Abstract: The invention describes a device (1) for connecting a sports shoe (2) with a sports device (3), in particular a shoe with a snowboard or a ski, or for braking a sports device (3), consisting of least one of the device parts (4), such as a toe piece (7), a heel piece (6), a binding plate (8), a brake device (5) and a locking mechanism (9) allocated to at least one of said device parts (4), which is arranged in one of said device parts (4) and comprises a locking bar (14), which can be displaced relative to a base part (11) of the device parts (4) and can be secured and locked at least in one of its end positions by a locking device (10).