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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
K-2 Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Neubauer, Redmond, WA (US);
Nigel Bruce Edward Steere, Seattle, WA (US);
K-2 Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A splitboard () having a first ski (L) releasably attachable to a second ski (R) and operable in a snowboard mode and in a ski mode. Corresponding toe brackets () are attached to the first and second skis. A pair of forward slider blocks () and a pair of rear slider blocks () are attached to the first and second skis. Left and right bindings (L,R) include front hook portions () configured to releasably engage the corresponding toe brackets. The bindings are configured to slidably engage the forward and rear slider blocks in snowboard mode. Pull loops () are pivotable between a lock position, wherein a blocking portion () of the pull loop extends through an aperture in the binding to engage the slider block in the lock position. A heel stop () extends down from the binding to limit the forward slide of the binding.