Patent ID: 8596668

Claim:
A rotationally adjustable binding mount configured to permit a user to adjust an angular orientation of a binding relative to a sport board without removing the user's foot therefrom, the binding mount comprising: a base plate comprising: a center opening that is coaxial with a center axis defined through the axial center of the binding mount; a plurality of base plate mounting holes spaced apart from the center opening, the base plate mounting holes being sized and positioned to mount the base plate to a recreational board; and at least two pairs of recesses radially positioned in the base plate, wherein each recess is approximately equidistant from the center axis and each recess of each pair of recesses is separated by a fixed distance; a top plate comprising: a center opening that is coaxial with the center axis of the binding mount; and at least two top plate mounting holes spaced apart from the center opening of the top plate, a first threaded fastener extending through the center opening of the base plate, a second threaded fastener extending through the center opening of the top plate, the first threaded fastener and the second threaded fastener being coupled together and being configured to generally prevent axial movement of the top plate relative to the base plate; a locking mechanism comprising: a body member coupled with the top plate; a top member; and a pair of insertion members each supported at a first end thereof by the top member and being configured to pass through the body member, the pair of insertion members being spaced apart from one another by a distance that is approximately equal to the fixed distance between each recess of each pair of recesses such that the pair of insertion members can engage with each pair of recesses; wherein: the top member is configured to move in an axial direction relative to the body member between a first and a second position, thereby causing the pair of insertion members to move between a first position wherein the pair of insertion members are axially spaced apart from each of the recesses of the base plate and a second position wherein the pair of insertion members are axially engaged with at least a pair of the recesses of the base plate; and the top plate is coupled with the base plate so that the top plate can rotate about the center axis relative to the base plate when the locking mechanism is in a first, disengaged position.