Patent ID: 6443478
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A binding for a snowboard and a boot sole for cooperating with said binding for releasable attachment to the snowboard; said boot sole having a longitudinal axis, longitudinal sides on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, said sole being attachable to a boot having a central region, wherein:said boot sole comprises side engagement members proximate said opposite sides, said side engagement members being engagable to positively hold said sole in a fixed location; and said binding comprises boot-retaining means for engaging said side engagement members of said boot sole symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal and transverse axes of said boot sole, said boot sole being attachable to said binding on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis, said boot-retaining means assuming a latching condition for engaging said side engagement members of said boot sole at the central region of the boot, from a release condition when said boot sole is inserted into said binding, and said boot-retaining means being actuable for causing said boot-retaining means to assume the latching condition from the release condition, wherein said binding farther comprises a base plate and a stationary part stationary relative to said base plate, and said boot-retaining means comprises a first boot-retaining member and a second boot-retaining member, said second boot-retaining member being movable between the latching condition and the release condition relative to said stationary part, and said second boot-retaining member includes cable pull means extending between said second boot-retaining member and said base plate, said cable pull means comprising a cable connected to said stationary part and said second boot-retaining member and being actuable for causing said second boot-retaining member to assume the release condition from the latching condition wherein said cable pull means comprises a grip piece for actuating said cable and having a reel biased to take up any excess cable to prevent the occurrence of any slack cable.