WO1996029126A1 - Dispositif de fixation de cale-pied sur une planche de loisir - Google Patents

Dispositif de fixation de cale-pied sur une planche de loisir Download PDF

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WO1996029126A1
WO1996029126A1 PCT/US1996/003141 US9603141W WO9629126A1 WO 1996029126 A1 WO1996029126 A1 WO 1996029126A1 US 9603141 W US9603141 W US 9603141W WO 9629126 A1 WO9629126 A1 WO 9629126A1
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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
    • 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 invention relates generally to a mounting for securing a boot binding to a recreational board device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mounting useful in a snowboard assembly, including a rotatable platform for securing a boot binding and a housing secured to a board, which facilitates free rotation of the boot binding with respect the board. The invention also relates to the assembly of the mounting with a boot binding and a board.
  • snowboarders Because of this angled stance, snowboarders encounter certain difficulties in using chair lifts and other lift devices that were designed for skiers rather than snowboarders. However, snowboarders cannot readily adjust this often awkward stance because their angular position is fixed in relation to the board by the boot bindings. Further, while the stance of snowboarders is similar to that of "free-footed" skateboarders, snowboarders do not have skateboarders' free movement on the board because their feet are retained in the bindings. The lack of free movement on the board is limiting in that "foot-retained” snowboarders are unable to adjust to different surface conditions (such as icy, well-covered, flat or steep snow surfaces) and different recreational styles (such as freestyle or downhill), which may be better accommodated by a different stance. Additionally, while this lack of free movement or adjustable positioning on the board is often uncomfortable, it can also be dangerous, exposing snowboarders to risks of ankle or knee injury.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,028,068, issued to Donovan describes a mounting assembly for a snowboard which allows the rider to alter her or his stance on the board in a less complicated fashion.
  • the assembly includes an adaptor plate, a swivel plate, and a cable under tension which is used to restrain rotation of the swivel plate.
  • the Donovan assembly suffers from some key disadvantages .
  • the mounting assembly includes an adaptor plate which does not conform to the standard hole patterns of existing board designs.
  • the board must be retrofitted to accommodate the adaptor plate.
  • the moving parts of the mounting assembly are unprotected and thus, exposed to ice and snow during use.
  • the moving parts are subject to being compromised (i.e., clogged or frozen) such that they are inoperative in ice or deep snow.
  • the cable-based mechanism used to fix the swivel plate of the assembly in a certain angular position.
  • the springs tensioning the cable can be rendered inoperative and the cable itself can be compromised in its effectiveness in gripping and thus restraining the swivel plate from rotation.
  • the mounting assembly of Donovan is operationally vulnerable.
  • the mounting assembly of Donovan also presents significant safety concerns.
  • the assembly is bulky, distancing the snowboarder from the board which is the center of movement.
  • the swivel plate of the assembly is prevented from rotating only by the tensioning of the cable around the plate.
  • the tensioned-cable system of Donovan is subject to failure (i.e., a snapped cable) which could result in potentially dangerous, undesired rotation during use. It is therefore desirable to provide a sound mounting device that is easy to assemble and to use to adjust a user's stance in relation to the board.
  • a device is provided which is usefully assembled with a foot-retentive binding and a longitudinally extending board.
  • the device includes a rotatable platform adapted to secure the binding thereto, a housing adapted to be secured to a surface of a board which circumferentially surrounds at least part of the platform, and a pin operable to selectively fix a rotational position of the platform with respect to the housing.
  • the housing of the device is of a construction sufficient to hold the platform, while permitting its free rotation, therewithin.
  • the housing has at least one aperture which is alignable with an aperture in the platform. When the platform aperture is aligned with one of the housing apertures, an extended aperture is formed. The pin is insertable into the extended aperture to fix the rotational position of the platform with respect to the housing.
  • the user When the device is used to adjust a stance on a board, the user simply rotates her or his foot (and thus the binding), thereby rotating the platform within the housing to align the platform aperture and one of the housing apertures. The user then inserts the pin in the extended aperture to fix the rotational position of her or his foot in relation to the longitudinal axis of the board. As the pin lies in the extended aperture, it is well-protected from the environment.
  • the platform aperture lies in an area of the platform which extends beyond a periphery of the binding when the binding is secured to the platform.
