Land vehicles – Skates – Shoe attaching means
Patent
1994-03-14
1996-09-24
Dayoan, BethAnne C.
Land vehicles
Skates
Shoe attaching means
280 142, A63C 910, B62B 1300
Patent
active
055583555
ABSTRACT:
A binding, which is particularly suitable for snowboarding, provides an easy to use kick-in boot engagement feature and a number of convenient ways to disengage the boot in a relatively small, light weight and economical structure. The binding has a pair of movable arms pivotally connected to a base. The base is securable to, for example, the top surface of a snowboard. The arms cooperate with a portion of the base to form pin receptacles adapted to receive pin ends extending from the user's boot. The arms are pivotal to selectively open and close the pin receptacles. A boot according to an embodiment of the invention includes a hollow hinge, with a hollow opening of sufficient diameter to accept the protrusions of the ankle bones. This larger hinge area distributes the stress in the boot material around the hinge. A device for selectively restricting the amount of allowed ankle movement is provided on the boot in the form of a telescoping cylinder damping structure mounted to the front of the boot.
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