Patent ID: 7220158

Claim:
A sport board contact system comprising: a sport board having an upper deck to accommodate a rider standing thereon; at least one contact patch affixed to the upper deck of the sport board, the at least one contact patch comprising a first magnetic material; and a footwear adapted to be worn by the rider, the footwear having a first strap adapted to wrap around the rider's ankle and a second strap coupled to the first strap and adapted to extend across a narrow portion of the base of the rider's foot, thereby leaving at least the rider's toes and a substantial portion of the foot base uncovered, the second strap including a contact portion oriented to contact the at least one contact patch during use of the sport board, the contact portion including a second magnetic material; wherein, the first and second magnetic materials are mutually attractive to maintain contact between the upper deck of the sport board and the contact portion of the footwear.