Inventors:
Peter M. Pontano - Seattle WA, US
Treu Hahnenberger - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
K-2 Corporation - Seattle WA
International Classification:
A63C 9/14
Abstract:
A snowboard binding () having a baseplate (), a highback () attached to the baseplate, and a strap assembly () including an instep strap subassembly () pivotably attached to the baseplate on one side, and releasably attachable to a mounting strap () on the other side. The baseplate includes a lateral toe wall (). The strap assembly includes a forefoot strap () having an upper leg () that engages the instep strap, optionally a medial leg () that attaches to the medial side of the baseplate, and a front leg () that engages a front end of the baseplate. The toe portion of the user's boot () is engaged by the forefoot strap. The user secures a boot to the binding with a single engagement mechanism, such as a ratchet buckle (), which secures both the instep portion and the forefoot strap portions of the strap assembly.