Toe piece for gliding apparatus and gliding apparatus equipped with such binding

A toe piece for a gliding apparatus to be used in a gliding sport, the toe piece comprising:

• two opposite tightening elements, each of the tightening elements having an area of a respective end carrying a respective tightening lug;
• the two tightening elements structured and arranged to be movable, in relation to one another, between two positions comprising:
• a boot-tightening position for tightening a front end of a boot, in which the tightening lugs are brought closer together so as to cooperate with corresponding lateral boot housings provided, directly or indirectly, in the boot to form a pivot axis for the boot;
• and
• an open position in which the tightening lugs are spaced apart so as to release the boot from the tightening elements;
• a stop structured and arranged to be movable between two positions comprising:
• an active position, in which the movable stop can engage a portion of the front end of the boot in order to longitudinally position the lateral housings of the boot substantially in an area of the tightening lugs;
• and
• a retracted position, in which the movable stop is positioned so as not to interfere with normal pivoting of the boot in an ascent phase of the gliding sport, the movable stop being in an active position when the two tightening elements are in an open position;
• the stop being directly connected to the tightening elements, so that a relative displacement between the tightening elements causes the movable stop to switch between the active position and the retracted position.