Patent ID: 7281717

Claim:
A snowboard binding interface assembly for mounting a snowboard binding to a snowboard, the interface assembly comprising: a base plate coupled to the snowboard and having a plurality of recesses for receiving a locking device; a stationary annular retaining ring rigidly coupled to said base plate; a binding plate captured by said stationary annular retaining ring, said binding plate rotationally displaceable with respect to said stationary annular retaining ring; a top plate coupled to said binding plate and to the snowboard binding; a locking element, displaceable to engagingly lock said top plate to said base plate in one of a plurality of rotational positions, said locking element including a locking pin extending through the top plate, the locking pin engaging with one of a plurality of locking holes located in the base plate; and an alignment device for aligning the locking pin with one of the plurality of locking holes when selecting one of the plurality of rotational positions, said alignment device providing an indication to a user when the locking pin is substantially aligned with one of the plurality of locking holes; wherein the stationary annular retaining ring has a lip that engages with an outer edge of the binding plate.