Patent ID: 6896285
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A step-in binding that holds a boot by its sides, comprising: a base plate; a jaw attached to the base plate, the jaw being pivotable with respect to the base plate between at least one open, unlocked position and a plurality of closed, locked positions; a driving arm, connected to the jaw, that is driven by the boot as the boot is introduced into the binding, the driving arm thereby driving the jaw toward a closed, locked position; a locking element that interacts with the driving arm, other than via the connection between the driving arm and the jaw, to lock the jaw in a closed, locked position after the boot has been introduced into the binding, the locking element being configured such that the jaw may be locked in any of the plurality of closed, locked positions to accommodate various boot levels relative to the base plate; and a return spring that biases the jaw towards the at least one open, unlocked position.