Snowboard binding

Abstract

A snowboard binding including a retaining member which can be secured to a flat portion of a snowboard in order to hold locked on the flat portion a cradle which accommodates a snowboard boot, and screws which secure the retaining member to the flat portion and which can be loosened in order to permit the orientation of the cradle relative to the flat portion. The screws have respective control keys which are accessible on the retaining member in order to loosen and tighten them and the binding includes loss-preventing holding devices for the screws on the retaining member in order to keep the screws attached to the retaining member regardless of whether or not they are engaged in the flat portion.

1 . A snowboard binding comprising a retaining member which can be secured to a flat portion of a snowboard in order to hold locked on the flat portion a cradle which accommodates a snowboard boot, and screws which secure the retaining member to the flat portion and which can be loosened in order to permit the orientation of the cradle relative to the flat portion, the screws having respective control keys which are accessible on the retaining member in order to loosen and tighten the screws, characterized in that it comprises loss-preventing holding means for the screws on the retaining member in order to keep the screws attached to the retaining member regardless of whether or not they are engaged in the flat portion.  
   
   
       2 . A binding according to  claim 1 , the loss-preventing holding means having means for access to the control keys of the screws in order to permit access to the control key of the screws without removing the loss-preventing means.  
   
   
       3 . A binding according to  claim 2 , wherein the screws have heads widened with respect to a shank and are engaged in such a manner that they pass with the shank but not with the heads through respective openings in the retaining member in order to hold and lock the retaining member on the flat portion, the loss-preventing holding means including a plate-like element superposed on the retaining member and held thereon, the means for access to the control keys of the screws including openings in the plate-like element which are suitable for permitting access to the control keys of the screws but not for enabling the heads to pass through, with the result that the heads are sandwiched between the retaining member and the loss-preventing holding means.  
   
   
       4 . A binding according to  claim 3 , wherein both the retaining member and the plate-like element are discoidal.  
   
   
       5 . A binding according to  claim 3 , wherein the plate-like element is shaped, on the surface remote from the retaining member, as a snow-scraping device for snowboard boots.  
   
   
       6 . A binding according to  claim 3 , wherein the retaining member and the plate-like element are attached to one another with adhesive connection.  
   
   
       7 . A binding according to  claim 3 , wherein the plate-like element is formed from a resilient plastics material.  
   
   
       8 . A binding according to  claim 7 , wherein the plastics material is thermoformed EVA.  
   
   
       9 . A binding according to  claim 3 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       10 . A binding according to the  claim 1 , wherein the loss-preventing holding means is a plate-like element which is provided with securing means for securing it, with at least partial superposition, to the retaining member of the snowboard binding and which is provided with openings for access to the control keys of the securing screws of the retaining member.  
   
   
       11 . A binding according to  claim 10 , wherein the securing means comprise an adhesive film.  
   
   
       12 . A binding according to  claim 10 , wherein the plate-like element is shaped, on the surface remote from the retaining member, as a snow-scraping device for snowboard boots.  
   
   
       13 . A binding according to  claim 4 , wherein the plate-like element is shaped on the surface remote from the retaining member, as a snow-scraping device for snowboard boots.  
   
   
       14 . A binding according to  claim 4 , wherein the retaining member and the plate-like element are attached to one another with adhesive connection.  
   
   
       15 . A binding according to  claim 5 , wherein the retaining member and the plate-like element are attached to one another with adhesive connection.  
   
   
       16 . A binding according to  claim 4 , wherein the plate-like element is formed from a resilient plastics material.  
   
   
       17 . A binding according to  claim 5 , wherein the plate-like element is formed from a resilient plastics material.  
   
   
       18 . A binding according to  claim 6 , wherein the plate-like element is formed from a resilient plastics material.  
   
   
       19 . A binding according to  claim 4 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       20 . A binding according to  claim 5 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       21 . A binding according to  claim 6 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       22 . A binding according to  claim 7 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       23 . A binding according to  claim 8 , wherein the openings in the retaining member and in the plate-like element are slot-shaped.  
   
   
       24 . A binding according to  claim 11  wherein the plate-like element is shaped, on the surface remote from the retaining member, as a snow-scraping device for snowboard boots.  
   
   
       25 . A loss-preventing holding device for a snowboard binding having a retaining member which can be secured to a flat portion of a snowboard in order to hold locked on the flat portion a cradle which accommodates a snowboard boot, and screws which secure the retaining member to the flat portion and which can be loosened in order to permit the orientation of the cradle relative to the flat portion, the screws having respective control keys which are accessible on the retaining member in order to loosen and tighten the screws, the loss-preventing holding device comprising means for keeping the screws on the retaining member attached to the retaining member regardless of whether or not they are engaged in the flat portion.  
   
   
       26 . The loss-preventing holding device according to  claim 25 , wherein the loss-preventing holding device is a plate-like element which is provided with securing means for securing it, with at least partial superposition, to the retaining means of the snowboard binding and which is provided with openings for access to the control keys of the securing screws of the retaining member.  
   
   
       27 . The loss-preventing holding device according to  claim 26 , wherein the securing means includes an adhesive film.  
   
   
       28 . The loss-preventing holding device according to  claim 26 , wherein the plate-like element is shaped, on the surface remote from the retaining member, as a snow-scraping device for snowboard boots.