Patent ID: 6394484
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binding for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard, the snowboard boot having a toe end, a heel end and a length extending between the toe and heel ends, the snowboard binding comprising:a base having a medial side, a lateral side and a width extending between the medial and lateral sides; a strapless engagement member mounted to the base, the strapless engagement member being arranged to engage with a portion of the snowboard boot that is disposed on a forward region of the boot extending between a center of the length of the boot and the toe end of the boot, the strapless engagement member being a hook defining an opening, the hook having a width extending across at least a portion of the width of the base, the width of the hook tapering from a narrower portion adjacent a mouth of the opening to a wider portion spaced from the mouth of the opening; and a strap that is mounted to the base and is arranged to engage with the boot to hold the heel end of the boot in the binding; wherein the strapless engagement member is rotatably mounted to the base.