SNOWBOARD BOOTS OR STRAP DEVICE FOR BINDING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a binding or a boots strap which enables a user to tighten or loosen the strap easily, quickly and efficiently around own boots. SOLUTION: The strap contains a strap for engagement with boots which gets engaged with an engaging strap to be engaged with the boots or the binding. A structure so arranged as to easily tighten or loosen two strap pieces is provided to ensure that the user can get own feet into or out of the boots or tighten or loosen the boots onto a snowboard binding. The structure contains a tightening element which the user can pull to tighten the strap by moving the strap pieces. The tightening element has an accompanied mechanical advantage and a force applied to the tightening element further enhances the force to the strap. A retractor is utilized to receive an extra part of the tightening element left after the tightening of the strap. Hook and catch gears are used to separate the strap from the boots or the binding. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT