Patent ID: 6270109
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard binding system, comprising:(a) a snowboard boot including a sole defining a longitudinal axis and including first and second attachment members attached to said sole and aligned generally along said longitudinal axis of said sole;(b) a frame securable to a snowboard, said frame including a binding plate;(c) first and second snowboard binding members secured to said frame to selectively engage said first and second attachment members, respectively; and(d) elastomeric pads disposed between said boot and said frame on lateral and/or medial sides (of said longitudinal axis of said sole and in contact with said binding plate when the boot is bound to the frame, the elastomeric pads including at least a first plurality of pads extending along a medial side of the boot and a second plurality of pads extending along a lateral side of the boot, the elastomeric pads having a predetermined resiliency selected for deformation to permit a predetermined degree of lateral and/or medial pivoting of said boot relative to said frame when said boot is engaged to said frame.