Patent ID: 6105995
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard boot binding system comprising a binding which is secured to a snowboard, and a boot which is secured to said binding;said boot comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, said lower portion comprising:a. a toe portion;b. a wide-point portion;c. an instep portion;d. a heel portion, comprising a heel attachment member, said heel attachment member projecting outward;e. left and right side portions, comprising left and right side attachment members, said left and right side attachment members projecting laterally outward from said boot wide-point portion; said binding comprising a binding frame for attachment to a snowboard, said binding frame comprising:a. a front portion;b. a rear portion, comprising a heel engagement means for receiving said boot heel attachment member, said heel engagement means having an open and a closed position, thereby when the boot heel attachment member is engaged with said binding heel engagement means in the closed position, the boot is prevented from raising upward, moving backward, and moving to either side;c. left and right side portions, comprising left and right side engagement means for receiving the boot left and right side attachment members, with said boot wide point portion extending therebetween, said binding left and right side engagement means comprising left and right side aft opening hook engagement members with upwardly and rearwardly extending portions, an aft opening being formed between each rearwardly extending portion and a base plate of the binding, said boot left and right side attachment members are inserted into the aft openings of the hook engagement members and moved forwardly into a fully engaged position within said binding left and right side aft opening hook members for preventing the boot from raising upward, moving forward, and moving to either side;whereby, when said boot left and right side attachment members are engaged with said binding left and right side engagement means, and said boot heel attachment member is engaged with said binding heel engagement means, and said binding heel engagement means is in the said closed position, said boot is releasably secured to the binding.