Patent ID: 8662524

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a gliding board; a retention device for retaining a boot on the board, the retention device comprising a base plate, the base plate comprising a boot-receiving surface and carrying a boot-locking mechanism; the retention device extending longitudinally from a rear end to a front end; the retention device being structured and arranged to allow a heel of the boot to be free to be raised and lowered in relation to the gliding board; the gliding board having a retention device receiving zone provided to receive the retention device longitudinally in relation to the gliding board; a wedge device comprising a wedge-shaped shim having a longitudinally variable height; the longitudinally variable height of the shim being structured and arranged to support and incline the retention device longitudinally along a slope in relation to the gliding board and downwardly from a front end to the rear end of the retention device; an adjustment mechanism structured and arranged to facilitate longitudinal repositioning of the shim, said adjustment mechanism comprising: a base mounted in the receiving zone of the gliding board; the shim configured to cooperate with the base to facilitate longitudinal repositioning of the shim with respect to the base.