초록 ▼

The new snowboard bindings allow the snowboard rider to change the angle of the boot attachment for the purpose of accomplishing more "tricks". Each binding has a board anchor plate (15), a boot anchor (26), a biasing unit (21), and a locking unit (22). The board anchor plate (15) can include an ang

The new snowboard bindings allow the snowboard rider to change the angle of the boot attachment for the purpose of accomplishing more "tricks". Each binding has a board anchor plate (15), a boot anchor (26), a biasing unit (21), and a locking unit (22). The board anchor plate (15) can include an angle set plate (16) to enable the rider to change the binding alignment on the snowboard. The usual straps (59and 60) are attached to the boot anchor (26) and a heel holder (29) are used to lock the boot in place. A biasing unit (21) (50A) utilizes one or more hinges (32 and 33) (50)(67) and a biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism can be a coiled spring(s) (23)(68), an elastomeric wedge (40), a leaf spring (47), and/or a torsion bar (51), etc. The biasing mechanism forces the board anchor plate (15) and the boot anchor (26) into parallel alignment. This alignment can be changed by the user by releasing the board anchor plate (15) and the boot anchor (26) from parallel alignment by retracting the locking pin (24).

대표청구항 ▼

[ Now having described my invention, what I claim is:] [1.] A snowboard binding system comprising:snowboard anchor plate means, for attachment of the system to a snowboard, rotationally attached to boot anchor means by hinge means;boot anchor means rotationally attached to the snowboard anchor means

[ Now having described my invention, what I claim is:] [1.] A snowboard binding system comprising:snowboard anchor plate means, for attachment of the system to a snowboard, rotationally attached to boot anchor means by hinge means;boot anchor means rotationally attached to the snowboard anchor means by a bias unit means;bias unit means including:hinge means enabling rotational movement between the snowboard anchor plate means and the boot anchor means positioned on one side of the snowboard binding system; andbias mechanism means for maintaining the snowboard anchor plate means and the boot anchor means in substantially parallel alignment; andlocking means, releasable by a snowboard rider for maintaining the snowboard anchor plate means and the boot anchor means in a substantially parallel relationship, except when the locking means is released by the snowboard rider.