Ski binding having a releasable boot plate provided with a ski brake
OwnerGeorges Pierre Joseph Salomoninventor
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Abstract
A ski binding of the type comprising a plate engageable by a skier's boot and a releasable mechanism for securing the plate on a ski and enabling the plate to separate from the ski if the skier should fall. A ski brake is supported by the plate and comprises at least one spade pivoted on the plate. A member movable by engagement with a skier's boot controls the spade so that the spade is retracted into an inactive position above the ski sole when the boot is placed on the plate and projects downwardly into an active position below the ski sole when the boot is separated from the plate.
Claims10
A ski binding comprising a plate engageable by a skier's boot, releasable means for securing said plate on a ski and enabling said plate to separate from said ski if the skier should fall, a ski brake supported by said plate and comprising at least one spade pivoted on said plate, and a member movable by engagement with said boot to control said spade so that said spade is retracted into an inactive position above the ski sole when said boot is placed on the plate and projects downwardly into an active position below said ski sole when said boot is separated from said plate.
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