Patent ID: 7618054
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A method for securing a toe area of a snowboarding boot to a binding or binding interface with a toe cap strap, the toe area of the boot having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front wail extending therebetween, the method comprising acts of; selecting a desired restraining configuration for the toe cap strap comprising one of a toe strap configuration wherein the toe cap strap is adapted to overlie the top surface of the boot and is arranged to resist upward movement, and a cap strap configuration wherein the toe cap strap is adapted to overlie the top surface and the front wall of the boot and is arranged to resist both upward and forward movement; positioning the toe cap strap into one of the selected configurations; tightening the toe cap strap about the toe area of the boot; and converting the toe cap strap from one of the toe strap configuration and the cap strap configuration to the other of the toe strap configuration an the cap strap configuration.