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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1987
Jean-Claude Brischoux, Seynod, FR;
Salomon S.A., Annecy Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A safety binding adapted to releasably hold a boot on a ski, including a device for securing the binding to the ski, a movable body with spaced lateral arms pivotably connected to the securing device, a jaw pivotably connected to the body which includes a device for engaging and holding a portion of the boot, and a device, which include a rocking lever, for biasing the jaw and the body towards the ski and for increasing the bias on the jaw in response to upward movement of the body. A platform, adapted to connect a safety binding to a ski, includes opposed side recesses adapted to be attached to the binding, and an inclined projection extending upwardly from the platform which includes a device for slidably engaging a device for biasing the binding toward the ski. A safety binding for a ski boot adapted to retain one end of the boot and to free that end when it exerts a force on the binding exceeding a predetermined threshold. The binding includes a movable body adapted to be connected to the ski by two lateral arms, a movable jaw adapted to retain the end of the boot and including a ramp located on its inner surface, an energization device including an elastic energy storage device, pushing elements, and a rocking lever, and a device for supporting the body which is adapted to be attached to the ski.