Device for raising a ski binding and ski equipped with such a device

A raising device for use with a ski having a top face, side faces, and a support region, said device used to accommodate a safety binding formed at a front end by a toe piece and at a rear end by a heel piece, said raising device comprising:

• a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm, said first opposing arm including a first bottom section comprising a first bearing point located on the ski,
• a first top section comprising a first floating end, said first floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said first floating end connected to the ski by a first viscoelastic block, said first block having a first upper face, said first upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a first intermediate section connecting said first top section and said first bottom section,
• said second opposing arm including a second bottom section comprising a second bearing point located on the ski,
• a second top section comprising a second floating end, said second floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said second floating end connected to the ski by a second viscoelastic block, said second block having a second upper face, said second upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a second intermediate section connecting said second top section and said second bottom section,
• wherein said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm partially overlap each other along a common longitudinal plane of the ski, and further wherein--
• said first intermediate section has a first section of reduced width;
• and,
• said second intermediate section has a second section of reduced width, whereby said first intermediate section and said second intermediate section intercross.

A raising device for use with a ski having a top face, side faces, and a support region, said device used to accommodate a safety binding formed at a front end by a toe piece and at a rear end by a heel piece, said raising device comprising:

• a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm, said first opposing arm including a first bottom section comprising a first bearing point located on the ski,
• a first top section comprising a first floating end, said first floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said first floating end connected to the ski by a first viscoelastic block, said first block having a first upper face, said first upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a first intermediate section connecting said first top section and said first bottom section,
• said second opposing arm including a second bottom section comprising a second bearing point located on the ski,
• a second top section comprising a second floating end, said second floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said second floating end connected to the ski by a second viscoelastic block, said second block having a second upper face, said second upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a second intermediate section connecting said second top section and said second bottom section,
• wherein said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm partially overlap each other along a common longitudinal plane of the ski, and further wherein said first intermediate section and said second intermediate section are connected by a joint, and--
• said joint comprises viscoelastic material.

A raising device for use with a ski having a top face, side faces, and a support region, said device used to accommodate a safety binding formed at a front end by a toe piece and at a rear end by a heel piece, said raising device comprising:

• a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm, said first opposing arm including a first bottom section comprising a first bearing point located on the ski,
• a first top section comprising a first floating end, said first floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said first floating end connected to the ski by a first viscoelastic block, said first block having a first upper face, said first upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a first intermediate section connecting said first top section and said first bottom section,
• said second opposing arm including a second bottom section comprising a second bearing point located on the ski,
• a second top section comprising a second floating end, said second floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said second floating end connected to the ski by a second viscoelastic block, said second block having a second upper face, said second upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a second intermediate section connecting said second top section and said second bottom section,
• wherein said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm partially overlap each other along a common longitudinal plane of the ski, and further wherein--
• said first viscoelastic block and said second viscoelastic block have an intrinsic damping coefficient between 0.4 and 1.2.

A raising device for use with a ski having a top face, side faces, and a support region, said device used to accommodate a safety binding formed at a front end by a toe piece and at a rear end by a heel piece, said raising device comprising:

• a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm, said first opposing arm including a first bottom section comprising a first bearing point located on the ski,
• a first top section comprising a first floating end, said first floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said first floating end connected to the ski by a first viscoelastic block, said first block having a first upper face, said first upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a first intermediate section connecting said first top section and said first bottom section,
• said second opposing arm including a second bottom section comprising a second bearing point located on the ski,
• a second top section comprising a second floating end, said second floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said second floating end connected to the ski by a second viscoelastic block, said second block having a second upper face, said second upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a second intermediate section connecting said second top section and said second bottom section,
• wherein said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm partially overlap each other along a common longitudinal plane of the ski, and further wherein--
• said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm are between 2 mm and 10 mm in width.

A raising device for use with a ski having a top face, side faces, and a support region, said device used to accommodate a safety binding formed at a front end by a toe piece and at a rear end by a heel piece, said raising device comprising:

• a first opposing arm and a second opposing arm, said first opposing arm including a first bottom section comprising a first bearing point located on the ski,
• a first top section comprising a first floating end, said first floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said first floating end connected to the ski by a first viscoelastic block, said first block having a first upper face, said first upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a first intermediate section connecting said first top section and said first bottom section,
• said second opposing arm including a second bottom section comprising a second bearing point located on the ski,
• a second top section comprising a second floating end, said second floating end positioned in a raised position relative to the top face of the ski, said second floating end connected to the ski by a second viscoelastic block, said second block having a second upper face, said second upper face including means to accommodate the toe piece, and,
• a second intermediate section connecting said second top section and said second bottom section,
• wherein said first opposing arm and said second opposing arm partially overlap each other along a common longitudinal plane of the ski, and further wherein--
• said first viscoelastic block and said second viscoelastic are between 3 mm and 50 mm in thickness.