Patent ID: 6203052
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A system comprising:a snowboard boot; anda snowboard binding including a base and an engagement apparatus, the engagement apparatus comprising:a pair of engagement members supported by the base and including first and second spaced apart engagement members adapted to separately engage first and second sections of a first side of the snowboard boot while being spaced from a third section of the first side of the snowboard boot disposed therebetween, the pair of engagement members including an open position and a closed position respectively corresponding to open and closed configurations of the binding; anda trigger, supported by the base, that is adapted to be stepped down upon by the boot to cause the pair of engagement members to move from the open position to the closed position,wherein the first side of the snowboard boot has at least one opening, and the pair of engagement members is adapted to be received within the at least one opening when the binding is in the closed configuration, andwherein the at least one opening includes a pair of spaced apart openings adapted to receive the pair of engagement members.