Snowboard boot clip

Abstract

A non-locking boot clip, mountable on a snowboard, is provided. The clip permits a user to quickly, easily, and reversibly stabilize an unbound snowboard boot to the snowboard. The clip comprises a base and a retainer. The retainer is preferably cantilevered over the snowboard for easy clipping and unclipping of a boot to the clip. The clip preferably includes an adhesive layer to permit retrofitting of the clip to an existing snowboard so that the clip may be placed on the snowboard as desired by a user. Alternatively, a combination conventional mount and reversible mounting clip may be used.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A clip adapted to be mounted on a snowboard, the clip comprising: 
 a. a base defining an bottom surface and a top surface, the bottom surface adapted for mounting on a top surface of a snowboard; and    b. a retainer firmly affixed to the snowboard and defining a distal end vertically displaced from the plane of the base.    
     
     
         2 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer is affixed to the snowboard through the base.  
     
     
         3 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer is affixed to the snowboard at a mount.  
     
     
         4 . The clip of  claim 3 , wherein the retainer defines an arced body between the mount and the distal end.  
     
     
         5 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the retainer is formed of a semi-rigid material in order to accommodate different sizes of boots.  
     
     
         6 . The clip of  claim 1 , further comprising a knurled surface on the top surface of the base.  
     
     
         7 . The clip of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive backing on the base for mounting to the snowboard.  
     
     
         8 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the snowboard defines an axis and further wherein the retainer extends parallel to the axis of the snowboard.  
     
     
         9 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the snowboard defines an axis and further wherein the retainer extends perpendicular to the axis of the snowboard.  
     
     
         10 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the base extends beneath a binding on the snowboard.