초록 ▼

A snowboard has a pair of bindings for a person\s footwear. Each binding includes a laterally spaced apart independently moveable pair of binding straps and latches that can be engaged in latched positions over the vamp of the footwear for binding the footwear to the snowboard. On each binding, a re

A snowboard has a pair of bindings for a person\s footwear. Each binding includes a laterally spaced apart independently moveable pair of binding straps and latches that can be engaged in latched positions over the vamp of the footwear for binding the footwear to the snowboard. On each binding, a release strap is connected between the two latches, so that by pulling on the release strap in a direction away from the snowboard\s upper surface, forces are applied to actuation members of both latches so as to release both binding straps from their latched positions.

대표청구항 ▼

A binding latch and release device for use with a binding structure for a snowboard, the binding structure for use in binding to an upper surface of the snowboard footwear of a person employing the snowboard and including a base having opposite first and second sides and means for fixing the base to

A binding latch and release device for use with a binding structure for a snowboard, the binding structure for use in binding to an upper surface of the snowboard footwear of a person employing the snowboard and including a base having opposite first and second sides and means for fixing the base to the snowboard, and a laterally spaced apart pair of first and second binding straps, the binding straps having proximal ends connected to the first side of the base and an opposite distal end, the binding latch and release device comprising: first and second latch means, each having an actuation member movable between an open position and a closed position, the first and second latch means being adapted to respectively releasably retain the distal ends of the binding straps in latched positions when the actuation member is in the closed position, the first and second latch means being responsive to respective forces on the actuation members thereof in directions away from the snowboard upper surface to move the actuation members to the open positions, thereby being adapted to release the distal ends of the binding straps from the latched positions; and a release strap having opposite ends connected to the respective actuation members, so that by pulling on the release strap in the directions away from the snowboard upper surface, the respective forces are applied to the actuation members of the first and second latch means to move the actuation members to the open position thereby being adapted to release the distal ends of the binding straps from the latched positions.