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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
James Laughlin, Burlington, VT (US);
Ryan Coulter, Morrisville, VT (US);
The Burton Corporation, Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
A baseplate for binding a foot to a board, particularly suitable for application as a snowboard binding baseplate, maybe tuned to provide a certain level and/or balance of one or more performance properties including, but not limited to power transmission, responsiveness, feel, and comfort. The binding baseplate may include localized regions of varying stiffness to provide a specific performance property. Consequently, the binding baseplate may include a specific stiffness characteristic at a location where the boot engagement members are mounted, providing a desired response of the binding baseplate to forces that may be generated by the rider during turns, landing jumps, and otherwise during riding.