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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Brian D. Dennis, Vashon, WA (US);
John D. Martin, Vashon, WA (US);
Cameron W. Andrus, Vashon, WA (US);
Andy J. Aiken, Seattle, WA (US);
Cory W. Smith, Sandy, UT (US);
K-2 Corporation, Vashon, WA (US);
Abstract
A step-in binding system ( ) for securing a boot ( ) to a snowboard ( ). The boot includes a sole defining a toe end, a heel end, and a binding attachment surfaces ( and ). The boot also has an elongate, substantially U-shaped highback ( ) mounted to the exterior of the boot in the calf area thereof and extending from the ankle area to the top of the boot. The step-in binding system includes a toe and heel binding ( and ) attached to the snowboard for receiving and securing the boot to the snowboard. The step-in binding system also includes a lever arm ( ) attached to the heel binding for selectively releasing the boot from the binding. A lean support member ( ) is fastened near the rearward end of the binding for engagement with a stopper block ( ) secured to the highback to define a minimum forward lean angle of the boot and to limit the aft flexure of the ankle support portion of the boot when the boot is received within the binding.