Land vehicles – Runner vehicle – Standing occupant
Patent
1996-02-06
1998-03-17
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Runner vehicle
Standing occupant
280626, 280617, A63C 900
Patent
active
057277974
ABSTRACT:
A snowboard binding assembly with an adjustable backplate that can be quickly and easily positioned at a desired angle of inclination while on the slopes and without any tools. The binding assembly has a baseplate attachable to the snowboard with a forward end, a rearward end, and a heel brace toward the rearward end shaped to conform to a heel of a rider's boot. A backplate is pivotally mounted to the baseplate to adjust the desired angle of inclination between the backplate and baseplate. A plurality of teeth are positioned on the rear face to form a rack of teeth arranged on the rear face along a longitudinal axis of the backplate, and a movable block is attached to the rear face of the backplate along at least a portion of the rack of teeth so that the block can move along the longitudinal axis of backplate. The block has a front surface facing the backplate with a tooth that mates with the rack of teeth to inhibit upward movement between the block and the backplate along the longitudinal axis of the backplate. The block also has a base that abuttively engages with the heel brace to prevent the backplate from pivoting rearwardly beyond the desired angle of inclination. A quick-release locking mechanism is attached to the backplate for selectively securely engaging the tooth of the block with the rack of the teeth to prevent relative movement between the block and backplate along the longitudinal axis of the backplate. The releasable locking mechanism has an actuator adapted to be gripped by hand and a driver connected to the actuator. The actuator is selectively positionable in a release position to disengage the driver from the block so that the tooth disengages from the rack of the teeth and allows the block to move longitudinally with respect to the backplate. Similarly, the actuator is positionable in a lock position to engage the driver with the block so that the tooth engages the rack of the teeth and secures the block to the backplate against longitudinally upward movement with respect to the backplate.
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Johnson Brian L.
Preston Binding Company
Yu Min
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