Patent ID: 9016714
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A binding system for retaining a rider's foot atop a recreational board, the binding system comprising: a pair of rails locatable on opposing sides of a generally flattened foot-receiving surface for the rider's foot, each rail comprising a central portion mountable to the recreational board, a toe-side leg which extends from the central portion toward a toe-side of the recreational board and a heel-side leg which extends from the central portion toward a heel-side of the recreational board, the heel-side and the toe-side located on transversely opposite sides of a longitudinal axis of the board; and each rail comprising at least one deformation-enhancing feature for enhancing an ability of the rail to deform elastically relative to the board wherein, for at least one of the rails, the at least one deformation-enhancing feature comprises a heel-side deformation-enhancing feature located between the heel-side leg and the central portion for enhancing an ability of the heel-side leg to deform elastically relative to the central portion.