Patent ID: 7232148

Claim:
An assembly for attachment to a gliding, rolling, or walking board adapted to be used in a sporting activity, the assembly comprising: a boot comprising: a sole; an upper; at least one friction plate comprising a first side completely positioned against the boot, said friction plate further comprising a second side, at least a part of said second side having projections projecting outwardly with respect to an outer lateral portion of the sole and/or with respect to an outer portion of the upper; and a device for retaining said boot on said gliding, rolling, or walking board, said device comprising: a base comprising an upper surface to support and to be opposite a lowermost walking surface of the sole of said boot; at least one lateral edge connected to the base so as to be opposite at least the lateral portion of said boot; a rear support element provided to receive the upper of said boot at a rear of a user's leg, said lateral edge and said rear support element each having an inner surface provided to contact said boot; at least one linkage adapted to extend over said boot to hold said boot on said base; at least one friction-increasing structure projecting outwardly from at least one of the inner surfaces to oppose upward movement of said boot in relation to the upper surface of said base and for reducing small displacements of the upper of said boot with respect to said device during use of the board.