Patent ID: 8317218

Claim:
A binding system configured for use on a sliding board comprising: a binding operable with a boot assembly that secures a foot of a user; a base assembly configured to be rotatably and removably secured to a deck of a sliding board and to releasably couple said binding and said boot assembly about said sliding board, said base assembly comprising: a first component configured to be removably coupled to said deck of said sliding board; and a second component rotatably secured about said first component and said sliding board, said second component comprising an adjustment mechanism operational when said binding and said boot assembly are coupled about said base assembly to achieve a plurality of stance orientations, the adjustment mechanism being disengageable to facilitate the rotational adjustment of said second component about said first component and said sliding board, and reengageable to prohibit the rotational adjustment, and a release mechanism configured to receive and engage said binding, wherein said binding system facilitates both tension release and selective release of said binding from said base assembly, and wherein said tension release is caused by a force acting between said binding and said base assembly that overcomes a preset tension setting.