Patent ID: 6663118
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard interface comprising:a foot coupling member for coupling to a forward and rearward extending foot portion of a snowboard boot; a leg coupling member for coupling to an upwardly extending leg portion of the snowboard boot; a vertical position fixing mechanism that moves between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the leg coupling member can move vertically relative to the foot coupling member when the vertical position fixing mechanism is in the unlocked position, and wherein the leg coupling member is vertically fixed relative to the foot coupling member when the vertical position fixing mechanism is in the locked position; and a coupling mechanism for coupling the leg coupling member to the foot coupling member so that the leg coupling member translates sideways relative to a vertical plane that extends in forward and rearward directions and rotates sideways relative to the foot coupling member around an axis that extends primarily in the forward and rearward directions such that the axis moves sideways as the leg coupling member rotates around the axis while the foot coupling member is stationary and the vertical position fixing mechanism is in the locked position.