Patent ID: 6457746
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard tether for supporting the weight of a snowboard while the user is riding a chair-lift, the snowboard having front, middle and rear portions and an upper face, the snowboard having front and rear foot bindings affixed to the upper face of the middle portion of the snowboard, the snowboard tether comprising:(a) a fastener, said fastener being affixed to the upper face of the rear portion of the snowboard, rearward of the rear binding; and (b) a strap, a first manually releasable attachment device located at one end of said strap for securing said strap to said fastener and a second manually releasable attachment device located at the other end of said strap for securing said strap to the chair-lift such that the chair-lift provides support for the snowboard.