A binding system for snowboards that minimizes leg pain while snowboard users are approaching or are riding on a chairlift. The rotatable binding system enables one of two boot bindings attached to a snowboard to rotate up to 90 degrees placing a user's boot in parallel with the long sides, and slid
A binding system for snowboards that minimizes leg pain while snowboard users are approaching or are riding on a chairlift. The rotatable binding system enables one of two boot bindings attached to a snowboard to rotate up to 90 degrees placing a user's boot in parallel with the long sides, and sliding direction, of the snowboard. The binding system includes a base plate, which is fixed to the snowboard, and a top plate that is rotatably attached to the base plate by a center screw, and a boot binding harness mounted to the top plate. A hinge plate can connect the base plate to a mid static disk, which can in turn rotatably attach to the top plate. The binding system can include a latch lever that acts as a hands-free locking system that is mounted through an outer ridge of the base plate and connected to a retractable plunger.
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1. A binding system for a snowboard, the snowboard having a top side, a bottom side to slide on snow, a first end and a second end, long edges separating the first end and the second end, and the binding system to support a person by attaching both of the person's feet to the top side, the binding s
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A binding system for a snowboard, the snowboard having a top side, a bottom side to slide on snow, a first end and a second end, long edges separating the first end and the second end, and the binding system to support a person by attaching both of the person's feet to the top side, the binding system for the snowboard including: a rotatable binding mountable to the top side of the snowboard near the first end, the rotatable binding further comprising; a base plate mountable to the snowboard by screws;a top plate rotatably attached to the base plate by a center screw;a first boot binding harness mounted to the top plate;a latching mechanism that selectively locks and releases rotation of the top plate with respect to the bottom plate; anda hinge plate serving as coupling between the base plate and the top plate and wherein said hinge plate directly connects to the base plate and a mid static disk, and the top plate is rotatably attached to the mid static disk that supports rotation of said top plate with respect to the base plate; anda fixed binding including a second boot binding harness mountable to the top side of the snowboard between the second end and the rotatable binding in a manner that will keep a second boot contained within the second boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard;wherein said first and second boots contained within the first and second boot binding harnesses are mostly parallel to each other during use of the snowboard by the person with feet of the person contained in the boots while descending down a snow covered hillside, and wherein said rotatable binding is moveable to a position mostly perpendicular to said fixed binding and parallel with the long edges when the person has only the first boot mounted to the snow board on said rotatable binding and the person shuffling through a line by pushing on snow covered ground with the second boot while it is not secured by the fixed binding. 2. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises a lever mounted to an edge of said base plate and connected to a retractable plunger using a retractable connection to the top plate, wherein said latch lever acts as a locking and release system for maintaining said top plate in a locked position on the base plate thereby keeping the first boot contained within the first boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard or releasing said top plate for rotation up to a 90 degrees with respect to said base plate thereby placing the first boot mostly parallel to the long edges of the snowboard and facing the first end. 3. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, wherein said hinge plate further enables double hinge movement of said boot binding harness away from said snowboard at a toe area of the boot binding harness. 4. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, further comprising at least one retainer, wherein said top plate includes a perimeter and a center wherein said center screw mounts the top plate to the bottom plate, and wherein said top plate has at least one curved slot formed through the top plate between the center and the perimeter, wherein the at least one retainer passes through the at least one curved slot and are attached to the bottom plate to allow the at least one curved slot to move along the at least one retainer and limit movement of the top plate to a length of the at least one curved slot, and wherein the at least one retainer further retain the top plate to the bottom plate given the fixed position of the at least one retainer within the at least one curved slot. 5. