Safety binding
AssigneeEtablissements Francois Salomon et Fils
InventorGeorge Pierre Joseph Salomon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a safety binding providing automatic recentering of the boot on the longitudinal axis of the ski and comprises a retaining element for one end of the boot, the element consisting of a catch cooperating with a slope and adapted to move, in relation to the ski, between two positions. The end of the boot also comprises, above the slope which cooperates with the catch, a sliding surface pointing in a downward direction and also cooperating with the catch when the latter rocks from the first to the second position. The binding allows the skier to put his skis on while he is standing up and without having to look at the boots.
Claims14
A safety binding providing automatic recentering of the boot on the longitudinal axis of the ski when the binding is fitted to the boot with the skier standing upright;
- said binding comprising an element for retaining one end of the boot, said element comprising a catch cooperating with a slope located at the end of the boot and being mobile, in relation to the ski, between two positions:
- a first boot-removed position, in which the catch is lifted away from the ski, so that the skier may remove his boot from the binding;
- a second boot-fitted position, in which the catch is lowered towards the ski and cooperates with a slope located on the boot in such a manner that said boot is held to the ski;
- said binding being characterized in that the end of the boot also has a permanent sliding surface located above the slope which cooperates with the catch, said sliding surface being downwardly oriented and also cooperating with the mobile catch when the latter pivots from said first to said second position, thus centering the boot on the longitudinal axis of the ski and becoming partly embedded in the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.