Patent ID: 6863285

Claim:
A device for retaining a boot on a gliding, rolling, or walking board adapted to a sporting activity, the device comprising: a base provided to receive at least partially a sole of the boot; at least one lateral edge connected to the base so as to be opposite at least one lateral portion of the boot; a rear support element provided to receive an upper of the boot at a rear of a user's lower leg; and at least one linkage for holding the boot above the base; said edge and said rear support element each having an inner surface provided to be opposite the boot, at least one of said inner surfaces having at least one friction plate projecting at least partially with respect to said at least one inner surface, said at least one friction plate having friction means provided at least to oppose a separation of the boot upwardly from said base and to reduce small displacements of the upper of the boot with respect to the device during said sporting activity.