Ski brake

In a ski brake having a braking mechanism which has two braking arms and an operating pedal means which supports said braking arms, said braking mechanism being supported pivotally by a pivot axle means mounted on a holding plate adapted to be secured to the upper side of a ski, said pivot axle means supporting said braking mechanism for movement about an axis which extends substantially at a right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said ski, said braking mechanism being pivotal about said axis against the force of an erecting spring from a braking position into a retracted position, each braking arm being maintained in the retracted position of the braking mechanism above the upper side and inwardly of the two side surfaces of the ski by a force applied to an operating plate part of said operating pedal means and a braking arm extension operable by said operating plate, wherein after the operating pedal means becomes free, for example after a fall or a stepping out of the ski binding, the two braking arms project below the running surface of the ski, the improvement comprising wherein the braking mechanism is supported on the holding plate by interpositioning a support frame which is constructed of a multiply bent spring wire of which at least one individual section forms said pivot axle means for said support frame on said holding plate, the individual adjoining sections of the wire forming said support frame being connected to the wire section(s) which forms said pivot axle means, said adjoining sections forming at least one of an approximate square and an omega;

• wherein the sections of wire forming said support frame are coplanar and remain coplanar throughout the range of movement of said ski brake;
• and wherein connecting means are provided for releasably connecting said operating plate to said support frame, said releasable connection effecting a fixed positioning of said operating plate on said support frame.