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A releasable binding system for the sport of snowboarding includes releasable toe and heel binding clip means secured to forward and rear ends, respectively, of the ski board and simulated toe and heel members for releasable engagement with the releasable toe and heel binding clips along an axis par

A releasable binding system for the sport of snowboarding includes releasable toe and heel binding clip means secured to forward and rear ends, respectively, of the ski board and simulated toe and heel members for releasable engagement with the releasable toe and heel binding clips along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski board. The simulated toe and heel members are secured, releasably or permanently to the booted feet of a rider. In one preferred embodiment, the release of one ski boot binding is sensed and causes the substantially simultaneous release of the other ski boot binding. In a further embodiment, an attachment is provided for converting a boot to snowboarding has a sole plate adaptor releasably secured to the sole of the boot with a releasable binding plate member having simulated toe and heel members which is adjustably coupled to the releasable binding plate member so that the simulated toe and heel members project laterally relative to the sole of the boot. Flexible and resilient elements, such as elastomeric washers, permit or allow lateral movement of the user\s leg to shift his weight and the direction of the force vector of the user\s weight upon the ski board to provide a high degree of control.

대표청구항 ▼

Snowboard apparatus comprising in combination, a snowboard having a longitudinal axis, releasable toe and heel binding clip means secured to the forward and rearward ends, respectively, of said snowboard, mounting plate means having longitudinally extending projections thereon for releasable engagme

Snowboard apparatus comprising in combination, a snowboard having a longitudinal axis, releasable toe and heel binding clip means secured to the forward and rearward ends, respectively, of said snowboard, mounting plate means having longitudinally extending projections thereon for releasable engagment with said releasable toe and heel binding clip means along an axis parallel to said longitudinal axis of said snowboard and a pair of laterally extending portions for supporting each foot of a rider thereupon, said laterally extending portions extending parallel to the rider\s feet and means for securing the foot of a rider to said mounting plate means with the rider\s trailing rear foot being substantially normal to said longitudinal axis and the rider\s forward foot being secured to said snowboard at a predetermined angle relative to said longitudinal axis of said snowboard.