Patent ID: 7980583

Claim:
A binding for use with a gliding board, comprising: a footbed constructed and arranged to support a rider's foot; a base constructed and arranged to be secured to a gliding board and to engage with the footbed; at least one foot engagement member secured to the base and constructed and arranged to secure the rider's foot relative to the base; and a highback secured to the base and constructed and arranged to support a rider's leg; wherein the binding includes an indicator element that is separate and apart from any hold down disk used to mount the binding to the gliding board and that is engageable with the gliding board to remain stationary relative to the gliding board in at least heel-to-toe and angular directions, the footbed and the base being movable independent of the indicator element in heel-to-toe and angular directions and the indicator element providing an indication of a heel-to-toe position and/or an angular position of the footbed and base relative to the gliding board based on movement of the base and footbed relative to the gliding board.