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An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914014 | Scooter footbelt A scooter footbelt includes a footbelt strap, a right foot receptacle and a left foot receptacle carried by the footbelt strap and a strap fastener carried by the footbelt strap. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7384048 | Rotatable binding apparatus for a snowboard A binding for affixing a boot to a snowboard that is being adapted to rotate between a plurality of fixed positions and having. (a) a first plate having plurality of holes between the top and bottom surfaces sized to engage fasteners. The first circular plate... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377551 | Collapsible snowboard pole A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip, and a handle at the top. The basket can slide between a lower tip-wa... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360782 | Crosscountry ski A crosscountry ski (1), the lower face (3) of which is curved to form a wax zone (2) positioned substantially in the region lying below the user's boot, wherein its upper face (11) has at least one recess (10), and wherein each rec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7306241 | Strap for snowboard boots or bindings 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... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275757 | Arrangement for longitudinal adjustment of two binding jaws of a ski binding An arrangement for longitudinal adjustment of two binding jaws of a ski binding has base parts which are guided for longitudinal displacement on guide elements attached to the ski. Strip-shaped or similar connecting elements extend parallel to one another in the dir... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267346 | Snowboard accessory The invention comprises a snowboard having an elongated plastic plank as its body with up curved remote ends. A pair of circular plates are fixed to the top of the plank spaced toward the opposite end of the plank to serve as base for mounting bindings thereon and t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222864 | Apparatus and method for determining the correct stance for riders of board-type title conveyances The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for determining a custom fit stance for the user of a board-type conveyance such as a snowboard, wake board, or the like. The apparatus comprises a housing having top, bottom, front, back and side walls de... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7147233 | Binding for keeping a boot attached to a snowboard A binding which is used to keep a boot connected to a snowboard, comprising a seat which is fixed to a board, a strap which is attached to the seat in order to receive a front part of the boot, a rear bearing shell for receiving a rear part of the boot and a mechani... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100927 | Articulated steerable sled This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing an articulated, multi-segment sled body having, on each segment, a pair of runners each having opposing convex side edges. These convex side edges allow turning to occur on each of the appropri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073809 | Snowboard binding A snowboard binding comprises base plate with an extension in the peripheral regions on either side of its longitudinal axis, and a U-shaped support element, each extension retaining a respective leg of the support element, which supports a back support pivotably di... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036830 | Binding for retaining a boot on a gliding or rolling apparatus A binding to retain a boot on a gliding or rolling apparatus, such as a snowboard, ski, or roller skate. The binding includes a linkage that connects first and second flanges. The linkage includes a first band attached to the first flange, and a tightening device at... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021649 | Boot for practicing a gliding sport, or snowboard binding equipped with strap parts providing gripping The invention relates to a snowboard binding including a baseplate and at least one strap formed from at least one strap part articulated relative to one side of the baseplate, capable of interacting with fastening mechanisin connected on the other side of the basep... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966563 | Safety device for snowboards A safety release mechanism for snowboards functions with standard contemporary snowboarding boots and bindings. Bindings that would normally be fastened to the snowboard are instead both fastened to a single binding support platform. A platform retention assembly, f... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938904 | Adjustable strap for a binding An adjustable strap assembly for securing a boot to a binding. The assembly includes a lateral strap, an instep pad, a medial strap and an adjustable retention assembly. In an implementation, the lateral strap has a first end for connection to a lateral side of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935909 | Apparatus and method for a gliding board for fluid riding sports A curved lower surface of a gliding board, such as a wakeboard or a surfboard, is provided with an anticlastic shape to resemble the shape of a saddle. The lower surface of the board is concave in a transverse cross section and convex in a longitudinal cross section... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929267 | Snow scooter and method of using snow scooter An apparatus is attachable to a conventional snowboard to convert the snowboard into a snow scooter having improved performance characteristics in comparison to those of the snowboard alone. The apparatus includes a member movable relative to the snowboard by either... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6817619 | Safety device for snowboards A safety release mechanism for snowboards functions with standard contemporary snowboarding boots and bindings. Bindings that would normally be fastened to the snowboard are instead both fastened to a single binding support platform. A platform retention assembly, f... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6695323 | Snowboard accessory The invention consists of a brake device for snowboards (5) comprising a fitting part (1, 2), which is attached to the board, and a braking part (3). The braking part (3) is attached to the fitting part (1, 2) and can be maneuvered from a non-braking posi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6279924 | Snowboard safety release binding A binding apparatus for a snowboard with which the boots of a snowboarder can be securely attached to the board while permitting release thereof upon application of a force greater than a preselected threshold. If a force of an undesirable magnitude in ei... