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Snowboard safety strap
Assignee: SQUEEZE LOCK Inc A CORP OF OREGON
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Filing: 1989-06-01
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Granted: 1991-06-25
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Expires: 2009-06-01
Abstract
Abstract The safety strap of the invention includes a fastener which is secured to a snowboard, and a length of cable, having a loop at each end thereof. One of the loops is secured to the fastener while the other end has an attachment device secured to it. A leg strap is worn by a snowboard user. The strap is secured about the user's leg and has a connection thereon for receiving the attachment device at the other end of the cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert B. Stuart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:01
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C5/00; A63C5/06; A63C5/03; A63C9/00; A63C9/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A snowboard safety strap for use on a snowboard having a binding fixed thereon, comprising: a fastener secured to the snowboard at a predetermined location between an upper surface of the snowboard and a lower surface of the binding which includes a tab, said tab having a first portion which contacts the upper surface of the snowboard and which has plural bores therethrough for securing said first portion to the snowboard, and a second portion, and a D-ring connector secured to said second portion for allowing connection of said cable to said tab; a length of substantially non-elastic cable having a loop at each end thereof, the loop at one end of said cable being secured to said D-ring connector, and an attachment device attached to the loop at the other end thereof; and an elongate, adjustable-length web which extends about the user's leg, said web having loop-and-hook fasteners thereon to secure the ends of the web to one another about the user's leg, said web having a connection thereon, including a flap formed from a doubled portion of said web intermediate the ends thereof and having a D-ring fixed between the doubled portion for receiving said cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A snowboard safety strap for use on a snowboard having a binding fixed thereon, comprising: a fastener secured to the snowboard at a predetermined location between an upper surface of the snowboard and a lower surface of the binding which includes a tab, said tab having a first portion which contacts the upper surface of the snowboard and which has plural bores therethrough for securing said first portion to the snowboard, and a second portion, and a D-ring connector secured to said second portion for allowing connection of said cable to said tab; a length of substantially non-elastic cable having a loop at each end thereof, the loop at one end of said cable being secured to said D-ring connector, and an attachment device attached to the loop at the other end thereof; and an elongate, adjustable-length web which extends about the user's leg, said web having loop-and-hook fasteners thereon to secure the ends of the web to one another about the user's leg, said web having a connection thereon, including a flap formed from a doubled portion of said web intermediate the ends thereof and having a D-ring fixed between the doubled portion for receiving said cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The safety strap of claim 1 wherein said cable has a predetermined length such that the cable may be extended around a fixed object, and the loop at the other end of the cable is constructed and arranged to receive a locking device therethrough, which locking device may be secured to said cable intermediate the ends thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The safety strap of claim 1 wherein said cable is of sufficient length to extend from said fastener through said ring fixed to said web and back to said D-ring on said fastener.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The safety strap of claim 1 which includes a second fastener secured the snowboard at a location distant from the first mentioned fastener, and said cable is trainable from said first mentioned fastener to said second mentioned fastener to provide a carrying strap for a snowboard.
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