Systems, Methods, and Devices for Snowboard Binding Assemblies

Abstract

A snowboard binding with magnetic assistance for aligning a ladder with a buckle is provided, the snowboard binding comprising an ankle guard attached to a first side of the snowboard binding, the ankle guard comprising an ankle strap and an ankle buckle configured to receive an ankle ladder for securing a boot to the snowboard binding, wherein the ankle buckle comprises a binding extension comprising a first magnetic material; and the ankle ladder attached to a second side of the snowboard binding, the ankle ladder comprising a ferromagnetic material, wherein the ferromagnetic material is attracted by the first magnetic material to align the ankle ladder with the ankle buckle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A snowboard binding with magnetic assistance for aligning a ladder with a buckle, the snowboard binding comprising:
 an ankle guard attached to a first side of the snowboard binding, the ankle guard comprising an ankle strap and an ankle buckle configured to receive an ankle ladder for securing a boot to the snowboard binding, wherein the ankle buckle comprises a binding extension comprising a first magnetic material; and   the ankle ladder attached to a second side of the snowboard binding, the ankle ladder comprising a ferromagnetic material, wherein the ferromagnetic material is attracted by the first magnetic material to align the ankle ladder with the ankle buckle.   
     
     
         2 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic material extends beyond the ankle buckle to expose the first magnetic material to apply a force that pulls on the ferromagnetic material of the ankle ladder prior to inserting the ankle ladder into the ankle buckle. 
     
     
         3 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the ankle ladder further comprises at least one ridge to secure the ankle ladder with the ankle guard after inserting the ankle ladder into the ankle buckle. 
     
     
         4 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , further comprising a toe guard attached to the first side of the snowboard binding, the toe guard comprising a toe strap and a toe buckle configured to receive a toe ladder for securing the boot to the snowboard binding, wherein the toe buckle comprises a binding extension comprising another first magnetic material. 
     
     
         5 . The snowboard binding of  claim 4 , further comprising the toe ladder attached to the second side of the snowboard binding, the toe ladder comprising a ferromagnetic material, wherein the ferromagnetic material is attracted by the another first magnetic material to align the toe ladder with the toe buckle. 
     
     
         6 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic material comprises a magnet that produces a magnetic field. 
     
     
         7 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic material produces a magnetic field and the ferromagnetic material is pulled by the magnetic field produced by the first magnetic material. 
     
     
         8 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises at least one of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), or Dysprosium (Dy). 
     
     
         9 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the ankle ladder further comprises a pivot slot for attaching the ankle ladder to the first side of the snowboard binding. 
     
     
         10 . The snowboard binding of  claim 1 , wherein the ankle guard is configured to attach to a strap ladder for attaching the ankle guard to the second side of the snowboard binding. 
     
     
         11 . A snowboard binding assembly comprising:
 a buckle frame extension configured to attached to a buckle of a snowboard binding, the buckle frame extension comprising a first magnetic material that produces a magnetic field; and   a ferromagnetic ladder comprising at least one ridge and a ferromagnetic material, wherein the ferromagnetic material is pulled by the magnetic field of the first magnetic material to align the ferromagnetic ladder with the buckle prior to inserting the ferromagnetic ladder into the buckle and wherein the at least one ridge secures the ferromagnetic ladder with the buckle after inserting the ferromagnetic ladder into the buckle.   
     
     
         12 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the buckle frame extension further comprises a first plate that extends beyond the buckle to position the first magnetic material beyond the buckle for aligning the ferromagnetic ladder with the buckle. 
     
     
         13 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first plate comprises a magnetic slot for receiving the first magnetic material. 
     
     
         14 . The snowboard binding of  claim 12 , wherein the first plate further comprises a first plate fastener slot for fastening the first plate to the snowboard binding. 
     
     
         15 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first plate further comprises a first hook slot for receiving a hook located on the buckle for attaching the first plate to the buckle. 
     
     
         16 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the buckle frame extension further comprises a second plate comprising a second plate fastener slot for fastening the second plate to the snowboard binding. 
     
     
         17 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the buckle frame extension further comprises a second plate comprising a second hook slot for receiving a hook located on the buckle for attaching the second plate to the first plate and the buckle. 
     
     
         18 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first magnetic material comprises a magnet that produces a magnetic field. 
     
     
         19 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first magnetic material produces a magnetic field and the ferromagnetic material is pulled by the magnetic field produced by the first magnetic material. 
     
     
         20 . The snowboard binding assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the ferromagnetic material comprises at least one of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), or Dysprosium (Dy).