  • the platform aperture is thus readily accessible to the user whose foot is retained in the binding, so that she or he can easily insert the pin into the platform aperture and further into the extended aperture when the platform and the housing apertures are aligned.
  • an assembly which includes a longitudinally extending board having an upper surface, a foot- retentive binding disposed above the board, and the above-described platform, housing and pin.
  • the platform is disposed between the binding and the board, while the housing which is adapted to be secured to the upper surface of the board is at least partially disposed between the platform and the board. The user simply places her or his foot in the foot- retentive binding of the assembly, adjusts and secures stance position if necessary, and commences recreational boarding.
  • the platform and the housing form an integrated assembly which is adapted to be secured to the surface of the board.
  • the rotatable platform is well-protected from the environment as it is permanently held within the housing. While so held, the platform remains freely rotatable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the board when the integrated assembly is secured to the board.
  • the housing apertures may be positioned so that the user may select any angular position (through 360°) in relation to the longitudinal axis of the board.
  • a first housing aperture may be positioned such that when it is aligned with the platform aperture, the orientation axis is approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the board.
  • a remaining housing aperture may be positioned such that when it is aligned with the platform aperture, the orientation axis is from approximately perpendicular to approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis.
  • the user's foot can be easily positioned in the snowboarder' s typical stance (approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis), the skier's typical straight-ahead stance, or any intermediate position.
  • the present invention provides a practical, durable and safe mechanical device which affords "foot- retained” boarders, particularly snowboarders, a flexibility with regard to stance angle similar to that enjoyed by "free-footed” surfers and skateboarders.
  • the device is compact to minimize the distance between the boarder and the board and thus, any resulting torque between the foot-retentive binding and the board.
  • the device is designed to be compatible with the standard bindings and the standard mounting patterns of existing boards.
  • the device may be an off-the-shelf unit which can be readily fit to commercially available boards without requiring customization or retrofitting.
  • the device can be mounted and dismounted with the standard tools employed to mount or dismount the bindings. Additional objects, advantages and features of the various aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of its preferred embodiments, which description should be taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
  • Figure 1 is a top elevational view of a set of foot-retentive bindings mounted on a board, according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a top elevational view, in close- up, of a foot-retentive binding mounted on a front portion of a board, according to the present invention.
  • Figure 3 is a top elevational schematic view, in overhead, showing three different rotational positions of a foot-retentive binding in relation to a board, according to the present invention.
  • Figure 4a is an exploded side elevational view of a foot-retentive binding, a board, and a device for mounting the binding on the board, according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 4b is an exploded side elevational view of the mounting of Figure 4a, but according to an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 4a and 4b are not drawn to scale.
  • Figure 5 is an exploded side elevational view of a device for mounting a foot-retentive binding to a board, according to an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 6 is an exploded side cross-sectional view of the device of Figure 5.
  • Fiagure 7a is an exploded side elevational view of an outer plate of the device of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7b is an exploded side cross-sectional view of the same outer plate.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a recreational sport board 10, such as a snowboard, which extends along longitudinal axis 12 between a front end 14 and a rear end 16.
  • Board 10 has an upper surface 18, which supports one or more foot-retentive bindings 22 and/or 24 thereabove, and a lower surface 20, which contacts a medium or surface 21 therebelow, such as a snow-covered surface, over which the board is to move.
  • bindings 22 and 24 may have heel supports 26 and 28, respectively. Bindings 22 and 24 are adapted to retain a user's foot in a heel-to- toe orientation which defines orientation axes 30 and 32 therethrough, respectively.
  • the bindings may have a set of straps (not shown), which typically fasten around the lower ankles and the tops of a user's feet to retain the user's feet in the bindings.
  • front and rear foot-retentive bindings 22 and 24 are shown as left foot and right foot retainers, respectively, it is to be understood that if orientation axes 30 and 32 are rotated 180° with respect to the longitudinal axis of board 10, the right foot is retained in front binding 22 and the left foot is retained in rear binding 24. Thus, simply by rotation of the orientation axes, the present invention can accommodate both right- and left- foot orientated boarders. Further, while the invention is described for convenience in terms of binding 22 on the front portion of board 10, it is understood that the description applies equally to binding 24 on the rear portion of board 10.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a front portion of board 10, the two directional arrows shown on the board schematically illustrating the direction of forward motion across medium 21.
