| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280619000 | Heel cable and/or ankle strap type | 9 |
| 20090194972 | 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. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100253045 | Retainment Strap for Bindings Particularly for Snowboards - The present invention relates to a retainment strap for bindings particularly for snowboards that comprises an actuation lever fixable to a tie-rod coupleable to one side of a binding and engageable with a toothed strip fixable to the other side of the binding, the retainment strap further comprising an external sheath fixable to the base of the actuation lever and having a passage channel for the tie-rod. The tie-rod is provided with a plurality of selectively adjustable fixing zones for the base. Symbols that are viewable from a small window in the sheath are provided on the tie-rod in a manner to indicate outwardly the length adjustment for the retainment strap. The tie-rod is provided with a longitudinal slot for rendering the tie-rod more flexible. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20140291967 | 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. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150048597 | Stylized Apparatus for Bindingly Accepting a Strap Including Snowboard Improvements and Accouturements - An improved supplemental binding attachment scheme involving an extended strap and customizing tool enables customizing of a strapped article of leisure wear. The customizing tool may take the form of a stud, or any number of personalized shapes, including characters, strings, logos, icons and anything that attaches to show that any article belongs to a user. Kits, straps, and software based instructions are likewise included in the present disclosure. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150375088 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A BOOT ON A GLIDING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a device for receiving a boot on a gliding apparatus, such device comprising a binding base extending along a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and widthwise from a first side to a second side; a heel loop extending in the direction of the rear end of the receiving device, the heel loop being self-supported by at least one attachment point, the heel loop being connected to the binding base by a connection system comprising at least one point of attachment with the binding base. The connection system between the heel loop and the binding base enables relative spacing or approaching movement between the heel loop and the binding base, and comprises at least one connecting element connecting the rear portion of the heel loop to the binding base and limiting the spacing between the binding base and the rear portion while allowing the approaching movement. | 12-31-2015 |
| 280620000 | Attached to movable or releasable plate | 2 |
| 20140232087 | RECONFIGURABLE SNOWBOARD/ DOWNHILL SKIS AND BINDING - Combination ski-snowboard devices reversibly configured in both: a ski configuration comprising two skis each with both an inside and outside edge and a ski binding mounting systems, and in a snowboard configuration having two outside edges and two binding mounting systems. Methods for converting ski-snowboard devices from a snowboard configuration to a ski configuration and from a ski configuration to a snowboard configuration. A reconfigurable binding provides an interchangeable all-in-one binding for at least alpine touring, snowboard, split board and alpine ski mode. One aspect of the reconfigurable binding discloses binding connection adaptable for use in alpine touring and traditional ski mode. Another aspect of the reconfigurable binding discloses a bolt/pin pattern configuration for split board and snowboard mode. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150367226 | FIXATION SEAT FOR SKI SHOE - A fixation seat for ski shoe includes a seat, a connecting structure, a left support element, a right support element, and an ankle protecting board. The connecting structure is disposed on the seat for connecting with a ski board. The left and the right support elements extend upward and obliquely from two sides of the seat toward the rear side of the seat. At the rear side of the seat, the left support element is distant from the right support element a predetermined distance. The ankle protecting board is connected to tops of the left and the right support elements. | 12-24-2015 |
| 280621000 | Cable tightening mechanism mounted on ski | 1 |
| 20150021881 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD TO COUPLE A USER TO A RECREATIONAL DEVICE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for coupling a user to a recreational device. The apparatus includes a base plate, a heel cup, an ankle retention member, a toe retention member, a cable, at least one cable anchor, and a tensioning device. The base plate receives a user's foot. The heel cup is coupled to a heel end of the base plate. The ankle retention member extends over an ankle of the user and the toe retention member extends over a toe area of the user's foot. The cable anchor(s) are coupled to at least one of the base plate and the heel cup. The cable is receivable within the cable retention anchor. The tensioning device is coupled to the cable and reduces a length of free cable to increase a pressure applied to the ankle retention member and the toe retention member. | 01-22-2015 |
| 280622000 | With means to separate cable or pull cable from boot | 1 |
| 20150375087 | Ski Binding Heel Unit - An improved ski binding heel unit comprising a lateral heel release mechanism to release the heel of a ski boot from a ski is disclosed. The ski binding heel unit typically includes an independent vertical heel release mechanism, an independent lateral heel release mechanism, and a longitudinal pressure compensator. The improved ski binding heel unit allows a reduction in the height of the heel pad. This reduction in heel pad height is generally achieved by eccentrically positioning two or more of the springs within the heel unit while superpositioning the resultant centroid of the forces of friction between the lower housing and mating heel track structures that house at least one of the eccentrically positioned springs to foster smooth longitudinal displacement of the lower heel housing when the ski flexes and counterflexes. | 12-31-2015 |
