Patent ID: 6145867
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard boot and retention apparatus comprising:a boot having a sole extending longitudinally between front and rear;an attachment member permanently affixed with respect to said sole against movement with respect to said sole, said attachment member having a portion spaced below at least a portion of a lower surface of said boot, said attachment member being positioned at a substantially central portion of said sole, said central portion being central between lateral sides of said sole and being central between front and rear ends of said sole; anda latching mechanism adapted to be secured to a snowboard, said latching mechanism comprising a latch guided for movement between an open position and a closed retention position, said attachment member being received by said latching mechanism in said open position of said latch and for being engaged by said latch in said closed retention position of said latch, whereby, in said closed retention position of said latch, said latch is positioned between said attachment member and said portion of said lower surface of said boot.