US20130234416A1 - Rotary attachment device for snowboards - Google Patents

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US20130234416A1
US20130234416A1 US13/880,877 US201113880877A US2013234416A1 US 20130234416 A1 US20130234416 A1 US 20130234416A1 US 201113880877 A US201113880877 A US 201113880877A US 2013234416 A1 US2013234416 A1 US 2013234416A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/14—Interfaces, e.g. in the shape of a plate
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C10/00—Snowboard bindings
    • A63C10/16—Systems for adjusting the direction or position of the bindings
    • A63C10/18—Systems for adjusting the direction or position of the bindings about a vertical rotation axis relative to the board

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  • the present invention is applied in the extreme sports sector and more specifically in skating or sliding on snow-covered surfaces with a board called snowboards, and it relates to binding devices which allow the rotation of the rider's boot with respect to the board.
  • the object of the invention allows releasing the original position of the boots with respect to the board, which for the rider involves putting his/her knees in a comfortable position when he/she is not going down the snow-covered slope, when sitting on a ski lift or when he/she crosses flat surfaces, among others, thus preventing torsional stresses on the knees and therefore possible injuries.
  • the rider adopts this forward movement position on several occasions due to the fact that he/she is not sliding on the snow-covered surface mounted on the board at all times since he/she has to move to the chair lifts and drag lifts, and in many cases walk and cross flat surfaces because he/she has no more inertia to slide or because he/she has to move slowly forward in line waiting to get on these transportation means, so the rider is forced to free one foot from the board in order to be able to walk.
  • the rider will have no options but to force his/her leg joints, particularly the knee, to adopt a board position similar to the ski position, i.e., with the position of the longitudinal axis of the board parallel to the forward movement direction of the individual and not perpendicular, such that he/she avoids this problem described above.
  • the present invention relates to a binding device for snowboards that overcomes the drawbacks mentioned above since it allows the rider to perform a rotational movement of the boot with the rider being on the board and without the need of removing the foot from the boot or the boot from the binding by means of a movement consisting of pulling on an outer tensing member or pulling member located at the toe of the boot outwards, sliding the foot forward to release the boot from its anchoring position and performing the desired rotational movement by means of a continuous movement.
  • the binding device proposed by the invention comprises a base plate which can be attached to the board and a support plate which can attached to the boot, where said base plate allows a relative anchoring position of the support plate with respect to the base plate by means of a longitudinal movement performed by the support plate through the movement of the rider's leg; and where said support plate can also lose said anchoring position with respect to the base plate to allow a relative free position of the support plate, the support plate thus being able to perform the relative rotational movement with respect to the base plate.
  • the boot will thus be free with respect to any fixed position of the board, so torsional stress caused by the moment produced due to the weight of the board and to the external stresses as discussed in the previously described situations will no longer exist since the binding device is articulated when the restriction is released.
  • the device proposed by the invention is an improvement in the bindings used until now, and it solves the problem described above in a satisfactory manner, in the line of allowing less knee injuries, which is performed in a simple manner with the subsequent cost reduction for the rider and assuming fewer risks due to the method used, all this through a simple, integrated design which only requires slightly pulling on the pulling member for the activation thereof.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of all the assembled elements of the binding device for snowboards proposed by the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exploded schematic view of the elements of the binding device for snowboards proposed by the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows an elevational view of the cover, where the male projection is shown.
  • FIG. 4 shows a bottom plan view of the base plate, where the support plugs, the lower guide track, the movement delimiting member, the anchoring grooves and the curved shape of the sections of the base plate to allow the rotational movement of the support plate on the base plate are shown.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top plan view of the base plate, where the sections for engaging the guides or channels for the different possible positions of the boot are shown.
  • FIG. 6 shows a detailed view of longitudinal section A-A′ of FIG. 5 , where a detail of the guides or channels located on the surface of the base plate and the cavity through which the anchoring disc is connected to the base plate for binding the base plate on the board can be seen.
  • FIG. 7 shows a top plan view of the support plate where the first oval recess, the second oval recess and the cushioning foam can be seen.
  • FIG. 8 shows a detailed view of longitudinal section A-A′ of the assembled device where the rails of the support plate can be seen.
  • the depicted side structure does not correspond with the side structure in the preceding figures since there are multiple embodiment possibilities, this side structure not being a design object of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of the intermediate position of the binding device between the anchoring position and the free position, where the pulling member on which slight outward pressure is applied to activate the locking means to be able to release the anchoring part from the base plate is shown.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic view of the free position of the binding device, where the position starting from which the anchoring part can finish being extracted from the base plate to perform the rotational movement is shown.
