Patent ID: 9022412
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A63C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pair of splitboard boot bindings, each boot binding for securing a rider's boot to a splitboard, the splitboard having a pair of conjoinable ski members, the ski members when conjoined together defining a snowboard riding configuration and when used separately defining a ski touring configuration, each boot binding for engaging a snowboard mounting block assembly affixed crosswise to the top face of the splitboard in snowboard riding configuration and for engaging a ski mounting assembly affixed to one of the ski members in ski touring configuration, each boot binding of said pair comprising: a) a nose bracket formed on a toe end of a boot binding baseplate, said nose bracket with transverse coaxial toe pivot holes; b) a toe pivot pin for pivotably securing said baseplate to a toe pivot cradle of said ski mounting assembly; said toe pivot pin comprising i) a pivot axle member enabled to be inserted through said transverse toe pivot holes in said nose bracket, thereby defining a toe pivot axis; ii) an elbow bend in said toe pivot pin, said elbow bend defining a locking side arm inflexibly joined thereto; wherein said locking side arm has a laterally projecting length dimensioned so as to be strappable under a rider's toe strap against the side of a rider's boot in ski touring configuration and snowboard riding configuration, thereby preventing said toe pivot pin from being lost or loosened in use.