Patent ID: 6283495
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A system for preventing toe-edge travel of a hi-back that is mountable to a snowboard binding base plate having a toe-end and a heel-end, said system comprising:a forward lean adjuster constructed and arranged for mounting to the hi-back and which is adjustable for setting a variable forward lean of the hi-back in a desired forward lean position toward the toe-end of the snowboard binding base plate, said forward lean adjuster being constructed and arranged to cooperate with a portion of the snowboard binding base plate to set the desired forward lean position; anda latch extending from said forward lean adjuster, said latch having a curved locking portion constructed and arranged for releasably engaging the snowboard binding base plate to prevent toe-edge pivoting of the hi-back when said latch is placed in a locking position.