Patent ID: 8128117

Claim:
A binding for coupling a sports boot to a sport board, comprising: a base plate adapted to be secured to the sports boot, wherein the base plate can be secured to the sport board via a retaining disc positioned on the sport board; a coupler element to movably couple to the base plate, wherein the coupler element transitions between an engaged state wherein the coupler element provides an interfering engagement between the base plate and retaining disc to prevent the binding from being decoupled from the retaining disc and the sport board, and a disengaged state wherein the coupler element is free from the retaining disc such that the binding can be moved independently of the retaining disc and the sport board; and a locking member coupled to the coupler element, wherein the locking member transitions between a locked state wherein the coupler element is locked in the engaged state, and an unlocked state wherein the coupler element can freely move between the engaged and disengaged states, and wherein the locking member prohibits the sports boot from fully entering the binding when the locking member is in the unlocked state.