Telemark ski binding assembly

A telemark ski binding assembly comprising:

• a toe retainer;
• a base, said toe retainer pivotally coupled to said base;
• a lock assembly, said lock assembly has an actuator assembly;
• said lock assembly adjustable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
• a heel retainer, said heal retainer rotatably coupled to said toe retainer;
• an actuator being part of said actuator assembly;
• a latch and a catch being part of said lock assembly;
• a knuckle pivotally coupled to said toe retainer;
• a pair of main tubes fixedly coupled to said knuckle;
• a rear case slideably coupled to said main tubes;
• wherein
• said heel retainer fixedly coupled to said rear case;
• when the lock assembly is in the unlocked configuration, said toe retainer is unlocked, said toe retainer and heel retainer both are rotatable together substantially inline, relative to the base, around a first center point;
• when the lock assembly is in the locked configuration, said toe retainer is locked, said toe retainer is restrained from rotating relative to the base, said heal retainer is rotatable relative to said toe retainer around a second center point, said second center point at a different location from said first center point;
• the heel retainer is biased against rotating relative to said toe retainer;
• and
• adjusting the actuator to a second position from a first position adjusts the lock assembly to the locked configuration, said adjustment to said second position, places said latch of the lock assembly and said catch of the lock assembly into an interference position with respect to one another, and in the interference position the latch and catch cooperate to restrain the toe retainer from rotating relative to the base.

A telemark ski binding assembly comprising:

• a toe retainer;
• a base, said toe retainer pivotally coupled to said base;
• a lock assembly, said lock assembly has an actuator assembly;
• said lock assembly adjustable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
• a heel retainer, said heel retainer rotatably coupled to said toe retainer;
• an actuator being part of said actuator assembly;
• a latch and a catch being part of said lock assembly, said catch having a surface delimiting a wedge shaped receptacle to receive said latch;
• wherein
• when the lock assembly is in the unlocked configuration, said toe retainer is unlocked, said toe retainer and heel retainer both are rotatable together substantially inline, relative to the base, around a first center point;
• when the lock assembly is in the locked configuration, said toe retainer is locked, said toe retainer is restrained from rotating relative to the base, said heal retainer is rotatable relative to said toe retainer around a second center point, said second center point at a different location from said first center point;
• adjusting the actuator to a second position from a first position adjusts the lock assembly to the locked configuration, said adjustment to said second position, places said latch of the lock assembly and said catch of the lock assembly into said interference position with respect to one another, in the interference position said latch extending into said wedge shaped receiver and in the interference position the latch and catch cooperate to restrain the toe retainer from rotating relative to the base.

A telemark ski binding assembly comprising:

• a toe retainer;
• a base, said toe retainer pivotally coupled to said base;
• a lock assembly, said lock assembly has an actuator assembly;
• said lock assembly adjustable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
• a heel retainer, said heal retainer rotatably coupled to said toe retainer;
• an actuator being part of said actuator assembly;
• a latch and a catch being part of said lock assembly;
• wherein
• when the lock assembly is in the unlocked configuration, said toe retainer is unlocked, said toe retainer and heel retainer both are rotatable together substantially inline, relative to the base, around a first center point;
• wherein when the lock assembly is in the locked configuration, said toe retainer is locked, said toe retainer is restrained from rotating relative to the base, said heal retainer is rotatable relative to said toe retainer around a second center point, said second center point at a different location from said first center point;
• adjusting the actuator to a second position from a first position adjusts the lock assembly to the locked configuration, said adjustment to said second position, places said latch of the lock assembly and said catch of the lock assembly into the interference position with respect to one another, and in the interference position the latch and catch cooperate to restrain the toe retainer from rotating relative to the base;
• and
• adjusting said actuator to said second position moves said actuator against an opposing force of increasing magnitude.