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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1985
Engelbert Spitaler, Neudorf, AT;
TMC Corporation, Baar, CH;
Abstract
A safety ski binding includes a base member having a sole holder pivotally supported thereon, and a locking mechanism biased by a locking spring can releasably hold the sole holder in a downhill skiing position. The locking mechanism includes a control surface provided on the rear portion of the sole holder and a locking lever biased by the locking spring into engagement with the control surface. A hand lever is pivotally supported on the locking lever and has a manually operable force arm, a load arm which can engage the sole holder and move it toward its open position when the force arm is moved in a first direction, and an extension which can engage the sole holder and move it toward its downhill skiing position when the force arm is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.