Snowboard binding redesign

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Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 Market Research 2.1 Stakeholder Product Needs 3 Design Concepts 3.1 Seatbelt Strap Concept 3.2 Concept 2 3.3 Concept 3 3.4 Concept 4 4 Competitor Products 4.1 Pugh Chart 5 Gantt Chart 6 Team Member Roles 7 Summary 7.1 Hypothetical User Scenario 8 Appendix: Brainstorming Ideas List

Executive Summary

Market Research

Stakeholder Product Needs

Design Concepts

Below are the top design concepts. Included are sketches and descriptions to better illustrate the ideas.

Seatbelt Strap Concept

The original strap-in binding has two ladder straps and two riser with padded straps for a total of four straps per binding. When placing the snowboard boot into the binding, these four straps often get in the way. It is very common for the snowboarder to have to use their hand to move the straps out of the way in order for the boot to mate with the baseplate of the snowboard binding.

With the Seatbelt Strap concept, there are no straps that come between the snowboard boot and binding baseplate. As you can see from the below image, this concept makes it much easier for the snowboarder to latch into their bindings.



This concept replaces the two ladder straps with two retractable seatbelts and the two risers with padded straps with seatbelt locks, as seen below.



Because the seatbelt straps are retractable, nothing gets in the way while the snowboarder is latching into their binding.

Concept 2

Concept 3

Concept 4

Competitor Products

Pugh Chart

Description		Conventional Strap Bindings	Flow Bindings	K2 Cinch Bindings	Concept 1	Concept 2	Concept 3	Concept 4
Sketch		[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]	[[Image: |100px]]
Criteria	Weight	Datum 1	Datum 2	Datum 3	Concept 1	Concept 2	Concept 3	Concept 4
Manufacture and Assembly	3	0
Durability	3	0
Affordable	1	0
Aesthetics	2	0
Safety	3	0
Ease of Use	3	0
+		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Score		0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gantt Chart

Team Member Roles

Sean Hamilton: Stakeholder product needs, Gantt chart
Kaila Santiago: Market Research, survey
Spiro Kiroubalis: Patent Search, Concept sketches
Michael Li: Concept sketches, Pugh Chart

Summary

Hypothetical User Scenario

Appendix: Brainstorming Ideas List

Brainstorm List

1. Mounting disc easy adjust (spring-loaded)
2. Mounting disc easy adjust (lever mechanism)
3. Retractable straps
4. Rotating binding platform
5. Organic bindings
6. Magnetic attachment
7. Electromagnetic bindings
8. Solar powered electromagnet component
9. Skateboard rotated binding
10. Larger ratchet design
11. One strap design
12. Rear entry (hi back rotates downward)
13. Adjustable boot to board angle design (insert wedge)
14. Snap hook on boot instead of leash
15. Snap hook on bindings
16. Hi back folds outwards to remove snow
17. Surface color change
18. Binding cover
19. Customizable painting scheme
20. Adjustable binding height position
21. Padded binding tubes
22. Screwdriver compartment on binding
23. Built-in hi back compartment
24. Backpack strap in mesh between feet
25. Built-in speakers
26. Liquid dispenser on hi back
27. Customizable straps
28. Customizable ratchets
29. Binding boot liner insert
30. Straps on boots
31. Ski style binding
32. Built in compass
33. Built in thermometer
34. Digital clock display
35. Retractable ladder straps
36. Retractable toe risers
37. Insertable toe ramps
38. Interchangeable cushion pads
39. Integrated boot and binding
40. Integrated binding and board
41. Retractable radio antennae
42. Adjustable binding that fits various boot sizes for the growing kid
43. Coin pouch built in to the hi back
44. Translucent baseplate
45. Translucent ladder straps
46. Translucent hi back
47. Vibrating baseplate for when foot falls asleep
48. Vibrating hi back for when foot is numb
49. Temperature triggered heating pads
50. Clicker binding for rear boot
51. Built in handle for easy carry
52. Flat rear hi back for easy stacking of multiple snowboards
53. Interlocking bindings for easy storage
54. Built in alarm for when slopes close
55. Programmable mountain terrain map
56. Shoe to binding interface
57. Replace hi back with straps
58. Clicker binding with boot straps
59. Boot integrated with board; no binding
60. Two piece snowboard with boot on each; binding has strap connecting two pieces
61. Grip tape on snowboard top layer; no bindings
62. Cushion on bottom of heel cup to prevent scuffing boot while on the lift
63. Small tissue dispenser on hi back
64. Chapstick compartment on hi back
65. Remote controlled boot release
66. Retractable binding to board lock
67. Built in cable lock
68. Remote controlled alarm for if you can’t find your snowboard among all the other snowboards at the resort
69. Built in anti-theft protection
70. Ratchet and ladder strap engaged heel cup positioning
71. Stomp pad built in to side of binding
72. Boot and binding interface to fix boot against binding while getting off of lift