| 摘要 |
<p>An active highback system 14 is provided for automatically adjusting the snowboard boot 10 between a walking position and a riding position. The snowboard boot 10 is provided with an active highback support 54 that is adjustably mounted to a snowboard boot 10. During walking, the active highback support does not constrain the flexibility of the snowboard boot making it possible for the snowboard rider to walk easily. When the rider steps into the bindings 16 of the snowboard 12, the active highback support 54 engages a part of the snowboard or binding that causes the snowboard boot 10 to lean forward. In other words, the highback support 54 is positioned to engage the back leg portion of a snowboard boot to provide a rigid surface that holds the boot in a forward leaning position. The active highback support 54 is provided with an adjustment mechanism 52; 72 that allows the rider to adjust the amount of forward lean when the snowboard boot is engaged within the bindings of the snowboard 12. <IMAGE></p> |