  • Foot-retentive binding 22 is shown secured to a mounting device 34, which is disposed between the binding and the board.
  • binding 22 has securing apertures 36 through which securing means 38, which may be screws, bolts or the like, are extendable to secure the binding to the board.
  • securing apertures 36 and means 38 may be used to secure binding 22 to mounting device 34, as shown in Figures 5 and 6.
  • Similar securing apertures and means as shown in Figures 5 and 6 and described below, may be used to secure the mounting device 34 to board 10.
  • commercially available bindings and boards may be used conveniently, without necessitating additional machining or retrofitting.
  • mounting device 34 includes a platform 40, disposed between binding 22 and board 10, which is adapted to secure the binding thereto, as generally shown in Figure 2.
  • Mounting device 34 further includes a housing 42, at least partially disposed between platform 40 and board 10, which is adapted to be secured to the board.
  • Housing 42 circumferentially surrounds at least part of platform 40 to protect the platform from the environment and thus, to maintain its operational integrity during use.
  • the housing is of sufficient construction to hold the platform while permitting free rotation of the platform therewithin.
  • the interior circumference of the housing may be such that the housing effectively encloses or hugs the platform, while not impeding its free rotation therewithin.
  • platform 40 is rotatable through 360° with respect to housing 42 and, when mounting device 34 is assembled on board 10, with respect to longitudinal axis 12 of the board.
  • a rotational position of platform 40 is selectively fixed with respect to housing 42 by a pin 44, as further described herein.
  • pin 44 may be carried by device 34 via platform 40, for example, within a pin housing 46 which circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the pin. In this manner, the anti-rotation pin 44 is protected from the environment to maintain its operational integrity during use.
  • FIG. 3 schematically illustrates three possible rotational positions A, B and C of platform 40 and thus, binding 22, with respect to longitudinal axis 12 of board 10 (partially shown) .
  • Rotational position A is a position typically used by boarders, such a snowboarders, when moving in the forward direction ( Figure 2) over the medium. In this position, orientation axis 30 is approximately perpendicular (approximately 90°) to longitudinal axis 12.
  • rotational position C is a desirable position for boarders, such as snowboarders, when moving in the forward direction over a flat medium. In such circumstances, the boarder may disengage her or his rear foot from binding 24 and use it to push against the medium to generate movement over the flat medium.
  • Rotational position C in which orientation axis 30 is approximately parallel (approximately 0°) to longitudinal axis 12.
  • Rotational position B is an intermediate position between rotational positions A and C, which may be desirable for other purposes. In rotational position B, the orientation axis 30 is at approximately a 45° angle to longitudinal axis 12.
  • orientation axis 30 through 360° with respect to longitudinal axis 12 are possible for any purpose, such as to accommodate comfort or safety, other uses, maneuvers or preferences, a style of boarding or a boarder's personal style, right- or left-foot orientated boarders, or various chair lift or other lift devices that may be encountered.
  • Figure 4a schematically illustrates mounting device 34 (not drawn to scale), according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device is usefully assembled with foot-retentive binding 22 and board 10, as schematically shown in dotted lines.
  • Figure 4a is drawn semi-transparently to show the interior of housing 42 so that a part of platform 40 which is circumferentially surrounded by housing 42 is visible.
  • platform 40 has at least one aperture 50 therein.
  • Housing 34 has at least one aperture 54 which may be aligned with platform aperture 50 to form an extended aperture 56.
  • extended aperture 56 is vertically oriented as shown in Figure 4a, preferably the platform will have one aperture and the housing will have more than one aperture.
  • the boarder rotates the platform until the platform aperture is aligned with a selected one of the housing apertures to form an extended aperture at a desired rotational position.
  • platform 40 While platform 40 is freely rotatable within housing 42 in either direction shown by the two directional arrows, it can be selectively fixed in such a desired rotational position. Particularly, when extended aperture 56 is formed, pin 44 may be inserted into the extended aperture to fix a rotational position of the platform with respect to the housing. Thus, pin 44 is of sufficient length to extend at least through platform aperture 50 and into housing aperture 54 when the apertures are aligned to form extended aperture 56. When pin 44 is retracted from at least housing aperture 54 of the extended aperture 56, platform 40 is once again freely rotatable within housing 42.
