Ski binding
AssigneeTMC Corporation
InventorsAxel Kubelka, Gottfried Schweizer
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Abstract
An improvement in a ski binding arrangement wherein a ski boot is secured to a sole plate which in turn is releasably secured to a ski. The ski boot is pivotally secured by a front support to the sole plate and the heel of the ski boot is releasably secured to the sole plate. The ski boot is comprised of two parts, an upper leg part which is pivotally secured about a horizontal axis relative to the lower boot part. The heel holding assembly serves to lock the upper part of the ski boot to the lower part of the ski boot when the skier is using the ski boot in a downhill skiing environment. A movement of the heel holding assembly to a non-use or cross-country skiing position will facilitate a relative movement between the upper leg portion of the ski boot and the lower boot part.
Claims13
In a ski binding comprising a sole plate releasably secured to a ski and having a ski boot secured to said sole plate by a front support and a heel holding assembly, the improvement comprising a ski boot having a lower shell with a raised rear wall and an ankle cuff pivotally secured to said shell to allow pivotal movement of said ankle cuff in response to shifts in the weight of an individual using the boot, said cuff in part overlying said rear wall, said rear wall having an upper edge which is in the path of travel of the lower edge of the cuff so as to define a rearmost pivoted position on the cuff, said heel holding assembly, in the position of use, having first means engaging said lower shell to hold the boot heel to said sole plate, said heel holding assembly having second means including a stop member thereon positioned in said path of travel of said cuff to limit the degree of relative pivotal movement between said cuff and said lower shell.
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