| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D503736 |
Goggle frame |
April 5, 2005 |
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| D498784 |
Strap |
November 23, 2004 |
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| D402094 |
Portion of a snowboard boot sole |
December 8, 1998 |
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| D398439 |
Snowboarding boot sole |
September 22, 1998 |
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| 7618054 |
Convertible toe strap |
November 17, 2009 |
| A convertible toe strap for securing a toe area of a snowboarding boot is selectively and repeatedly convertible between different restraining configurations. The convertible toe strap includes a first configuration where one of toe lift or forward movement is resisted and a second c |
| 7614638 |
Convertible toe strap |
November 10, 2009 |
| A convertible toe strap for securing a toe area of a snowboarding boot is selectively and repeatedly convertible between different restraining configurations. The convertible toe strap includes a first configuration where one of toe lift or forward movement is resisted and a second c |
| 7566062 |
Highback formed of multiple materials |
July 28, 2009 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve a desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ a material of gre |
| 7516976 |
Strap for snowboard boots or bindings |
April 14, 2009 |
| A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boot |
| 7451998 |
Method and apparatus for indicating sliding board features |
November 18, 2008 |
| Method and apparatus for indicating gliding board features using an indicator adjacent an attachment point on the board used to secure an associated component, such as a binding, to the board. The indicator may indicate a board type (beginner, expert, etc.), a component used in the b |
| 7401423 |
Lace system for footwear |
July 22, 2008 |
| A boot incorporating techniques for making the process of tightening and loosening the laces of a boot more convenient for the wearer is disclosed. The boot may be provided with at least two independent lacing zones, the tensions of which are separately adjustable by the wearer. The |
| 7396036 |
Gliding board with varying bending properties |
July 8, 2008 |
| A gliding board, such as a snowboard, has improved lift or float in certain conditions, e.g., when gliding in powdered snow. A nose and/or tail of the gliding board may have a variable bending property to provide the improved float. In one embodiment, the nose and/or tail may have a |
| 7392602 |
Lace system for footwear |
July 1, 2008 |
| A boot incorporating techniques for making the process of tightening and loosening the laces of a boot more convenient for the wearer is disclosed. The boot may be provided with at least two independent lacing zones, the tensions of which are separately adjustable by the wearer. The |
| 7306241 |
Strap for snowboard boots or bindings |
December 11, 2007 |
| A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boot |
| 7293373 |
Lace system for footwear |
November 13, 2007 |
| A boot incorporating techniques for making the process of tightening and loosening the laces of a boot more convenient for the wearer is disclosed. The boot may be provided with at least two independent lacing zones, the tensions of which are separately adjustable by the wearer. The |
| 7281341 |
Lace system for footwear |
October 16, 2007 |
| A boot incorporating techniques for making the process of tightening and loosening the laces of a boot more convenient for the wearer is disclosed. The boot may be provided with at least two independent lacing zones, the tensions of which are separately adjustable by the wearer. The |
| 7204495 |
Highback formed of multiple materials |
April 17, 2007 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve a desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ a material of gre |
| 7077403 |
Highback with independent forward lean adjustment |
July 18, 2006 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of an upright support member including at least two portions that are to be contacted by and to support a rear portion of the rider's leg and that are movable relat |
| 6969075 |
Snowboard binding with reduced vertical profile |
November 29, 2005 |
| A snowboard binding includes a highback that is pivotally mounted relative to a base and movable between a riding position and a folded position. In the folded position, the highback may be positioned lower than an uppermost portion of a heel hoop. In one embodiment, all portions of the |
| 6926302 |
Adjustable binding strap for securing a snowboarding boot to a baseplate |
August 9, 2005 |
| A binding strap for use in a soft boot snowboard binding is provided, the binding strap including a flexible, unitary binding member having an ankle section connected to a toe section by a midsection. The binding strap may be configured and dimensioned to preferably provide a rider with |
| 6899349 |
Snowboard binding |
May 31, 2005 |
| A snowboard binding mechanism for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard includes at least one moveable engagement member having an open position and at least one closed position. When in the closed position, the engagement member is biased toward the open position. As a result, when a |
