Patent ID: 7828303

Claim:
An assembly for affixing footwear to a gliding board, said assembly comprising: a retention device for retaining an article of footwear on the gliding board, the retention device including a receiving surface having a length extending from a front to a heel of the article of footwear; an interface adapted to be arranged on a top portion of the gliding board; the interface having a receiving surface for receiving the retention device, and the retention device having a support surface to be supported on the interface; the interface having vertical retention structure adapted to be engaged with a compatible retention device to retain such compatible retention device from movement away from the gliding board; the receiving surface of the interface and the support surface of the retention device being mechanically non-compatible, thereby not allowing nesting of the retention device with the interface without an adapter; an adapter to couple the interface to the retention device, the adapter comprising: a support surface mechanically compatible with the receiving surface of the interface; a receiving surface mechanically compatible with the support surface of the retention device; the support surface of the adapter and the receiving surface of the adapter being opposite with respect to one another.