Patent ID: 6889997
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A snowboard binding, comprising: a base member including a front portion, a rear portion and a longitudinal axis extending between said front and rear portions; a front binding arrangement coupled to said base member at said front portion of said base member, said front binding arrangement being arranged and configured to selectively engage a front cleat of a snowboard boot; and a rear binding arrangement coupled to said base member at said rear portion of said base member, said rear binding arrangement being arranged and configured to selectively engage a rear cleat of the snowboard boot, one of said front and rear binding arrangements being a binding member and the other of said front and rear binding arrangements being a binding mechanism including a catch member, a latch member and a stationary guide member, said catch member being arranged to move about a catch pivot axis between a release position and a latched position, said latch member being arranged to move about a latch pivot axis to selectively hold said catch member at least in said latched position, and said stationary guide member being fixed to said base member to form a cleat insertion opening between said catch member and said stationary guide member, said latch pivot axis being located on one side of said catch pivot axis and said stationary guide member being located on an opposite side of said catch pivot axis from said latch pivot axis such that the cleat insertion opening is located on the opposite side of said catch pivot axis from said latch pivot axis.