Front jaw

In a front jaw adapted to be mounted on an upper surface of a ski, said front jaw having a housing with two pivotally supported, laterally spaced, two arm toggle levers thereon, each toggle lever having a long lever arm and a short lever arm, said toggle levers each being supported so that the long lever arm thereof is movable laterally outwardly against a force of a release spring housed in said housing, and a pull rod extending through said housing, the improvement wherein an intermediate lever is pivotally supported for movement about a first pivot axis provided on the upper surface of the ski adjacent a lower rear area of said housing, wherein said two short lever arms of said toggle levers are each loaded by said release spring in said housing acting through said pull rod on the angular intermediate lever, wherein a movably supported pedal mounted adjacent said housing is provided beneath a toe portion of a ski shoe, said intermediate lever being pivotal about said first pivot axle by a pivoting of said pedal by the ski shoe, and wherein means on said intermediate lever is provided directly engaging said short arms of said toggle levers on a side thereof to cause said long arms of the toggle levers to swing laterally outwardly when said intermediate lever is moved by operation of said pedal.