(19)
(11) EP 1 616 783 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03

(21) Application number: 05015071.3

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B63B 35/81(2006.01)
A63C 9/00(2006.01)
 B63B 35/79(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 13.07.2004 US 587049 P

(71) Applicant: MOTION WATER SPORTS, INC.
Redmond WA 98073 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Crumrine, Scott
    Encinitas, CA 98073 (US)

(74) Representative: Paul, Dieter-Alfred et al
Patentanwalt Hellersbergstrasse 18
41460 Neuss
41460 Neuss (DE)

   


(54) Molded heel and toe piece for a wakeboard binding and method of making


(57) A toe and heel piece (3) for a wakeboard binding are formed as free standing three dimensional shapes prior to binding assembly. The toe piece (3) has a center body portion (5) that extends from a front edge (7) to a rear edge (9), the body center body portion (5) including a curvature that approximates the curvature between the top part of the user's foot and a shin part of the user's leg. The toe piece also has a pair of opposing flaps (13), each flap curving downward from the center body portion. The flaps can terminate in a flange (15), and the toe piece (3) can include means for binding it to hardware of the wakeboard. The heel piece tapers in width from a bottom portion to a top portion, and is molded to follow the contour of the user's of calf, ankle, and/or heel.







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