  • the platform aperture 50 may be formed in an area of platform 40 which extends beyond a periphery of binding 22 when the binding is secured to the platform. In this manner, platform aperture 50 is accessible to the boarder when her of his foot is retained in the binding and thus, amenable to ready rotational fixing via pin 44.
  • mounting device 34 may be provided such that platform 40 and housing 42 form an integrated assembly adapted to be secured to surface 18 of board 10.
  • the integrated assembly may have securing apertures therein through which securing means (screws, bolts and the like) are extendable to secure the binding to the board, as further described with respect to Figures 5 and 6.
  • platform 40 is permanently held within housing 42 while being freely rotatable with respect to longitudinal axis 12 when the integrated assembly is secured to the board.
  • the boarder can select a rotational position with respect to the board by simply rotating her or his foot and thus, binding 22 and platform 40, aligning platform aperture 50 and housing aperture 54 to form extended aperture 56.
  • the boarder inserts pin 44 into extended aperture 56 so that it extends into the housing aperture 54, thereby restraining platform 40 from undesired rotation.
  • platform 40 may include an upper portion 58, which is adapted to secure binding 22 thereto, as previously described in relation to Figure 2.
  • Platform 40 may also include an intermediate portion 60 and a lower portion 62.
  • Intermediate portion 60 has an exterior circumference which is different than that of lower portion 62.
  • housing 42 has an interior circumference which circumferentially surrounds at least the intermediate and lower portions of the platform.
  • the interior circumference of the housing may be such that the housing effectively encloses or hugs the intermediate and lower portions of the platform, while not impeding its rotation therewithin.
  • housing 42 secures the rotatable platform 40 therein.
  • Housing 42 may be adapted to circumferentially surround upper portion 58 of the platform also, as shown in Figure 4b. This might be desirable for purposes such as providing device 34 with further structural integrity or protecting platform 40 further from the environment.
  • at least one housing aperture 54 and at least one platform aperture 50 may be placed such that upon alignment thereof, a horizontally oriented extended aperture 56 is formed between platform 40 and a surrounding portion of housing 42 adjacent thereto.
  • pin 44 and/or pin housing 46 may be carried by device 34 via housing 42 with the pin aligned with housing aperture 54, as shown in Figure 4b. While housing aperture 54 is shown to be alignable with platform aperture 50 in upper portion 58, it is understood that it could be otherwise disposed to be alignable with a platform aperture in the intermediate or lower portions of the platform.
  • extended aperture 56 is horizontally oriented as shown in Figure 4b, preferably the housing has one aperture 54 and the platform has more than one aperture 50.
  • the platform is rotated until a selected one of the platform apertures is aligned the housing aperture to form an extended aperture 56 at a desired rotational position.
  • the rotational position can then be fixed by insertion of pin 44, horizontally, into the extended aperture 56.
  • the rotational positioning of platform 40 is associated with a rotational positioning of extended aperture 56 with respect to longitudinal axis 12.
  • extended aperture 56 is, respectively, formed to be approximately parallel (approximately 0°), at approximately a 45° angle, and approximately perpendicular (approximately 90°) to longitudinal axis 12.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show mounting device 34 exploded in aligned disassembly, according to an alternate embodiment.
  • the device includes a bottom plate 66, a top plate 68, an inner plate 70 and an outer plate 72.
  • the device is assembled via various securing apertures in the plates and other structures which are adapted to receive means for securing a plate to another plate or structure, as further described herein.
  • securing means generally refers to screws, bolts and the like, and securing apertures are adapted to receive such securing means.
  • securing apertures such as screws 82
  • securing apertures such as securing apertures 78
  • a nut-and-bolt type securing system or the like could as easily be employed.
  • screws and apertures for receiving screws are shown and described hereinafter.
  • Bottom plate 66 has securing apertures 74, which are adapted to receive means for securing the bottom plate to board 10, such as screws 76.
  • Bottom plate 66 and top plate 68 have securing apertures 78 and 80, respectively, which are adapted to receive means for securing the bottom and top plates with respect to one another, such as screws 82.
