locking rods; anda latch device for removably securing one of the locking rods in a respective one of said loop-type hooks within a set of spaced brackets extending upward from said base in proximity to said one of the loop-type hooks, said latch device comprising:a pivot shaft disposed between the brackets;a latch member having a cam surface at an upper portion thereof and a lock receiving groove extending downward from said cam surface to lock said one of said locking rods in said one of the loop-type hooks, said latch member being rotatable mounted on said pivot shaft to allow said one of said locking rods to enter one of the loop-type hooks when said one of the locking rods pushes against and past said cam surface, a torsion spring disposed so that said groove locks said one of said locking rods within said loop-type hook after said one of said locking rods passes said cam surface; anda lever having a bottom end rotatable connected to an upper end of said latch member so that said latch member can unlock said one of said locking rods, said lever being slidably and rotatably engaged within slots formed in the brackets.