Ski brake
AssigneeTMC Corporation
InventorHans Horn
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Abstract
An automatically actuated ski brake is associated with a heel holding device and is activated upon opening of the heel holding device. The brake includes a pair of pivoted spur members resiliently urged into braking position. A catch or lock device is arranged for holding the pivoted members above the ski and a spring device urges the lock device into a position holding the brake members above the ski. The heel holding device is provided with a cam for moving the lock device away from locking engagement with the brake members when the binding moves to an open position. The lock device includes a camming member permitting the cam to ride upon the lock member without releasing the lock member when the heel holding member is moved to a closed position.
Claims5
A ski brake for use on a ski, comprising:
- a base;
- a sole holder movably secured to said base and being movable between a ski boot holding position and a ski boot releasing position;
- at least one ski brake arm pivotally secured to said base and being movable between a retracted position and a braking position;
- first resilient means for biasing said ski brake arm toward said braking position;
- releasable locking means for holding said ski brake arm in said retracted position when said sole holder is in said ski boot holding position and for releasing said ski brake arm to permit movement of said ski brake arm toward said braking position in response to a movement of said sole holder to said ski boot releasing position, said releasable locking means including a movable locking element on said ski brake arm and second resilient means therefor for biasing said locking element into locking relation with said base to effect said holding of said ski brake arm in said retracted position and a cam member operatively connected to said sole holder and engaging said locking element and being movable in response to a movement of said sole holder, said cam member effecting an unlocking of said locking element from said base in response to said movement of said sole holder so that said first resilient means will urge said ski brake arm to said braking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.