Patent ID: 6945544

Claim:
A retention device for retaining a boot on a sliding board comprising: a plate equipped with retention means for retaining the boot and having a central hole; a pivot body secured in the central hole of the plate to retain the plate at least vertically; a support base attached to the sliding board; a single screw and nut combination centrally connecting the pivot body and the support base, the single screw and nut combination being a sole interconnection between the pivot body and the support base; the pivot body including a central encasement housing, open toward the bottom, in which is engaged the support base; and one of a threaded stem of a screw portion or a threaded nut portion of the single screw and nut combination projecting downward from the pivot body into the central encasement housing, the length of the threaded stem of the screw or nut portion being equal to or less than the depth of the encasement housing.