IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0302632
(2005-12-14)
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등록번호 |
US-7815214
(2010-11-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
24 |
초록
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A rotatable sports board binding adapter includes a base plate that forms a series of lock holes, and a rotatable plate that is rotatably connected to the base plate and is configured to receive a binding. The rotatable plate has a locking mechanism configured to engage any one of the lock holes. Th
A rotatable sports board binding adapter includes a base plate that forms a series of lock holes, and a rotatable plate that is rotatably connected to the base plate and is configured to receive a binding. The rotatable plate has a locking mechanism configured to engage any one of the lock holes. The adapter includes one or more low friction elements disposed between the base plate and the rotatable plate. A method for changing a range of rotation of a binding on a sports board includes disengaging a rotation limiter, rotating the rotatable plate from a first range of rotation into a second range of rotation, and re-engaging the rotation limiter with the rotatable plate in the second range of rotation.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A rotatable sports board binding adapter, comprising: a base plate that forms (a) a series of lock holes, and (b) a passageway defining travel limits; a rotatable plate rotatably connected to the base plate and configured to receive a binding, the rotatable plate having one o
What is claimed is: 1. A rotatable sports board binding adapter, comprising: a base plate that forms (a) a series of lock holes, and (b) a passageway defining travel limits; a rotatable plate rotatably connected to the base plate and configured to receive a binding, the rotatable plate having one or more locking mechanisms, each locking mechanism configured to engage any one of the lock holes; a stop pin that passes within the passageway to limit rotation of the rotatable plate relative to the base plate when it contacts the travel limits, the stop pin configured for disengagement from the rotatable plate and re-engagement with the rotatable plate without disconnecting the rotatable plate from the base plate and without removing the base plate from the sports board; and one or more low friction elements disposed between the base plate and the rotatable plate. 2. The adapter of claim 1, the rotatable plate forming a hole for engaging a screw, a distal portion of the screw forming the stop pin. 3. The adapter of claim 1, the base plate forming cutouts that define two of the passageways. 4. The adapter of claim 1, the base plate comprising a series of angle set screw holes for receiving one or more set screws to form additional travel limits for the stop pin. 5. The adapter of claim 1, at least one of the locking mechanisms comprising a spring that biases a locking shaft towards the base plate. 6. The adapter of claim 5, the locking shaft comprising a tapered tip. 7. The adapter of claim 1, the one or more low friction elements comprising low friction pucks, one of the base plate and the rotatable plate forming one or more indented openings to accommodate the low friction pucks. 8. The adapter of claim 1, the one or more low friction elements comprising low friction rings, each of the low friction rings seating in respective grooves formed in one of the base plate and the rotatable plate. 9. The adapter of claim 1, the one or more low friction elements comprising a low friction bushing. 10. The adapter of claim 1, the one or more low friction elements configured so that the base plate and the rotatable plate are not in direct contact. 11. The adapter of claim 1, at least one of the base plate and the rotatable plate comprising a microscopically smooth finish to minimize wear on the low friction elements. 12. The adapter of claim 11, the finish comprising nickel-molybdenum electroplating. 13. The adapter of claim 1, at least one of the base plate and the rotatable plate having recesses to reduce weight of the adapter. 14. The adapter of claim 1, at least one of the base plate and the rotatable plate having partial thickness flanges. 15. The adapter of claim 1, the rotatable plate comprising an information bearing surface. 16. The adapter of claim 1, the rotatable plate forming a rotation angle pointer that points to a current rotation angle shown by an angle scale that forms part of the sports board. 17. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the lock holes extend about an entire circumference of the base plate. 18. The adapter of claim 1, requiring about 0.1 to 10 Newton-meters of torque to rotate the rotatable plate relative to the base plate. 19. The adapter of claim 18, requiring about 0.3 to 3 Newton-meters of torque to rotate the rotatable plate relative to the base plate. 20. A method for changing a range of rotation of a binding on a sports board, comprising: disengaging a rotation limiter that limits rotation of a rotatable plate on which the binding mounts, to a first range of rotation comprising an arc relative to a base plate that mounts to the sports board by removing the rotation limiter from both the rotatable plate and the base plate, without disconnecting the rotatable plate from the base plate and without removing the base plate from the sports board; rotating the rotatable plate from the first range of rotation into a second range of rotation comprising an arc that does not overlap the first range of rotation; and re-engaging the rotation limiter with the rotatable plate in the second range of rotation. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein removing the rotation limiter comprises removing a screw that forms the rotation limiter, the step of re-engaging comprising replacing the screw. 22. The method of claim 20, further comprising engaging a locking mechanism to lock the rotatable plate at a specific angle within one of the first and second ranges of rotation. 23. A method for changing a range of rotation of a binding on a sports board, comprising providing a base plate that mounts to the sports board, and a rotatable plate that is rotatably mounted to the base plate, the binding mounting to the rotatable plate, moving a rotation limiting stop that forms a groove along a slot of the base plate, to align the groove with a passageway of the base plate through which a stop pin of the rotatable plate moves, rotating the rotatable plate from a first range of rotation into a second range of rotation by passing the stop pin through the groove, and moving the rotation limiting stop so that the groove is not aligned with the passageway, thereby limiting the rotatable plate to the second range of rotation. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein limiting the rotatable plate to the second range of rotation comprises limiting rotation of the rotatable plate to an arc of about 90 degrees. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising engaging a locking mechanism to lock the rotatable plate at a specific angle within the arc of about 90 degrees. 26. The method of claim 23, wherein moving the rotation limiting stop to align the groove with the passageway comprises compressing a spring between the rotation limiting stop and a surface of the base plate, and wherein moving the rotation limiting stop so that the groove is not aligned with the passageway comprises releasing the rotation limiting stop so that the spring decompresses. 27. A rotatable sports board binding adapter, comprising: a base plate that forms a series of lock holes; a rotatable plate rotatably connected to the base plate and configured to receive a binding, the rotatable plate having one or more locking mechanisms, each locking mechanism configured to engage any one of the lock holes; and one or more low friction elements disposed between the base plate and the rotatable plate, the one or more low friction elements comprising low friction pucks, one of the base plate and the rotatable plate forming one or more indented openings to accommodate the low friction pucks, each of the low friction pucks comprising a cylindrical shape consisting of a rounded side surface and two flat, unperforated ends, a first one of the ends contacting the rotating plate and the second of the ends contacting the base plate.
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