Patent ID: 7520526

Claim:
A binding for holding a foot on a flat surface of a board having an opposite side that is adapted to allow the board to be used to slide, roll or glide, the binding comprising a base plate, a heel-cradling element and means for fastening the heel-cradling element to the base plate in a manner allowing longitudinal adjustment of the position of the heel-cradling element, wherein: the heel-cradling element comprises a heel-cup frame having a U-shape in a plan view, the heel-cup frame having spaced arms connected by a curved heel-cradling part, the arms fitting over opposite sides of the base plate; the arms of the heel-cup frame have a profile in the form of a downwardly-open longitudinal channel; the base plate has spaced longitudinal guide rails on which the longitudinal channels of the arms slidably engage; and said fastening means holding the arms on the guide rails in any selected position, said fastening means being accessible from above the top of the arms.