Patent ID: 8579317

Claim:
A binding for a boot on a gliding board comprising: a retaining device supporting an upper abutment surface structured and arranged to be in contact with at least one upper surface of a front portion of the boot; a lower abutment surface structured and arranged to be in contact with at least a portion of the sole of the boot, the lower abutment surface being connected to the retaining device so as to define an engagement height for the boot corresponding to a difference in height between the upper abutment surface and the lower abutment surface; a rigid vertical spacer having an insert portion, at least a portion of the insert portion having a predetermined adjustment height; the vertical spacer being structured and arranged in relation to the retaining device and the lower abutment surface, so that the adjustment height of the vertical spacer enables a modification of the engagement height; the vertical spacer being directly affixed to the retaining device in order to modify a vertical position of the upper abutment surface; the vertical spacer connecting the retaining device to a base structured and arranged to be affixed to the gliding board, the base supporting the lower abutment surface.