  • FIG. 11 shows a schematic view of the anchoring position of the binding device, where the detail of the position of the pulling member and the retention means is shown.
  • FIG. 12 shows a schematic view of the anchoring position of the binding device, where the relative position of all the assembled elements with respect to one another is shown.
  • FIG. 13 shows a schematic view of the free position of the binding device, where the relative position of all the assembled elements with respect to one another is shown.
  • FIG. 14 shows a schematic view of the free position of the binding device, where the support plate is shown rotating with respect to the base plate.
  • FIG. 15 shows a schematic view of the free position of the binding device, where the support plate is shown rotated to the limit with respect to the base plate.
  • the binding device proposed by the invention comprises a base plate ( 4 ) which can be attached to the board and a support plate ( 2 ) which can be attached to a boot, where said base plate ( 4 ) allows a relative anchoring position of the support plate ( 2 ) with respect to the base plate ( 4 ) by means of a longitudinal movement performed by the support plate ( 2 ) through the rider; and where said support plate ( 2 ) can also lose said anchoring position with respect to the base plate.
  • the guiding part ( 5 ) is preferably shaped like a heelpiece, as shown in FIG. 2 , having a curved section to allow the rotational movement of the support plate ( 2 ) on which it is screwed, another possible embodiment being that where said heelpiece is attached to the support plate ( 2 ), all of them being incorporated in the same part, together with the anchoring part ( 6 ) preferably shaped like the toe, which also has curved sections, as shown in FIGS. 2 , 9 , 10 and 11 , to allow the rotational movement of the support plate ( 2 ), as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 .
  • the base plate ( 4 ) has in one of its sections the lower guide track ( 18 ), as shown in FIGS. 4 , 5 and 6 , guiding the guiding part ( 5 ) through the upper guide track ( 16 ) of said guiding part ( 5 ), allowing the longitudinal movement of the guiding part ( 5 ) on the base plate ( 4 ) for establishing the anchoring position of the binding, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .
  • Said guiding part ( 5 ) further has a tongue ( 8 ) preventing snow from entering, located on the outer side of a section of the perimeter of said guiding part ( 5 ), as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the anchoring part ( 6 ) shaped like the toe has two anchoring grooves ( 9 ), which in turn have two cavities for housing two retention elements and for the travel thereof, said retention elements preferably being two special bolts with coupled travel guides, compressing two springs as the rider pulls outwardly on the pulling member ( 22 ), preferably a metal tensing member, as shown in FIGS. 9 , 10 and 11 , until allowing the free position of the device.
  • the anchoring grooves are located in the outer section of the base plate ( 4 ), as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the function of which consists of guiding and housing the anchoring teeth ( 7 ), as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 , serving to keep the boot, more specifically the support plate, anchored to the base plate ( 4 ) during the anchoring position.
  • Both the support plate ( 2 ) and the base plate ( 4 ) are provided with two rails ( 19 ) and two channels ( 10 ), respectively, engaging one another for guiding and limiting the movement of the support plate ( 2 ), performing a limited travel with respect to the base plate ( 4 ) due to a movement delimiting member ( 21 ) which acts as a stop to define the end of travel and which is comprised at one end of the base plate ( 4 ) as can be seen in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • both the rails ( 19 ) and the channels ( 10 ) is defined by the trajectory of the relative movement of the support plate ( 2 ) and of the base plate ( 4 ), respectively, and they extend along the surface of said plates, and they further have an engaging section ( 11 ), preferably a straight section, located at the ends for keeping the boot fixed in its anchoring position, as can be seen in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the base plate ( 4 ) and in FIGS. 12 to 15 showing the relative positions of the plates and being fixed to one another by the mentioned engaging sections ( 11 ).
  • This binding device further contains an anchoring disc ( 3 ) fixed by screws and connecting the base plate ( 4 ) to the board and keeping it fixed thereto, and having a threaded cavity located in a female projection ( 12 ) through which the support plate ( 2 ) is coupled through a first oval pass-through recess ( 14 ), as shown in FIG. 2 , and whereby said female projection ( 12 ) is attached to a threaded male projection ( 17 ) belonging to a cover ( 1 ), as shown in FIG.
  • an anchoring disc ( 3 ) fixed by screws and connecting the base plate ( 4 ) to the board and keeping it fixed thereto, and having a threaded cavity located in a female projection ( 12 ) through which the support plate ( 2 ) is coupled through a first oval pass-through recess ( 14 ), as shown in FIG. 2 , and whereby said female projection ( 12 ) is attached to a threaded male projection ( 17 ) belonging to a cover ( 1 ), as shown in FIG.
  • the base plate ( 4 ) also comprises a plurality of support plugs ( 20 ) preventing friction of the base plate with the board.
  • the support plate ( 2 ) is provided with a cushioning foam ( 13 ) located in places such as the side structures and the surface where the boot rests, such that the impacts received by the boot due to the clearance between the boot and the binding are favorably cushioned, preventing any type of vibrations caused by surface irregularities, etc.

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