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5865446 | Articulated two-section snow board An articulated two-section snowboard has a first and second section joined together for twisting and oscillation. Each section has an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer portion and an inner portion. A flexible connector joins the inner portions o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5765854 | Binding mounting system A binding mounting system for releasably mounting bindings on a ski apparatus comprises a binding plate having a front end and rear end, a first mounting structure positioned adjacent to the front end of the binding plate, a second mounting structure posi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5695210 | Releasable snowboard binding A step-in snowboard binding having a base plate for mounting on the top surface of a snowboard, a clamping plate for holding the base plate in a fixed rotational position on the board and a boot plate adapted to be fixed to the bottom of the boot and enga... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5609347 | Snowboard bindings with release apparatus A snowboard has a pair of bindings for a person's footwear. Each binding includes a laterally spaced apart independently moveable pair of binding straps and latches that can be engaged in latched positions over the vamp of the footwear for binding the foo... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5564719 | Ski boot release system for snowboards A snowboard having a pair of bindings for ski boots, with the bindings being arranged on the snowboard one behind the other. A release mechanism is provided for releasing a ski boot from the rearward binding wherein the mechanism is activated at a locatio... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544909 | Step-in boot binding A base includes a first bail that is pivotally connected to the base. A second bail is pivotally connected to the base. An operating arm is connected to the second bail and pivotally connected to the base. A trigger mechanism is connected to the second ba... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5503414 | Automatically releasing ski binding A binding for two feet in tandem on one ski that includes a boot for holding the front foot having a detachable toe holder and keeper means secured to the ski between the two feet for holding the forward boot heel. A further engageable member for the rear... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5368320 | Automatically releasing ski binding A binding for two feet in tandem on one ski that includes a boot for holding the front foot having a detachable toe holder and keeper member secured to the ski between the two feet for holding the forward boot heel. A further engageable member for the rea... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5277635 | Water skiboard with rotatable binding A skiboard system comprising a skiboard having a channel extending along a portion of the length thereof and two bindings secured, via the channel, to the skiboard. The bindings are design to be rotated between a locked starting position, where the long a... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5190311 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system is disclosed which uses a pair of cables extending from spaced points on a first forward boot plate to corresponding spaced points on a second rearward boot plate, with each cable passing through independent tensioning means for... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5156644 | Safety release binding In accordance with the invention, a kinematically correct safety release binding is provided. Specifically, the invention provides a safety release binding for attachment of a foot of a user to a riding device; comprising a first attachment unit formed to... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5145202 | Snowboard release binding A snowboard release binding consists of a boot holding plate which has vallate indents to engage a nipple in the release unit. As the boot holding plate is placed over the release unit, the nipple is depressed which allows the boot holding plate to be sec... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5094470 | Binding apparatus having linked binding assemblies A binding apparatus for a pair of boots of a skier on a snow-sliding board, such as a surf board or a monoski. The apparatus includes a front and rear passive type of binding assemblies, not including individual elastic biasing mechanisms. The binding ass... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5085455 | Sporting board with two boot bindings A snowboard has two boot bindings in the form of plate bindings (11, 11'), arranged at a considerable angle to the longitudinal direction of the board. The release mechanisms of the two plate bindings (11, 11') are coupled together in such a way that duri... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5069463 | Releasable binding assembly A releasable binding assembly for a gliding board such as a monoski or snowboard which includes a pair of binding elements, each of which includes a mechanism for elastically retaining a shoe or boot and for releasing the shoe or boot upon the exertion of... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5058910 | Automatically releasing ski binding A binding for two feet in tandem on one ski that includes a boot for holding the forward foot having a detachable toe holder and a movable retainer secured to the ski between the two feet for holding the boot heel. A foot-engaging member for the rearward ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056803 | Automatically releasing ski binding A binding for two feet in tandem on one ski that includes a boot for holding the front foot having a detachable toe holder and a movable retainer secured to the ski between the two feet for holding the boot heel. A foot-engageable member for the rear foot... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054807 | Releasable binding assembly A binding arrangement for use with a gliding board, such as a snowboard or monoski. The binding arrangement includes a first releasable binding for rigidly affixing a first boot to the gliding board and a second releasable binding for rigidly affixing a s... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5009441 | Ski board binding A binding assembly for a structure which is designed to facilitate rapid movement along the surface of the earth such as a ski board for water wherein the binding assembly includes an elastic cord which when stretched permits tightening of the binding ass... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4955632 | Safety fastenings for "surf" snowboards Safety fastenings for snowboards are mounted transversally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the board, characterised by the fact that they are provided with interdependent automatic releases, connecting two twin fastenings. The releases are brough... | 09/11/1990 |
