For a freestyle snowboard boot directed to so-called step-in bindings, a stance support system is disclosed, composed principally of a stance support shank; a bearing mount structured to be attachable to a snowboard boot heel counter, supporting a bearing having a bearing surface that is at least partially...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6076287?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6076287 - Stance-support attachment for freestyle snowboard boot
