Ski bindings and ski brakes associated therewith
AssigneeVerrinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch Co. GmbH
InventorRalf Storandt
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Abstract
A ski brake including at least one brake arm is detachably associated with a ski binding. The brake arm is arranged for movement about a transverse pivot axis defined by pivot axle means located between a base plate of the binding and a heel plate for supporting the heel of the ski boot. The heel plate can be clipped into position on the base plate, with or without the ski brake present, by means of cooperating clip elements on the base plate and heel plate respectively. Three different embodiments are shown including a base plate mounting which allows the ski to flex freely and an arrangement for a ski brake having two transverse pivot axles interconnected by a torsionally loaded actuating loop.
Claims38
A ski brake arrangement comprising a ski brake having at least one brake arm, said ski brake being detachably associated with a base plate of a ski binding;
- a second plate having upper surface means adapted in operation to support a part of the sole of a ski boot, said second plate being connectable to and detachably associated with the base plate by means of cooperating clip elements provided respectively on said second plate and said base plate, and support means defined between said base plate and said second plate for detachably receiving pivot axle means associated with said brake arm with said pivot axle means disposed substantially parallel to the upper surface of said base plate and substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof, whereby to support said brake arm for corresponding pivotal movement.
A ski binding adapted to detachably receive a ski brake having at least one brake arm, the ski binding comprising a base plate, a second plate having surface means adapted in operation to support a part of the sole of a ski boot, said second plate being detachably associated with the base plate by means of cooperating clip elements provided respectively on said second plate and said base plate, and support means defined between said base plate and said second plate for detachably receiving pivot axle means associated with said brake arm with said pivot axle means disposed substantially parallel to the upper surface of said base plate and substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof, whereby to support said brake arm for corresponding pivotal movement.
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