(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,460,871 Bi
Dodge (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 8,2002
(54) STEP-IN SNOWBOARD BINDING
(75) Inventor: David J. Dodge, Williston, VT (US)
(73) Assignee: The Burton Corporation, Burlington, VT (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/691,513
(22) Filed: Oct. 18, 2000
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/510,796, filed on Feb. 23, 2000, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application No. 08/753,343, filed on Nov. 25,1996, now Pat. No. 6,050,005, which is a continuation of application No. 08/674,976, filed on Jul. 3, 1996, now Pat. No. 5,941,555, which is a continuation of application No. 08/375,971, filed on Jan. 20, 1995, now abandoned.
(51) Int. C I. A63C 9/20
(52) U.S. CI 280/624; 280/14.22; 280/625
(58) Field of Search 280/624, 625,
280/617, 618, 607, 14.21, 14.22, 14.24,
633
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
A snowboard binding for securing a boot to a board, comprising a base, a first engagement member that is supported by the base and adapted to engage a first lateral side of the boot, and a second engagement member, pivotally mounted to the base, that is adapted to engage a second lateral side of the boot opposite the first lateral side of the boot.
47 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
