Patent ID: 7716855

Claim:
A snowshoe including a binding configured to retain a boot of a user, said binding comprising: a plate pivoting around a transverse pivot axis and including retaining means for the boot, the retaining means including: a retaining stirrup and a rear retaining part, a longitudinal position of the rear retaining part being adjustable in order to conform a longitudinal dimension of binding with the size of the boot by displacement forwards or towards the rear and locking in the chosen position, the front retaining stirrup being removably mounted to a horizontally extending front plate, which is pivotally retained on webbing around the pivot axis, the rear retaining part being mounted on a lower support wall, extended forwards by a sliding member configured to cooperate with a slide channel of corresponding form defined under the front plate, and wherein: a locking element locks the position of the rear retaining part relative to the front retaining means once its position is selected, the locking element includes co-operation of a movable latch with a corresponding tooth, and the movable latch is disposed on the front plate and the tooth is disposed on the sliding member of the rear retaining part.