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A snowboard binding assembly with an adjustable backplate that can be quickly and easily positioned at a desired angle of inclination while on the slopes and without any tools. The binding assembly has a baseplate attachable to the snowboard with a forward end, a rearward end, and a heel brace towar

A snowboard binding assembly with an adjustable backplate that can be quickly and easily positioned at a desired angle of inclination while on the slopes and without any tools. The binding assembly has a baseplate attachable to the snowboard with a forward end, a rearward end, and a heel brace toward the rearward end shaped to conform to a heel of a rider's boot. A backplate is pivotally mounted to the baseplate to adjust the desired angle of inclination between the backplate and baseplate. A plurality of teeth are positioned on the rear face to form a rack of teeth arranged on the rear face along a longitudinal axis of the backplate, and a movable block is attached to the rear face of the backplate along at least a portion of the rack of teeth so that the block can move along the longitudinal axis of backplate. The block has a front surface facing the backplate with a tooth that mates with the rack of teeth to inhibit upward movement between the block and the backplate along the longitudinal axis of the backplate. The block also has a base that abuttively engages with the heel brace to prevent the backplate from pivoting rearwardly beyond the desired angle of inclination. A quick-release locking mechanism is attached to the backplate for selectively securely engaging the tooth of the block with the rack of the teeth to prevent relative movement between the block and backplate along the longitudinal axis of the backplate. The releasable locking mechanism has an actuator adapted to be gripped by hand and a driver connected to the actuator. The actuator is selectively positionable in a release position to disengage the driver from the block so that the tooth disengages from the rack of the teeth and allows the block to move longitudinally with respect to the backplate. Similarly, the actuator is positionable in a lock position to engage the driver with the block so that the tooth engages the rack of the teeth and secures the block to the backplate against longitudinally upward movement with respect to the backplate.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An adjustable snowboard binding for securing a boot to a snowboard, comprising:a base member adapted to be mounted to the snowboard, the base member having a forward end and a rearward end;a back support pivotally mounted to the base member to adjust an angle of forward inclination

[ I claim:] [1.] An adjustable snowboard binding for securing a boot to a snowboard, comprising:a base member adapted to be mounted to the snowboard, the base member having a forward end and a rearward end;a back support pivotally mounted to the base member to adjust an angle of forward inclination between the back support and the base member, the back support having a rearward facing rear face;a moveable block attached to the rear face of the back support and adapted to be selectively positioned along a path of travel over the rear face of the back support to prevent the back support from pivoting rearwardly beyond a desired maximum angle of forward inclination, wherein the block is selectively mateable with the back support along the path of travel to releasably lock the block to the back support and prevent relative movement therebetween along the path of travel; anda quick-release lock mechanism attached to the back support for selectively and securely mating the block with the back support to prevent relative movement therebetween along the path of travel, the quick-release lock mechanism being selectively positionable in a release position to disengage the block from the back support and allow the block to move with respect to the back support along the path of travel, and the quick-release lock mechanism being selectively re-positionable in a lock position to mate the block with the back support and prevent movement therebetween along the path of travel, whereby the maximum angle of forward inclination of the back support is selectively adjusted by positioning the quick-release lock mechanism in the release position, moving the block along the path of travel to a desired location, and re-positioning the quick-release lock mechanism in the lock position.