Patent ID: 6767026
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An automatic snowboard binding for a boot having a longitudinal axis, the binding comprising:(a) a base having a longitudinal axis substantially coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the boot; (b) at least one retention device suitable for holding a boot via at least one of its sides, the at least one retention device located on either side of the longitudinal axis of the boot, the retention device being capable of being toward a locking position when the boot is inserted into the binding; (c) locking mechanism, activated by such insertion of the boot into the binding, the locking mechanism locking the boot in the binding; and (d) a boot-release lever whose operation results in unlocking of the binding through movement of the retention device out of the locking position, this boot-release lever being articulated about a pin having a pivot axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the base, wherein the boot-release lever is kinematically independent of the locking mechanism such that the lever remains stationary when the boot is inserted into the binding.