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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1988
Karl Stritzl, Vienna, AT;
Kurt Hoffmann, Vienna, AT;
Henry Freisinger, Vienna, AT;
Andreas Janisch, Tribuswinkel, AT;
Egon Brunnhuber, Vienna, AT;
Johann Zotter, Vienna, AT;
Egelbert Spitaler, Neudorft, AT;
Helmut Wladar, Vienna, AT;
Reinhard Muhlberger, Enzersdorf, AT;
Karl Dapeci, Harmannsdorf, AT;
TMC Corporation, Baar/Zug, CH;
Abstract
An endpiece for a safety ski binding attached to a ski, the endpiece comprising an elongated housing for disposition on the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski; a lever pivotably mounted to the housing, the lever including a first end having a bolt opening and a second end; a sole holder for exerting a downward force on the sole of a ski boot, and having a portion disposed beneath the lever, the sole holder also having an elongated bore extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ski; a bolt extending through the bolt opening and the bore, the sole holder vertically slidable on the bolt; a first spring disposed between the housing and the sole holder for urging the sole holder toward the ski; and a second spring for exerting a force on the second end of the lever for resisting rotational movement of the first and of the lever away from the ski.