Patent ID: 6267403
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A shoe/binding assembly for a snow gliding board, said assembly comprising:at least one attachment means fixed to the binding for interacting with at least one complementary attachment means fixed on the shoe at front and rear portions thereof;an attachment point between the attachment means of the shoe and the attachment means of the binding having a plurality of locking positions for locking the attachment means of the shoe to the attachment means of the binding, thereby prohibiting any movement of the shoe upward;said attachment means on the binding comprising a first locking lever, and the complementary attachment means on the shoe comprising a notched region into which said first locking lever locks, said first locking lever associated with a return element which presses it directly into contact with said notched region,wherein said assembly is automatically adjusted from one locking position to the next in the downward direction of the shoe when subjected to a downward force.