Apparatus for retaining a snowboard boot on a board
US5954358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C10/103
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for retaining a snowboard shoe on a board which includes a first anchoring device for the sole of the shoe; a second anchoring device affixed to the sole; a base affixed to the board and on which are mounted an arrangement for rotationally guiding and vertically retaining the first anchoring device and a mechanism for latching the second anchoring device, the mechanism including a jaw member having a housing for receiving the second anchoring device, and a latch journalled on the jaw member. The latching mechanism includes an elastic return device biased during the displacement of one portion at least of the latching mechanism which is driven by the thrust exerted by the second anchoring device moving vertically, substantially along an arc whose radius is equivalent to the distance separating the two anchoring devices during the tilting of the shoe about the axis of rotation of the first anchoring device. The apparatus combines the ease of automatically fitting the shoe with the controlled lateral slackness necessary for the practice of the sport.
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