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, further comprising at least one retainer having a tapered head, wherein said top plate includes a perimeter and a center, and wherein said top plate has at least one curved slot formed through the top plate between the center and the perimeter including a ledge formed within the at least one curved slot up to a passage area formed at one end of the at least one curved slot, the passage area large enough for the tapered head to pass through at one end of the at least one curved slot and the ledge creates a slot that is narrower than the tapered head, and wherein the mid static disk has at least one hole formed therein to allow the at least one retainer to pass through the mid static disk, wherein the at least one retainer also passes through the passage area formed at the one end of the at least one curved slot and is attached to the bottom plate to allow the at least one curved slot to move along the at least one retainer beneath the tapered head and limit movement of the top plate to a length of the at least one curved slot, and wherein the at least one retainer further retains the top plate to the bottom plate given the fixed position of the at least one retainer along the at least one curved slot at locations away from the passage area while the tapered head is located over the ledge formed within the at least one curved slot. 6. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, further comprising a spring plunger mounted through said base plate by a latch lever in retractable connection with a slot formed in the top plate wherein said latch lever is mounted on an edge of said base plate for locking and unlocking the rotatable binding system via said spring plunger. 7. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 1, further comprising a latch lever mounted on an edge of said base plate wherein said latch lever is further connected to a spring plunger to enable retraction of said spring plunger from engagement with said top plate, wherein said top plate allows the person to rotate the rotatable binding up to ninety degrees with respect to said base plate to a parallel position with respect to the side edge of the snowboard for ease of snowboarder mobility when shuffling along in a chairlift line. 8. A binding system for a snowboard, the snowboard having a top side, a bottom side to slide on snow, a first end and a second end, long edges separating the first end and the second end, and the binding system to support a person by attaching both of the person's feet to the top side, the binding system for the snowboard including: a rotatable binding mountable to the top side of the snowboard near the first end, the rotatable binding further comprising; a base plate having an outer ridge and mountable to the snowboard by screws;a top plate rotatably attached to the base plate by a center screw;a first boot binding harness mounted to the top plate;a latching mechanism that selectively locks and releases rotation of the top plate with respect to the bottom plate; anda hinge plate serving as coupling between the base plate and the top plate and wherein said hinge plate directly connects to the base plate and a mid static disk, and the top plate is rotatably attached to the mid static disk that supports rotation of said top plate with respect to the base plate; anda fixed binding including a second boot binding harness mountable to the top side of the snowboard between the second end and the rotatable binding in a manner that will keep a second boot contained within the second boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard. 9. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, wherein said first and second boots contained within the first and second boot binding harnesses are mostly parallel to each other during use of the snowboard by the person with feet of the person contained in the boots while descending down a snow covered hillside, and wherein said rotatable binding is moveable to a position mostly perpendicular to said fixed binding and parallel with the long edges when the person has only the first boot mounted to the snow board on said rotatable binding and the person is shuffling through a chairlift line or riding on a chairlift by pushing on snow covered ground with the second boot while it is not secured by the fixed binding. 10. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises a lever mounted to an outer ridge of said base plate and connected to a retractable plunger using a retractable connection to the top plate, wherein said latch lever acts as a locking and release system for maintaining said top plate in a locked position on the base plate thereby keeping the first boot contained within the first boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard or releasing said top plate for rotation up to a 90 degrees with respect to said base plate thereby placing the first boot mostly parallel to the long edges of the snowboard and facing the first end. 11. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, wherein said hinge plate further enables double hinge movement of said boot binding harness away from said snowboard at a toe area of the boot binding harness. 12. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, further comprising at least one retainer, wherein said top plate includes a perimeter and a center wherein said center screw mounts the top plate to the bottom plate, and wherein said top plate has at least one curved slot formed through the top plate between the center and the perimeter, wherein the at least one retainer passes through the at least one curved slot and are attached to the bottom plate to allow the at least one curved slot to move along the at least one retainer and limit movement of the top plate to a length of the at least one curved slot, and wherein the at least one retainer further retain the top plate to the bottom plate given the fixed position of the at least one retainer within the at least one curved slot. 13. