Look Fixations S.a.

Look S.a.

Skis Rossignol Sa

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Roland Bardin

Michel Thevenet

Henri Peyre

Jean Bernard

Jean-Pierre Mercat

Florence Mandon

Christian Lucas

Patrice Viodet

Thierry Wunderlich

A ski binding comprises a slide ( ) fixed on the ski and a sliding base ( ). The binding is equipped with a ski brake which can be demounted and remounted. The brake has rigid retention means in the form of two hooks ( ). The two hooks engage, by virtue of a longitudinal (L) then transverse (T) engagement movement, two projections ( ) located on a reinforcement frame ( ) fastened to the base ( ).

Ski binding with a demountable brake

A ski brake consisting of a hoop (,) of spring metal articulated by its sides to a base (,) and having in its central part a flattened open loop (,) bearing on the base so as to form a return spring tending to hold the brake in the active position, the central part of the hoop carrying a pedal (,) fitted so as to tilt. The pedal has a protuberance (,) which engages in the open loop (,) when the brake is in the raised position. The pinching by the loop (,) on the protuberance lifts the pedal when the pressure on the latter is released.

Ski brake

Device for holding a boot on a gliding board, in particular a ski

Longitudinally adjustable mounting for a ski binding

A base intended to receive a ski binding thereon, said base comprising a slider (1) fixed to the ski, with a row of notches (4) parallel to the axis of the slider, and a fitted plate (5) sliding onto the slider, with a latch (6) engaged, by the action of a spring, in a notch of the slider, in such a way as to immobilize the plate on the slider, as well as a release lever (13). The latch (6) consists of a fitted part separate from the lever, sliding transversally to the plate, and the base also comprises a mobile element, like a shoe (16) which removes play between the plate and the slider, and may be moved to an active or inactive position by action on the release lever.

Longitudinally adjustable base for ski binding

Safety binding heelpiece for skis

In a ski brake with brake arms (12) and actuating arms (14) a pedal (16) is mounted to the actuating arms (14) about a second transverse axis (15). A linkage arrangement (17) is provided approximately parallel to the actuating arms (14) and is pivotally connected to the pedal (16) about a third transverse axis (18) and to the ski about a fourth transverse axis (19). The fact that the spacing of the second transverse axis (15) from the third transverse axis (18) is somewhat smaller than the spacing between the first transverse axis (13) and the fourth transverse axis (19) means that the pedal (16) can execute a small counter-pivotal movement on transfer of the ski brake from the braking position into the rest position.

A safety ski binding comprises a releasable front jaw (11) engaging one end of the ski boot (15) and a heel jaw (12) which engages a second end of the ski boot (15). A heel jaw housing (16) is mounted longitudinally displaceably in longitudinal guides (13) affixed to the ski. Preferably, there is at least some vertical and horizontal play between heel jaw housing (16) and longitudinal guides (13). Heel jaw housing (16) is urged by at least one thrust spring (14) against the ski boot (15) which bears on the one side on heel jaw housing (16) and on the other side on a longitudinally adjustable lock member (18) which is also affixed to the ski. Between the end of the thrust spring (14) bearing on the lock member (18) and the lock member (18), a force-resolving means (20), which resolves a part of the longitudinal force (F) of the thrust spring (14) into two opposite spreading forces (S), is disposed. Spreading forces (S) act on lock member (18) in the direction of the ski (21) and on heel jaw housing (16) in the direction away from the ski.

Safety ski binding

The safety ski binding is primarily intended to retain the toe end of a ski boot and comprises a yoke pivotally mounted on a cross-pin in a stationary hollow body. The jaw unit for retaining the ski boot is guided in longitudinal sliding motion within the yoke. The jaw unit is provided with semi-cylindrical grooves directed towards the ski boot and having the function of cooperating with support rods attached to the yoke. The jaw unit is also associated with a cylindrical roller which is directed away from the ski boot and is intended to cooperate with a locking lever. The ski binding provides compensation for the parasitic friction forces which arise from complex falling movements involving forward-fall and twisting motion as well as backward-fall and twisting motion.

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Varennes Vauzelles, France

Roland Bardin