Ski binding release checking device

Claim 1

IN A DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE RELEASE POINT OF THE HEEL ENGAGING PART OF A RELEASABLE SKI BINDING MOUNTED ON A SKI, A FRAME HAVING MEANS AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF ADAPTED TO UNDERLIE THE HEEL OF A SKI BOOT MOUNTED IN THE SKI BINDING, ROLLER MEANS ON SAID FRAME ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SKI REARWARDLY OF THE BOOT HEEL AND FORMING A FULCRUM FOR THE FRAME WHEREBY A DOWNWARD FORCE ON ITS REAR END WILL CAUSE AN UPWARD FORCE ON THE HEEL UNDERLYING MEANS AT ITS FORWARD END, A HANDLE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME ADJACENT ITS FULCRUM FORMING MEANS AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY THEREFROM, MEANS CONNECTING SAID HANDLE ASSEMBLY AT A POINT SPACED ABOVE SAID FULCRUM FORMING MEANS WITH THE REAR END OF THE FRAME SO THAT A DOWNWARD FORCE APPLIED TO THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS TRANSMITTED TO THE REAR END OF THE FRAME, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE TUBULAR ACTUATOR TELESCOPICALLY RECEIVED IN A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER AND A SPRING POSITIONED IN SAID ACTUATOR AND MEMBER AGAINST WHICH THE ACTUATOR IS MOVED BY THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY UNTIL THE RESULTANT UPWARD FORCE ON THE BOOT HEEL CAUSES THE BINDING TO RELEASE, AND MEANS WHICH COACT WITH GRADUATION MARKS ON SAID MOVABLE TUBULAR ACTUATOR TO INDICATE THE POINT AT WHICH THE BINDING RELEASES.