Patent ID: 6698787
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A step-in snowboard binding designed to hold a boot by its sides, comprising a baseplate (1; 30) carrying at least one jaw (2; 31; 61) pivoting about a horizontal axis and secured to a driving arm (9; 53; 64) which is driven by the boot as the boot is introduced into the binding, and a retaining element (3; 32) opposite the jaw, in which binding the jaw has a cam-shaped part (9a; 37; 65) cooperating with a locking element (12; 40; 67) which moves in a corresponding guide along the cam-shaped part and is urged in a locking direction by an elastic means, the locking element cooperating with the corresponding guide such that the jaw is locked for various positions of the jaw corresponding to various boot levels relative to the baseplate, wherein the jaw (2; 31; 61) is equipped with a return spring (58; 59) which tends to keep the jaw in an open, unlocked position.