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Retention apparatus for a boot on a gliding board

US5595396A · kind A · utility

60Cited by
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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1994
Grant dateJan 21, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63C10/106
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A retention device of a boot on a gliding board, especially a snowboard. The device includes a retention element associated with the board, cooperating with a complementary retention element associated with the boot, together ensuring a connection between the boot and the board according to different degrees of freedom. The device includes a groove for one of the elements, and a rib for the other element. The rib and the groove having complementary shapes to enable cooperation by nesting. The device also includes a gripping mechanism for one of the elements, and a latching mechanism for the other element forming a removable latch for actively retaining the rib nested in the groove.

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