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, further comprising at least one retainer having a tapered head, wherein said top plate includes a perimeter and a center, and wherein said top plate has at least one curved slot formed through the top plate between the center and the perimeter including a ledge formed within the at least one curved slot up to a passage area formed at one end of the at least one curved slot, the passage area large enough for the tapered head to pass through at one end of the at least one curved slot and the ledge creates a slot that is narrower than the tapered head, and wherein the mid static disk has at least one hole formed therein to allow the at least one retainer to pass through the mid static disk, wherein the at least one retainer also passes through the passage area formed at the one end of the at least one curved slot and is attached to the bottom plate to allow the at least one curved slot to move along the at least one retainer beneath the tapered head and limit movement of the top plate to a length of the at least one curved slot, and wherein the at least one retainer further retains the top plate to the bottom plate given the fixed position of the at least one retainer along the at least one curved slot at locations away from the passage area while the tapered head is located over the ledge formed within the at least one curved slot. 14. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, further comprising a spring plunger mounted through said base plate by a latch lever in retractable connection with a slot formed in the top plate wherein said latch lever is mounted on an edge of said base plate for locking and unlocking the rotatable binding system via said spring plunger. 15. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 8, further comprising a latch lever mounted on an edge of said base plate wherein said latch lever is further connected to a spring plunger to enable retraction of said spring plunger from engagement with said top plate, wherein said top plate allows the person to rotate the rotatable binding up to ninety degrees with respect to said base plate to a parallel position with respect to the side edge of the snowboard for ease of snowboarder mobility when shuffling along in a chairlift line. 16. A binding system for a snowboard, the snowboard having a top side, a bottom side to slide on snow, a first end and a second end, long edges separating the first end and the second end, and the binding system to support a person by attaching both of the person's feet to the top side, the binding system for the snowboard including: a rotatable binding mountable to the top side of the snowboard near the first end, the rotatable binding further comprising; a base plate mountable to the snowboard by screws;a top plate rotatably attached to the base plate by a center screw;a first boot binding harness mounted to the top plate;a latching mechanism that selectively locks and releases rotation of the top plate with respect to the bottom plate, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises a lever mounted to an outer ridge of said base plate and connected to a retractable plunger using a retractable connection to the top plate, wherein said latch lever acts as a locking and release system for maintaining said top plate in a locked position on the base plate thereby keeping the first boot contained within the first boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard or releasing said top plate for rotation up to a 90 degrees with respect to said base plate thereby placing the first boot mostly parallel to the long edges of the snowboard and facing the first end; anda hinge plate serving as coupling between the base plate and the top plate and wherein said hinge plate directly connects to the base plate and a mid static disk, and the top plate is rotatably attached to the mid static disk that supports rotation of said top plate with respect to the base plate; anda fixed binding including a second boot binding harness mountable to the top side of the snowboard between the second end and the rotatable binding in a manner that will keep a second boot contained within the second boot binding harness mostly perpendicular to the long edges of the snowboard. 17. The binding system for a snowboard of claim 16, further comprising at least one retainer having a tapered head, wherein said top plate includes a perimeter and a center, and wherein said top plate has at least one curved slot formed through the top plate between the center and the perimeter including a ledge formed within the at least one curved slot up to a passage area formed at one end of the at least one curved slot, the passage area large enough for the tapered head to pass through at one end of the at least one curved slot and the ledge creates a slot that is narrower than the tapered head, and wherein the mid static disk has at least one hole formed therein to allow the at least one retainer to pass through the mid static disk, wherein the at least one retainer also passes through the passage area formed at the one end of the at least one curved slot and is attached to the bottom plate to allow the at least one curved slot to move along the at least one retainer beneath the tapered head and limit movement of the top plate to a length of the at least one curved slot, and wherein the at least one retainer further retains the top plate to the bottom plate given the fixed position of the at least one retainer along the at least one curved slot at locations away from the passage area while the tapered head is located over the ledge formed within the at least one curved slot.
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