| 6886850 |
Snowboard boot binding |
May 3, 2005 |
| A boot binding, such as a snowboard boot binding, where an opening through the binding that may allow passage of undesirable substances onto the floor of the binding is covered by a gasket. The gasket may be permanently or removably attached to the binding, and may be rigid or, alternati |
| 6866273 |
Sliding device |
March 15, 2005 |
| A sliding device provides a binding-free apparatus suitable for trick and other riding on snow, sand, ice and other surfaces. An elongated deck to support the rider is elevated from and attached to an elongated runner, which provides a surface that slides on the snow, sand, etc. The runn |
| 6817068 |
Adjustable length strap assembly |
November 16, 2004 |
| A variable length strap including at least one elastic cord, such as a shock or bungee cord, to adjustably secure an article to a wearer is disclosed. At least one cord lock may be provided on the elastic cord to assist with adjustment of strap length by being selectively slidable along |
| 6808183 |
Binding mounting method and apparatus |
October 26, 2004 |
| A method and system for mounting a binding to a gliding board. In one embodiment, a single row of attachment features, e.g., threaded inserts, may be used to mount a foot binding to the gliding board. The attachment features may be equally spaced along the row, e.g., at 25 mm increments. |
| 6773021 |
Sliding device |
August 10, 2004 |
| A spacer for a sliding device connects a deck to a runner. The spacer may allow relative rotation, pivoting and/or sliding of the deck and the runner. The sliding, pivoting and/or rotating may reduce the stresses experienced at the attachment points of the spacer and the deck or the |
| 6758488 |
Snowboard binding |
July 6, 2004 |
| A snowboard binding mechanism for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard includes at least one moveable engagement member having an open position and at least one closed position. When in the closed position, the engagement member is biased toward the open position. As a result, when a |
| 6742801 |
Snowboard boot binding mechanism |
June 1, 2004 |
| A snowboard boot binding mechanism includes a base member having a recessed channel. A first plate is slidably attached to the base member. A first pair of engagement rods are fixedly attached to the first plate. Each of the first pair of engagement rods has a head disposed at an axial e |
| 6739615 |
Snowboard binding |
May 25, 2004 |
| One embodiment is directed to a snowboard binding including a base having a toe end and a heel end, and a guide that is adapted to guide a snowboard boot back toward the heel end of the base when the snowboard boot is stepped into the binding. Another embodiment is directed to a snowboar |
| 6736413 |
Highback with independent forward lean adjustment |
May 18, 2004 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of an upright support member including at least two portions that are to be contacted by and to support a rear portion of the rider's leg and that are movable relat |
| 6732383 |
Goggle with side arm for wearing with a helmet |
May 11, 2004 |
| A goggle having at least one side arm. The arms may be used to support the goggle on a wearer's head, and may be pivotally mounted to the goggle frame inward of an outermost portion of the goggle lens(es) or frame. The arms may reinforce the frame, in some cases, to help better retain a |
| 6726238 |
Snowboard binding |
April 27, 2004 |
| A snowboard binding system that incorporates the riding performance of a strap binding with the convenience of a step-in binding. The binding system includes a binding interface that is configured to be coupled to a step-in binding base, while also being configured to secure a snowboard |
| 6722688 |
Snowboard binding system |
April 20, 2004 |
| A snowboard binding system that incorporates the riding performance of a strap binding with the convenience of a step-in binding. The binding system includes a binding interface that is configured to be coupled to a step-in binding base, while also being configured to secure a snowboard |
| 6709003 |
Tool free system for adjusting the mounting location of an engagement member |
March 23, 2004 |
| A system for tool free disengagement of an engagement member from a base while the base is mounted to a substrate, so that the engagement member may be repositioned, tool free, in a new mounting location. The engagement member and the base include complementary locking members, and the |
| 6705633 |
Interface for engaging a snowboard boot to a snowboard binding |
March 16, 2004 |
| A snowboard binding system that incorporates the riding performance of a strap binding with the convenience of a step-in binding. The binding system includes a binding interface that is configured to be coupled to a step-in binding base, while also being configured to secure a snowboard |
| 6702315 |
Methods and apparatus for resisting gliding device runaway |
March 9, 2004 |
| A braking feature is provided that can resist gliding board runaway, i.e., uncontrolled gliding without a rider, or other movement of a gliding board, e.g., a gliding device having no foot bindings. The braking feature may always be active to resist gliding board movement, and/or resist |
