| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280613000 | Operating mechanism located in or under boot | 23 |
| 20080224449 | Board Control Grip Step for Snowboards - This invention would significantly improve the ease of riding a snowboard on ski lifts where typically one foot must remain unbound to push off with. The invention allows for control of the board specifically through the diversion of the gravitational force of weight of the rider through forces of tension, elasticity, and leverage. The diversion of these forces allows the rider to steer roughly in the same manner as if their foot was bound. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080231020 | Snowboard Binding - A snowboard binding includes a base plate and a heel support attached directly or indirectly to this base plate so that it can pivot. Intermediate elements mount the heel support and can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the snowboard binding. Thus, the effective length of the snowboard binding can be adapted to the respective boot. Also, through different positioning of the intermediate elements, the heel support can be arranged diagonally relative to the longitudinal axis of the snowboard binding. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080277904 | Snowboard binding system - A snowboard binding system includes a boot unit and a binding unit. The boot unit has a boot cradle that has straps that are secured to a snowboard boot and lugs that extend from the sides of the cradle. The binding unit has retainers that releasably engage the lugs of the boot unit. The retainer includes a lever that has a cam and a lever handle and a compression member. When the boot unit is inserted into the binding unit, the lever is actuated to lock the compression member against the lug and securely fasten the boot and boot unit to the board. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080309052 | TOOL-FREE ADJUSTABLE BINDING FOR SPORTS BOARD - A binding is adapted for coupling footwear, such as a boot, to a sports board. The binding permits easy adjustment of the binding's position on the board, while also allowing for removal of the binding from the board for improved utility of storage or transport. Adjustment, engagement between binding and board, and removal functions may be accomplished without the use of tools or ancillary components. The binding includes a movable coupler element or elements that removably couple to a retaining disc to secure the binding to the retaining disc and the board. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090212534 | RELEASE DEVICE FOR A BINDING FOR A BOOT ON A GLIDING APPARATUS - A release device for a binding for a boot on a gliding board. The device includes a rotatable motor with an output shaft bearing a cam rotatable about a first axis; a lever pivotable about a second axis between a closed position and an open position, the lever having a large crank in contact with the cam, and a small crank; a tripper having at least one control tooth, which is in contact with the small crank when the lever is in the closed position, and at least one release tooth; a rod movable between a closed position and an open position, the rod being provided with a notch in which the release tooth is engaged when the rod is in the closed position. The motor can deliver a torque at its output shaft of less than 2 mN·m, or as little as less than 1 mN·m. The cam includes a plate bearing a cam groove, the cam groove including at least two distinct, contiguous portions, viz., an initial ramp and a release ramp, the initial ramp corresponding to a path of the drive finger substantially along an arc centered on the first axis and a minimal radius of close to zero. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090273163 | HINGED ROTATABLE BINDING SYSTEM FOR SNOWBOARDS - A hinged rotatable binding system for snowboards that eliminates leg pain while on the chair lift and in movement through lift lines. The binding system includes a base plate which is fixed to the snowboard and a top rotating plate which is mountable to a boot binding harness. A hinge plate connects the base plate to a mid static disk. The binding system includes a latch lever which acts as a hands-free locking system that is mounted through an outer ridge of the base plate and connected to a retractable plunger. The binding system is provided with an internal hinge and a number of friction plates therefore, fewer parts are needed. The hinged rotatable binding system for snowboards is a cost effective and light weight model with simple assembly features. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100013192 | SHOCK-ABSORBING SNOWBOARD ATTACHMENT DEVICE - Base for a binding device for attaching a boot to a snowboard, said base having a shock-absorbing portion ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100109289 | SNOWBOARD BINDING ACCESSORY - A snowboard binding accessory comprising a binding interface and snowboard interface, wherein the binding interface comprises a platform, and the snowboard interface comprises first and second discs. The platform is attached to a snowboard strap binding, and the first and second discs are fixedly attached to a snowboard. The platform comprises a circular recess that fits over the first disc. The second disc provides a rotating surface for the platform. The first disc comprises a channel that extends around the perimeter of the disc. Notches extend from the top surface of the first disc to the channel, and knobs extend horizontally from the side walls of the platform into the recess. To position the platform on the snowboard interface, the knobs are lined up with the notches, and the first disc is inserted into the recess. The knobs move horizontally within the channel, thereby allowing the platform to rotate. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100219613 | FOOTBED FOR GLIDING BOARD BINDING - A method and apparatus for providing a gliding board binding, such as a snowboard binding. The binding may include an adjustment indicator that allows for determination of a longitudinal position of the base relative to a gliding board, heel-to-toe position of the base relative to a gliding board and/or an angular position of the base relative to a gliding board when the base is secured to the gliding board. The adjustment indicator may be included with a footbed that is removable from a binding base, e.g., that includes a foot engagement member to secure a rider's foot to the binding and board. A removable footbed may include a toe portion that is adjustable in position relative to a heel portion of the footbed. A gliding board may include a channel for mounting a binding that is arranged in the board core so that no portion of the board core is located on top or bottom sides of the channel, and instead so the top and bottom reinforcement layers are located above and below the channel. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110193323 | Temporary binding apparatus - Binding apparatuses for binding two articles together are disclosed. In one embodiment the articles comprise a snowboard boot to a snowboard. A magnetic element is attached to the snowboard and a permeable element is attached to the snowboard boot. The magnetic element and permeable element are configured to develop a binding force that is sufficient to enable a snowboarder to readily perform certain simple maneuvers, such as dismounting a chairlift. