Patent ID: 6062586
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A system for attaching a snowboard boot to a snowboard comprising:a snowboard boot having a toe end, a heel end, a sole, and front and rear longitudinally spaced securement members fixedly attached to the sole proximate the toe and heel ends, respectively, and depending therefrom, each of the front and rear securement members being formed with a recessed portion having an opening;a base plate for attachment to an upper surface of the snowboard;a front latching mechanism for engagement with the front securement member, said front latching mechanism including a front latching hook having a vertical portion with a lower end mounted to the base plate for movement about an axis extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the boot and a horizontally extending hook portion formed at an upper end of the vertical portion, the hook portion extending in a direction towards the toe end of the boot and received within the recessed portion of the front securement member when the boot is attached to the binding, at least the hook portion of the front latching hook being biased in a direction towards the toe end of the boot for maintaining the hook portion within the recessed portion;a rear latching mechanism for engagement with the rear securement member, said rear latching mechanism including a rear latching hook movably mounted to the base plate for movement between a release position and a latched position, the rear latching hook being biased into locking engagement with the rear securement member while in the latched position; anda manual release mechanism operatively connected only to the rear latching mechanism for moving the rear latching hook to it's release position, wherein upon movement of the rear latching hook to the release position, the front securement member is releasable from the front latching mechanism by forward movement of the snowboard boot relative to the base plate.