Patent ID: 8192244
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A63C,B63B

Abstract:
1. A binding for releasably attaching a user's foot to a water sports board, the binding comprising: a rigid base plate; an arcuate heel loop pivotably attached to the base plate and positioned to extend around a back portion of a user's foot, the heel loop being pivotable between an upper position and a lower position; a flexible upper assembly attached to the base plate; and an adjustment control movable between a support position wherein the heel loop is supported in the upper position, and a release position wherein the heel loop is not supported in the upper position, wherein the adjustment control comprises a lever with a cam that is pivotably mounted to the base plate such that the cam underlies the heel loop, and wherein the cam engages a bottom edge of the heel loop such that moving the adjustment control from the release position to the support position moves the heel loop from the lower position to the upper position.