  • top and bottom plates When top and bottom plates are so secured, they function similarly to the above- described housing 42.
  • Inner plate 70 At least partially disposed between the bottom and top plates is inner plate 70.
  • Inner plate 70 and outer plate 72 have securing apertures 84 and 86, respectively, which are adapted to receive means for securing the inner and outer plates with respect to one another, such as screws 88.
  • the inner and outer plates 70 and 72 are rotatable with respect to the bottom and top plates 66 and 68. Thus, when inner and outer plates are secured with respect to one another, they function similarly to the above-described platform 40.
  • outer plate 72 and inner plate 70 also have apertures 100 and 102, respectively, which provide access to securing apertures 74. These access apertures 100 and 102 allow the user to secure the bottom plate 66 to the board 10 without disassembly of the various plates of the mounting device 34. The user simply inserts securing means 76 ( Figure 6) through the access apertures 100 and 102 to reach securing apertures 74 and the securing apertures 19 in the board. Once the mounting device is secured to the board in this manner, the user can secure the binding to the mounting device, as previously described in relation to Figure 2.
  • the securing apertures 86 of outer plate 72 are adapted to receive means 38/88 for securing binding 22 or 24 thereto through securing apertures 36 in the binding.
  • inner plate 70 may have securing apertures 84, which are aligned with securing apertures 86 and similarly adapted to receive means 38/88.
  • pin 44 is carried on outer plate 72 and aligned with outer plate aperture 90.
  • Top plate 68 has at least one aperture 92 which is alignable with the outer plate aperture to form an extended aperture 94.
  • Pin 44 is insertable into the extended aperture.
  • inner plate 68 may have similarly alignable apertures therein, capable of forming a further extended aperture 98 into which pin 44 may be inserted further. While the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6 are shown and described as having a vertically oriented extended aperture 94 similar to that of Figure 4a, it is understood that this embodiment could be adapted to have a horizontally oriented extended aperture similar to that of Figure 4b.
  • mounting device 34 is assembled when the above-described means 76, 82 and 88 are used to secure plates 66, 68, 70 and 72 with respect to one another in a sandwich-like fashion in the direction shown by the directional arrows.
  • the plates are preferably thin relative to the thickness of board 10.
  • the mounting device is quite shallow, thereby minimizing the distance between binding 22 and the board surface 18.
  • mounting device 34 may be thinner than or of approximately the same thickness as the thickness of the board. The compact construction of the mounting device renders it capable of withstanding the significant torque generated between the binding and the board during use.
  • bottom plate 66 has an interior circumference adjacent to inner plate 70, which is adapted to circumferentially surround an exterior circumference of at least a lower portion 104 of the inner plate.
  • top plate 68 has an interior circumference adjacent to inner plate 70, which is adapted to circumferentially surround an exterior circumference of at least an upper portion 106 of the inner plate.
  • the interior circumferences of the top and bottom plates may be such that the top and bottom plates effectively enclose or hug the exterior circumferences of the lower and upper portions, respectively, of the inner plate, while not impeding rotational movement of the inner plate.
  • lower portion 104 and upper portion 106 of inner plate 70 are recognizable as the lower and intermediate portions of the platform (previously described), respectively, that are formed when inner plate 70 and outer plate 72 are secured with respect to one another.
  • the interior circumferences of bottom plate 66 and top plate 68 are recognizable, collectively, as the interior circumference of the housing (previously described), that is formed when the bottom and top plates are secured with respect to one another. In this manner, the platform is held within the housing while being freely rotatable therewithin.
  • Outer plate 72 is further shown in the exploded views of Figures 7a and 7b, as carrying pin housing 46.
  • the pin housing defines a first opening 108 and a second opening 110 and circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of pin 44 between these two openings.
  • the pin housing is adapted to align the pin with the vertical aperture 90 (or platform aperture) of outer plate 72.
  • the first and second openings of the pin housing may be aligned with aperture 90 and thus be effective to align the pin housed therein with the aperture.
  • pin 44 is extendable with respect to second opening 110 of the pin housing.
  • the pin may be under a mechanical force directed in a downward direction, as shown by the directional arrows of Figures 7a and 7b.
