Shock absorber securement for a ski binding

A shock absorber for effecting a fastening of a ski binding to a ski having an upper belt, an internal core and a lower belt, said ski binding having a base plate means adapted to be secured to said ski, comprising an insert means adapted to be inserted through an opening through said upper belt and into said internal core of said ski for effecting a securement of said ski binding to said ski, said insert means including:

• an elongated hollow sleeve member fixedly anchored in said internal core of said ski so that a central axis thereof is oriented generally perpendicular to an upper surface of said upper belt, an end of said hollow sleeve member adjacent said upper belt being open, said hollow sleeve member having a smooth inner wall surface defining a first cross sectional area in a first plane perpendicular to said central axis larger than a second cross sectional area of said open end of said hollow sleeve in a second plane perpendicular to said central axis;
• a high strength layer member reciprocally received in said hollow sleeve member, said high strength layer member having a third cross sectional area in a third plane perpendicular to said central axis conforming in size to said first cross sectional area as well as a first part of a two part fastening means thereon;
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• an elastomer material member oriented between said high strength layer member and said open end of said hollow sleeve member so that said elastomer material member will be compressed as said high strength layer member moves toward said open end, said first part of said two part fastening means being connected to a second part to facilitate a securing of said ski binding to said ski, said connected first and second parts effectively uniting said base plate members to said high strength layer member.