| 6648365 |
Snowboard binding |
November 18, 2003 |
| A snowboard binding mechanism for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard includes at least one moveable engagement member having an open position and at least one closed position. When in the closed position, the engagement member is biased toward the open position. As a result, when a |
| 6631919 |
Wing-shaped leg support for a highback |
October 14, 2003 |
| A highback includes a wing-shaped leg support adjustably extending therefrom that cooperates with a rider's leg to transmit forces from the rider's leg to the highback. The support is movable between a plurality of positions relative to the highback so that the position of the support ma |
| 6588772 |
Sintered sheet plastic material and gliding board base material |
July 8, 2003 |
| A method for forming a sheet material suitable for use in manufacturing gliding board bases includes placing a first group of materials including plastic particles on a continuously moving surface in a first pattern, and placing a second group of materials including plastic particles on |
| 6575490 |
Adjustable pad for foot binding |
June 10, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for adjusting a position of a pad on a binding base. A pad can be adjusted to any one of an infinite number of positions relative to a binding base and/or without the use of tools. Adjustment can be provided by a drive mechanism, or by a locking device mounted to t |
| 6557884 |
Active engagement system for engaging a snowboard boot to a binding |
May 6, 2003 |
| A system for mounting a rider to a snowboard. The system comprises a snowboard boot; a snowboard binding; a first engagement member; and a second engagement member; wherein one of the first and second engagement members is mounted to the sole of the snowboard boot forward of the arch |
| 6557865 |
Highback with adjustable stiffness |
May 6, 2003 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is provided with stiffness adjustability for accommodating the rider's particular riding preferences. Adjusting the highback stiffness allows the rider to selectively increase |
| 6554297 |
Dive resistant buckle |
April 29, 2003 |
| A buckle for fastening a strap having a mounting location especially arranged relative to a force resolving location of the buckle to control dive of the buckle in a particular direction when the strap is cranked down. A mounting location includes a pair of flanges extending sideways |
| 6554296 |
Highback with independent forward lean adjustment |
April 29, 2003 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of an upright support member including at least two portions that are to be contacted by and to support a rear portion of the rider's leg and that are movable relat |
| 6543793 |
Highback formed of multiple materials |
April 8, 2003 |
| A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ a material of greater |
| 6543159 |
Snowboard boot and binding strap |
April 8, 2003 |
| One aspect of the invention is a removable strap for a snowboard boot to preventing the rider's foot from lifting in the boot. The ankle strap enables a soft boot to be used with both a strap-less step-in binding system, and a strap binding system. Another aspect is a snowboard binding |
| 6523851 |
Binding mechanism for a touring snowboard |
February 25, 2003 |
| A binding mechanism is used to securely couple board sections of a touring snowboard together. The binding mechanism includes a first interface mounted to at least one of first and second board sections and a second interface mounted to the base. A clamp is mounted to the first or second |
| 6520530 |
Core for a gliding board |
February 18, 2003 |
| A core for incorporation into a gliding board, such as a snowboard. The core includes anisotropic structures that are oriented so that a principal axis is non-parallel to the orthogonal axes of the board. The core may be tuned to provide anisotropic structures with the load carrying abil |
| 6502850 |
Core for a gliding board |
January 7, 2003 |
| A core for incorporation into a gliding board, such as a snowboard. The core includes longitudinal and transverse core segments with long grain configurations that are combined to adjust the edge hold and maneuverability of the board to accommodate particular riding characteristics. |
| 6488290 |
Adjustable binding strap for securing a snowboarding boot to a baseplate |
December 3, 2002 |
| A binding strap for use in a soft boot snowboard binding is provided, the binding strap including a flexible, unitary binding member having an ankle section connected to a toe section by a midsection. The binding strap may be configured and dimensioned to preferably provide a rider with |
| 6485035 |
Binding baseplate for a gliding board |
November 26, 2002 |
| A baseplate for binding a foot to a board, particularly suitable for application as a snowboard binding baseplate, maybe tuned to provide a certain level and/or balance of one or more performance properties including, but not limited to power transmission, responsiveness, feel, and c |
