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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Spark R&d Ip Holdings, Llc, Bozeman, MT (US);
Inventor:
William J Ritter, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
SPARK R&D IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Bozeman, MT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 10/08 (2012.01); A63C 10/06 (2012.01); A63C 9/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 10/08 (2013.01); A63C 9/002 (2013.01); A63C 10/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel ankle strap and a toe strap that secures snowboard or splitboard rider's boots to corresponding boot bindings. The straps are generally made from a one-piece molding that includes indented portions on the outside surface of the molding that creates corresponding outdented portions on the boot-facing surface for cushioning. The indented portions are bound by ribs, the ribs forming a continuous interconnected rib structure. As the outdented portions flex, the continuous interconnected rib structure helps the strap maintain its shape and structure.