Shoe and binding of snowboard assembly
US6105996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C10/18
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A boot/binding system for a snowboard wherein the boot includes a sole and transverse bar having two ends. A binding includes a base defining a horizontal plane and a median plane. The binding is selectively fixed to the board in a plurality of positions and is pivotal about an axis which is perpendicular to the horizontal plane and intersects the horizontal plane at point O. The binding includes two vertical plates arranged substantially parallel to the median plane, each of the vertical plates including a vertical groove into which one end of the transverse bar of the boot is insertable. The ends of said bar are held inside each groove by a pivoting cam elastically held in position. A first region of contact of the bar end is in contact with a front wall of the groove and the first region of contact is contained in a normal plane formed by the front wall of the groove. The normal plane is arranged perpendicular to the median plane and to the horizontal plane and the first region of contact is located at a distance in the backward direction from point O of between 0 and 30 millimeters. A second region of contact of the bar is in contact with the cam and the second region is contai…
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