Patent ID: 8016315
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A modular binding for coupling a boot to a sport board, comprising: a base plate; and a highback connected to the base plate and adapted to provide support to a rear region of a boot, the highback being pivotably attached to a first attachment location relative to the base plate, the highback comprising at least two modular components, each modular component comprising a separate material such that the modular components collectively provide a structural characteristic to the highback wherein the modular components include: an elongated cable attached to a second attachment location on the heel support element and to a third attachment location on a region of the base plate forward of the first attachment location such that the first, second, and third attachment locations collectively define a generally triangular shape when viewed from a side of the binding, wherein the cable limits movement of the heel support element relative to the base plate.