Water ski with adjustable binding

Claim 1

A WATER SKI INCLUDING A BINDING, SAID BINDING COMPRISING A TOE PORTION AND A LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED HEEL PORTION, ONE OF SAID PORTIONS BEING MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY OF THE SKI AND COMPRISING A RIGID FRAME AND A FLEXIBLE, FOOT-EMBRACING MEMBER SECURED TO SAID FRAME, THE OTHER OF SAID PORTIONS BEING FIXED TO THE SKI, AND GUIDE MEANS FIXED TO THE SKI AND ENGAGING SAID FRAME FOR GUIDING SAID MOVABLE PORTION LONGITUDINALLY OF THE SKI TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID OTHER PORTION, SAID GUIDE MEANS AND SAID FRAME HAVING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED ABUTMENTS ON ONE AND A DETENT ON THE OTHER IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID ABUTMENTS FOR HOLDING SAID MOVABLE PORTION IN A POSITION ADJUSTED TO A SKIER''S FOOT, SAID GUIDE MEANS ALSO BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS PERMITTING VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FRAME RELATIVE TO SAID GUIDE MEANS TO PERMIT LIMITED VERTICAL SEPARATION OF SAID ABUTMENTS AND DETENT IN ORDER THAT SAID MOVABLE PORTION MAY BE MOVED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE SKI, AND SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER TRANSMITTING PRESSURE FROM THE SKIER''S FOOT TO SAID FRAME TO HOLD SAID ABUTMENTS AND DETENT ENGAGED WITH EACH OTHER WHEN SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER IS PRESSED AGAINST THE SKIER''S FOOT.