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Retention apparatus for a boot on a gliding board

US6182999A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
18References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1999
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A retention or binding apparatus for a boot on a gliding board, especially a snowboard. The apparatus 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 apparatus 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 apparatus 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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