Patent ID: 8336903

Claim:
A binding system operable to releasably support a user about a sliding board to facilitate use of said sliding board, said binding system comprising: a binding operable with a boot assembly to releasably secure 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 rotatable with respect to and operative with said first component and said sliding board, said second component comprising an adjustment mechanism configured to facilitate rotational adjustment of said second component about said first component and said sliding board to achieve a plurality of stance orientations of said user relative to said sliding board, and a release mechanism configured to receive and engage said binding, and comprising a plunger and a plunger lever operatively coupled to said plunger, wherein said binding system facilitates both tension release and selective release of said binding from said base assembly and said sliding board, wherein said tension release is caused by a force acting between said binding and said base assembly that overcomes a preset release tension setting, and wherein said selective release operates to cause said plunger lever to displace said plunger without overcoming the preset release tension setting.