Ski binding

Claim 1

A SKI BINDING FOR ATTACHING A SKI TO THE BOOT OF A SKIER COMPRISING A FRONT ABUTMENT ON THE SKI HAVING A REARWARD PROJECTION FOR CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TOE OF THE BOOT, A SKI PLATE HAVING DEPENDING RIBS CONTACTING THE SKI AND FASTENED THERETO TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL BRIDGE AND SIDE FLANGES SPACED FROM THE SKI, A HEEL CLAMP HAVING A BASE PLATE MOUNTED TO SLIDE ON SAID SKI PLATE AND HAVING GROOVES AT ITS EDGES COOPERATING WITH THE SIDE FLANGES OF THE SKI PLATE, A CLAMPING JAW HAVING ONE END PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE SLIDING MEMBER AND AN ABUTMENT AT ITS FREE END SHAPED TO CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF THE HEEL OF THE BOOT, A PULLEY MOUNTED TO ROTATE ON THE MEMBER BELOW THE CLAMPING JAW, A SPRING ACTING BETWEEN THE MEMBER AND PIVOTED JAW FOR ROCKING THE JAW UPWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PLATE, A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE JAW INTERMEDIATE ITS END AND EXTENDS AROUND THE PULLEY AND FORWARDLY UNDER THE PLATE TO A POSITION FORWARDLY OF THE TOE CLAMP, AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR PULLING THE CABLE FORWARDLY WHEREBY TO MOVE THE SLIDE FORWARDLY UNTIL THE FREE END OF THE CLAMPING JAW ENGAGES THE HEEL OF THE BOOT TO CLAMP THE BOOT BETWEEN THE JAW AND TOE CLAMP AND BETWEEN THE JAW AND SKI PLATE.