Snowboard binding locking lever pull cable
View Patent ↗The present disclosure is directed generally towards closing a snowboard binding locking lever with a pull cable that protrudes forward, upward, or upward and forward from the highback of the binding. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a pull cable with a cable guide and a grip. Another aspect includes a semi-rigid bendable guide to act as an additional guide for the pull cable. Another aspect includes a magnet or notch to fasten the grip towards the front of the binding.
1. A pull cable for closing a rear-mounted locking lever located on a highback of a binding, the pull cable comprising:
a cable guide comprising a semi-rigid bendable guide; and
a pull cable having a first end attachable to the rear-mounted locking lever and a second end extendable through the cable guide,
wherein, the second end is capable of extending through the cable guide forward from the highback of the binding, and
wherein the pull cable is adapted to move the rear-mounted locking lever from an open to a closed position when the pull cable is attached to the rear-mounted locking lever and is pulled upon.
2. The pull cable of claim 1 , wherein the pull cable is semi-rigid.
3. The pull cable of claim 1 , further comprising a grip.
4. The pull cable of claim 3 , wherein the grip comprises a loop.
5. The pull cable of claim 4 , wherein the loop can be placed around a shoulder.
6. The pull cable of claim 3 , wherein the grip comprises a bar.
7. The pull cable of claim 6 , further comprising a slot on the binding into which the bar can be secured.
8. The pull cable of claim 3 , wherein the grip comprises a magnetic material.
9. The pull cable of claim 8 , further comprising a magnetic material on the binding to which the grip can be secured.
10. The pull cable of claim 1 , wherein said cable guide is molded into said highback of said binding.
11. The pull cable of claim 1 , wherein said cable guide is removably attached to said highback of said binding.
12. The pull cable of claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid bendable guide is curved.
13. The pull cable of claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid bendable guide is attached to said highback of said binding with a bracket.
14. The pull cable of claim 1 , further comprising a semi-rigid bendable guide cover.
15. A method of closing a rear-mounted locking lever located on a highback of a binding, the method comprising:
placing a boot in a binding with a locking lever in an open position; and
pulling a pull cable through a cable guide located on the highback of the binding from a position forward of the highback of the binding, the cable guide comprising a semi-rigid bendable guide, thereby closing the lever.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising securing the pull cable to the binding once the lever is closed.
17. A method of attaching a pull cable to a binding with a rear-mounted locking lever located on a highback of said binding, the method comprising:
attaching the pull cable to the rear-mounted locking lever;
attaching a pull cable guide to the highback of the binding, the cable guide comprising a semi-rigid bendable guide; and
disposing the pull cable through the pull cable guide, thereby extending the pull cable forward of the highback of the binding.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising attaching a grip to the pull cable.