Safety ski binder

Claim 1

A SAFETY SKI BINDER FOR HOLDING THE TOE END OF A SKI BOOT AGAINST MOTION, WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION A PIVOT PIN CARRIED BY A BASE PLATE AND ADAPTED TO BE SECURED ON A SKI WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLE FROM THE TOP FACE OF THE SKI, AN ABUTMENT MEMBER HAVING A BODY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PIVOT PIN, RESILIENT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID BODY AND SAID BASE PLATE FOR RETAINING SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER BODY IN ITS NORMAL OPERATIVE POSITION WHILE PERMITTING THE RELEASE THEREOF WHEN A TORSION STRESS EXCEEDING A PREDETERMINED VALUE IS APPLIED THERETO, SAID ABUTMENT MEBMER BODY CARRYING ON ITS REAR PORTION BEARING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED BY THE TOE END OF THE SKI BOOT SOLE, A PAIR OF LATERAL ARMS CARRIED BY SAID BODY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE TOE END OF THE BOOT, THE FRONT END OF EACH LATERAL ARM BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT A PIN CARRIED BY SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SKI FACE, ABUTMENT MEANS BEING PROVIDED FOR HOLDING EACH ONE OF SAID TWO ARMS AGAINST MOVEMENT IN ANY DESIRED ANGULAR POSITIONS TO PERMIT THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE RELATIVE SPACING OF THE FREE END OF SAID ARMS.