Patent ID: 6705633
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An interface for coupling a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding base, the snowboard binding base having a toe end and a heel end and including a highback at the heel end thereof, the snowboard binding base including a pair of first engagement members at the heel end thereof and a pair of second engagement members at the toe end thereof, the interface comprising:an interface body having a toe end and a heel end that is free of a highback; a pair of first mating features supported at the heel end of the interface body, the pair of first mating features to be engaged by the pair of first engagement members; a pair of second mating features supported at the toe end of the interface body, the pair of second mating features to be engaged by the pair of second engagement members; and first and second straps supported by the interface body to secure the binding interface to the snowboard boot, the first strap being attached to the heel end of the interface body, the second strap being attached to the toe end of the interface body.