  • this downward direction is from the platform towards the housing. Under this downwardly directed mechanical force, pin 44 is extendable with respect to the second opening.
  • the downwardly directed mechanical force may be applied to pin 44 by way of a spring 114.
  • pin 44 has a peripheral projection 112 at a predetermined position below second opening 108.
  • the spring 114 is disposed within the pin housing and surrounds at least a portion of the pin between the first opening and pin projection. This spring is adapted to maintain pin 44 under the downwardly directed mechanical force.
  • spring 114 may be a compression spring which, in its natural expanded state, exerts a downwardly directed mechanical force between first opening 108 and pin projection 112.
  • pin 44 is also retractable with respect to second opening 110 of the housing.
  • the pin may be retracted by way of a pin head 48, which extends out of first opening 108 of the pin housing and is responsive to a force applied thereto in an upward direction.
  • pin head 48 which extends out of first opening 108 of the pin housing and is responsive to a force applied thereto in an upward direction.
  • pin projection 112 moves upwardly therewith.
  • spring 114 is compressed between first opening 108 and pin projection 112. In this manner, the downwardly directed mechanical force exerted by spring 114 may be overcome, allowing retraction of the pin with respect to second opening 110 of the housing.
  • pin housing 46 may be carried by housing 42. While the pin housing defines a first opening 45 and a second opening 46, as described above, it is adapted to align pin 44 with the horizontally oriented aperture 54 of the housing.
  • the first and second openings of the pin housing may be aligned with aperture 54 and thus be effective to align the pin housed therein with the aperture.
  • the pin may be spring-loaded, as described above, but wherein the spring (not shown in Figure 4b) is disposed between first opening 45 and a peripheral pin projection which is at a predetermined position inward from the first opening.
  • the spring is adapted to place the pin under a mechanical force in an inward direction from the housing towards the platform, as shown by the directional arrow of Figure 4b.
  • the spring may be a compression spring which, in its natural expanded state, exerts a inwardly directed mechanical force between first opening 108 and pin projection 112. In this manner, the pin is extendable with respect to the second opening of the pin housing.
  • the pin is also retractable with respect to the second opening, for example, via a pin head 48 which is responsive to an applied force in an outward direction.
  • mounting device 34 When mounting device 34 is provided with a spring-loaded pin, the boarder can easily adjust her or his rotational stance position on the board.
  • the boarder simply pulls on the pin head to retract the pin to remove it from at least the housing aperture of the vertical extended aperture of Figure 4a, or from at least the platform aperture of the horizontal extended aperture of Figure 4b.
  • the boarder then rotates her or his foot and thus, binding 22 and/or 24 and the platform, to align the platform and housing apertures to form the extended aperture at the desired rotational position.
  • the boarder fixes the selected rotational position by releasing the pin head, whereby the pin moves through the extended aperture under the mechanical force into the housing aperture of the vertical extended aperture of Figure 4a, or the platform aperture of the horizontal extended aperture of Figure 4b.
  • a convenient mounting device which accommodates a boarder's comfort and safety in a great variety of boarding situations she or he is likely to encounter.
  • the mounting device facilitates the boarder's adjustment of rotational stance position on the board.
  • the mounting device is a compact device which minimizes the distance between the boarder and the board and thus, the effects of operational torque.
  • the mounting device is constructed such that it is well protected and operationally viable in typical recreational boarding environments.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de fixation d'un cale-pied (22) sur une planche de loisirs (10). Le dispositif comprend un plateau rotatif (40) auquel est fixé au cale-pied et dans lequel est ménagé au moins une ouverture; le plateau pivote dans un bâti circulaire (42) qui l'entoure au moins en partie et qui vient se fixer sur la planche. Le bâti comporte au moins une ouverture (54) qui doit s'aligner sur l'ouverture (50) pratiquée dans le plateau de façon à former une ouverture plus importante (56). Le dispositif comprend aussi une broche (44) qui permet de choisir la position de rotation du plateau par rapport au bâti. On prévoit aussi un montage comprenant un cale-pied et une planche reliés par les éléments de montage décrits ci-dessus. L'avantage de l'invention est de permettre à l'utilisateur de régler facilement la position de rotation des cale-pieds par rapport à la planche.
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