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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Timothy Higgins, Fresno, CA (US);
Robert John Caputo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Polar Design, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 9/081 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 9/081 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a shock-absorbing apparatus for use with a variety of snowboards and binding systems. The apparatus includes a binding platform, at least one bearing assembly coupled to the binding platform and the snowboard, and at least one biasing assembly coupled to the platform and the snowboard. Each bearing assembly and biasing assembly are responsive to mechanical energy encountered by the binding platform or the snowboard during use by enabling the binding platform to swivel/pivot from or move along an axis that intersects a top surface of the snowboard.