Brake for skis

A device for securing the skis of a pair together, each of said skis having a pair of longitudinal edges, comprising:

• a ski brake mounted on the upper surface of each of said skis, each of said ski brakes having a braking arm projecting in the braking position thereof beneath the bottom surface of said ski and along a longitudinal edge of said ski and at an acute angle to a plane defined by the upper surface of said ski, said braking arm including a wire bar and a plastic braking wing covering said wire bar, said braking wing having a notch in a first surface of said braking arm;
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• projection means on said braking arm projecting outwardly of said braking arm from a second surface thereon, said projection means being formed in a portion of said wire bar, which portion projects outside of said plastic braking wing to provide a good resistance against wear, said second surface on a first braking arm associated with a first ski engaging said first surface on a second braking arm associated with a second ski when said first and second skis are positioned bottom-to-bottom, said first and second braking arms thereby defining a cross, said projection means on said first braking arm being positioned on a side of said second braking arm remote from said first ski to bar a free separation between said first and second braking arms, a portion of said braking arm adjacent said projection means being received in said notch with a minimum of flexing of said wire bar.