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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
John C. Duggan, Tonawanda, NY (US);
John C. Duggan, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
One embodiment of a foot or boot mounting for a sportboard such as a snowboard, wakeboard, mountainboard, surfboard, kiteboard, or similar article, having a tilted base plate () with a bearing raceway (B) or other means providing an axis of rotation that is inclined by a predetermined angular amount (α), pivotably guiding a tilted rotating plate () that has a top surface (T) tilted with respect to its axis of rotation by a predetermined angular amount (φ). Top surface (T) provides direct or indirect support for the bottom surface of a rider's foot. The tilt of top surface (T) is aligned relative to its axis of rotation such that the upward tilted portion is generally aligned toward the inside of a rider's foot. Thus, a rider's feet and body members are aligned more naturally while the rider is free to continually rotate his or her feet and change posture more comfortably.