Ski binding part, in particular a front jaw

In a front jaw of a ski binding having a guide rail adapted to be fastened to an upper side of a ski and having support means thereon for supporting a jaw unit for movement in a longitudinal direction of said ski, said jaw unit having a housing and a locking means for locking said jaw unit in predetermined adjusted positions on said guide rail, said locking means including a locking part which is movably held on said jaw unit and a resilient means for continually urging said locking part into a form-locking selective engagement with a complementary locking recess on said guide rail, said front jaw having an operating member and means for operatively connecting said operating member to said locking part for effecting a disengagement of said locking part from said complementary locking recess, the improvement comprising wherein said housing has means defining a recessed portion therein, wherein said operating member is connected to said locking part at a support point and is provided with first and second surfaces defining an angle therebetween, each surface being spaced a different distance from said support point, said first surface engaging said housing when said locking part is engaged in said locking recess, said second surface engaging said housing when said locking part is out of engagement with said locking recess, wherein at least one of said first and second surfaces is urged into engagement with said housing by said resilient means whereby when said second surface engages said housing, said resilient means will hold said second surface in engagement with said housing and thereby hold said locking part out of engagement with said locking recess to thereby render said front jaw free to move along the length of said ski, and wherein said operating member is received in said recessed portion in said housing when said first surface engages said housing,