Connecting member in particular for a safety ski binding which is equipped with a ski brake

In an apparatus adapted to interconnect a ski boot and ski, including binding means adapted to be mounted on said ski and engageable with said ski boot for releasably securing said ski boot on the upper side of said ski, said binding means automatically releasing said ski boot in response to a force in excess of a predetermined value which urges relative movement of said ski boot and ski, and further means for interconnecting said ski boot and ski, said further means being adapted for manual engagement and release, the improvement comprising wherein said binding means includes a plate which is disposed between said ski boot and ski and has a first opening in each laterally facing side thereof, where in said further means includes said ski boot having a second opening in each side of the sole thereof, said second openings being disposed approximately above said first openings when said ski boot is releasably secured in said binding means, wherein said further means includes a generally U-shaped, resiliently flexible connecting member having a bight and two legs, said legs each having an inward projection thereon at the end thereof remote from said bight, said bight extending generally transversely of said ski and said connecting member being pivotally supported for movement about a transverse horizontal axis between first and second positions, said projections on said legs each being engageable with a respective said first opening when said connecting member is in said first position and a respective said second opening when said connecting member is in said second position, and wherein said further means includes manually actuable operating means cooperable with said connecting member for flexing said legs resiliently outwardly and facilitating pivotal movement of said connecting member between said first and second positions.