Ski release binding

Claim 1

IN A RELEASE BINDING FOR SKIS INCLUDING A TOE BINDING FOR SECURING THE TOE OF A SKI BOOT TO A SKI, WHEREIN SAID TOE BINDING INCLUDES MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY URGING THE BOOT REARWARDLY ON THE SKI, A HEEL BINDING FOR RELEASABLY SECURING THE HEEL OF THE SKI BOOT TO THE SKI COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A MOUNTING MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE SKI, (B) A HEEL-SECURING MEMBER HAVING A HEEL-HOLDING PORTION ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEEL OF THE BOOT FOR SECURING THE SAME TO THE SKI PERPENDICULAR THEREOF, SAID HEEL-SECURING MEMBER BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID MOUNTING MEMBER OF MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO BETWEEN A REARWARD LATCHING POSITION AND A FORWARD RELEASING POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID SKI, SAID HOLDING PORTION BEING DISPOSED IN HEEL-SECURING RELATION WITH THE HEEL OF THE BOOT WHEN SAID HEEL-SECURING MEMBER IS IN SAID REARWARD POSITION, AND (C) CATCH MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID HEEL-SECURING AND MOUNTING MEMBERS FOR FASTENING SAID HEELHOLDING PORTION IN HEEL-SECURING RELATION WITH THE HEEL OF THE BOOT WHEN SAID HEEL-SECURING MEMBER IS IN SAID REARWARD LATCHING POSITION, AND HAVING A WEDGELIKE SURFACE FOR MOVING SAID HEEL-SECURING MEMBER FORWARD IN ORDER TO RELEASE SAID CATCH MEANS WHEN AN EXCESSIVE FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID HEEL-HOLDING PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO AND AWAY FROM THE SKI.