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110316256 | MODULAR BINDING FOR SPORTS BOARD - Disclosed is a snowboard binding for coupling a snowboard boot to a snowboard. The binding includes a highback that extends upwardly from a midfoot or heel region of the binding to provide rear support for the boot. In one embodiment, the highback is formed of a plurality of modular components that each can be manufactured of a separate material to collectively provide desired structural characteristics to the highback. The attachment of the highback, its supporting elements and one or more straps to retain the boot within the binding are arranged such that certain attachment points are fixedly connected to each other and thus made to move synchronously when the position of the highback with respect to the binding's base is adjusted. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120074670 | Boot-Attachment Device on a Ski with Safety Interface - An arrangement for the disengagement of a boot-attachment element on a sliding board comprising at least one receiving element ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120086186 | ROTATIONAL INTERFACE FOR SNOWBOARD BINDINGS - A snowboard binding interface and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. The snowboard binding interface can be used to provide a quick and simple way of changing the orientation of a snowboarder's feet relative to the snowboard. In one embodiment, an interface includes a single rotational unit in a front binding interface and a non-rotational unit in a back binding interface that matches the height of the rotational unit. The rotational unit can move 360° so that a snowboarder can change position of one foot relative to the snowboard. The binding interface reduces boot heel and toe drag during edging on snow because the binding is elevated above the surface of the board, and the force to the edges of the snowboard is increased due to the leverage generated by the additional distance between the snowboard and the binding. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120126510 | RETAINING DEVICE INCLUDING A MECHANISM FOR REVERSIBLY LOCKING A BOOT ANCHORING ELEMENT - A device for retaining a boot on a sports apparatus, including a mechanism for reversibly locking the boot thereto. The mechanism includes:
| 05-24-2012 |
| 20120181778 | TOOL-FREE ADJUSTABLE BINDING FOR SPORTS BOARD - A binding is adapted for coupling footwear, such as a boot, to a sports board. The binding permits easy adjustment of the binding's position on the board, while also allowing for removal of the binding from the board for improved utility of storage or transport. Adjustment, engagement between binding and board, and removal functions may be accomplished without the use of tools or ancillary components. The binding includes a movable coupler element or elements that removably couple to a retaining disc to secure the binding to the retaining disc and the board. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130154238 | Tool-Free Adjustable Binding For Sports Board - A binding is adapted for coupling footwear, such as a boot, to a sports board. The binding permits easy adjustment of the binding's position on the board, while also allowing for removal of the binding from the board for improved utility of storage or transport. Adjustment, engagement between binding and board, and removal functions may be accomplished without the use of tools or ancillary components. The binding includes a movable coupler element or elements that removably couple to a retaining disc to secure the binding to the retaining disc and the board. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140001733 | SKI, BOOT AND BINDING BETWEEN A SKI AND A BOOT | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140138936 | BINDING FOR A BOOT ON A GLIDING BOARD AND A GLIDING BOARD EQUIPPED WITH SUCH BINDING - A binding for a boot on a gliding board adapted to be used during a sporting activity involving gliding phases, the binding making it possible to attach the boot of a user in a first longitudinal position in relation to the gliding board. The binding includes a plate having at least one slide; a base adapted to be attached to the gliding board; at least one rail fixed to the base and cooperating with the slide, the plate being movable in translation along the rail and in both directions, in relation to the base between a maximum advance position in which the plate is in support against a first stop, and a maximum retraction position in which the plate is in support against a second stop; a damping mechanism damping the translational movement of the plate in both directions, in relation to the base, and which positions the plate by default in a central position in which the plate is located, along the rail, between the maximum advance position and the maximum retraction position. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140239614 | Tool-Free Adjustable Binding For Sports Board - A binding is adapted for coupling footwear, such as a boot, to a sports board. The binding permits easy adjustment of the binding's position on the board, while also allowing for removal of the binding from the board for improved utility of storage or transport. Adjustment, engagement between binding and board, and removal functions may be accomplished without the use of tools or ancillary components. The binding includes a movable coupler element or elements that removably couple to a retaining disc to secure the binding to the retaining disc and the board. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140361514 | SAFETY SKI BINDING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a safety ski binding system for the releasable fixing of a ski boot to a ski having an adjustable release mechanism and fixed holding elements. In accordance with the invention, two latching elements which each project laterally from the ski boot and which cooperate with a holder element formed fixed to the ski as a heel holder are arranged at the ski boot. The invention further relates to a ski boot which forms a part of the aforesaid safety binding system. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150328530 | SKI BINDING - The present invention relates to a ski binding ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150335986 | Boot Binding System with Foot Latch Pedal - Boot binding systems for riding a snow gliding board, including a pair of boot bindings, each member of the pair having a toe latch pedal mechanism at the toe end of a baseplate on which the rider's boot rests, the toe latch pedal having dual function to either a) attach each boot binding to a ride mode interface in ride mode configuration or to b) attach each boot binding to a ski touring mode interface in ski touring configuration. In a “release position” the toe latch pedal is disengaged so that the baseplate assembly may be detached or switched between the ski touring mode interface and the ride mode interface in alternation. In a “lock position”, the toe of the rider's boot depresses the toe latch pedal and locks the boot binding onto the selected interface. As co-planar with the baseplate, the latch pedal also supports the rider's boot when in the lock position. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150360117 | Snowboard Binding System - There is disclosed a snowboard binding system for soft snowboard boots. The binding system is unique in that it connects the snowboard boot (and the snowboard rider) to the snowboard base by means of a circumferential leg strap joined to the snowboard base by means of vertical straps. All soft boot snowboard binding systems in the prior art utilize one or more straps that cover the instep area of the boot. This system provides manufacturing efficiencies, increased user comfort and performance advantages over prior art. | 12-17-2015 |
