Safety toe unit for a ski binding

A safety toe unit for a ski binding comprising a binding housing for fastening to a ski, a toe clamp disposed at the rear of the housing and adapted to locate the toe portion of a ski boot, a vertically extending freely rotatable but axially located adjustment screw carried by said toe clamp for adjusting the vertical height thereof, spring means adapted to draw the toe clamp against the housing via a draw rod disposed within the housing and extending through an opening therein said opening being sized to locate the draw rod in the vertical direction but to permit sideways movement thereof, a first pair of complementary abutment surfaces provided between the toe clamp and the housing and located to one side of the draw rod, a second pair of complementary abutment surfaces provided between the toe clamp and the housing and located to the other side of the draw rod, said first and second pairs of complementary abutment surfaces defining respective first and second pivot axes respectively enabling sideways pivotal movement of the sole clamp to a respective side of a housing with simultaneous separation of the pair of complementary abutment surfaces defining the other of said pivot axes and simultaneous movement of said draw rod, there being further provided a pivot pin arranged parallel to said adjustment screw and located in bores in the toe clamp for directly pivotally connecting said toe clamp to said draw rod, said pivot pin being vertically displaceable relative to one of said toe clamp and said draw bar, and said adjustment screw being connected to said draw rod via a screw-threaded connection whereby adjustment of said adjustment screw varies the vertical position of said toe clamp but the force of said spring means does not act on said adjustment screw.