Adjustable connection between ski and binding

Abstract

An adjustable connection between a ski and its binding, comprising an elevated platform that is attached to the ski at two longitudinally spaced points by supports that allow the ski to flex between the supports. Mounted on top of the elevated platform is a boot plate, to which the ski binding is attached. The boot plate is attached to the platform by screw connections that allow for rotation of the boot plate about a vertical axis, or for translation in the fore-and-aft or lateral directions. The supports, in one form of the invention, are individually adjustable in length so that the platform can be tilted laterally with respect to the top surface of the ski, or tilted longitudinally, or raised and lowered while maintaining parallelism with respect to the ski. Thus, the invention allows for rotational adjustment about any one or all 3 mutually perpendicular axes, as well as translational adjustment in all 3 planes, all without removing the ski bindings from the platform, or the platform from the ski. In another form of the invention, the canting adjustment (i.e., lateral tilting) is accomplished with wedges and translational adjustments are limited to fore-and-aft and to lateral movement. The boot plate is shiftable longitudinally with respect to the platform, and also laterally; and is rotatable about a vertical axis.

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