Snowboard boot and binding strap
US6543159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43C11/1493
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a removable strap for a snowboard boot to preventing the rider's foot from lifting in the boot. The ankle strap enables a soft boot to be used with both a strap-less step-in binding system, and a strap binding system. Another aspect is a snowboard binding including a strap adapted to releasably secure the snowboard boot and constructed and arranged to avoid creation of a pressure point at an instep bone of the rider. A further aspect is an apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap attached thereto. The strap is arranged to prevent the rider's heel from lifting in the snowboard boot, and is constructed and arranged to avoid creation of a pressure point at an instep bone of the rider.
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