Safety turntable for a ski binding

Claim 2

A safety turntable for use in a ski binding comprising a first member adapted to be fixedly mounted on a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member having a surface for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, means movable operably connected to said second member and extendible into said groove in said first member for disconnectably connecting said second member to said first member, and resilient means in said second member urging said means movable into operable engagement with said groove in said first member.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 including an adjusting means for adjusting the resilient means to vary the force exerted on said means movable by said resilient means.

Claim 4

A safety turntable for use in a ski binding comprising a first member adapted to be fixedly mounted on a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member having a surface for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, means movable operably connected to said second member and extendible into said groove in said first member for disconnectably connecting said second member to said first member, resilient means in said second member urging said means movable into operable engagement with said groove in said first member, and means on said second member for operably connecting a ski boot to said second member.

Claim 5

A safety turntable for use in a ski binding comprising a first member adapted to be fixedly mounted on a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member having a surface for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, means movable operably connected to said second member and extendible into said groove in said first member for disconnectably connecting said second member to said first member, resilient means in said second member urging said means movable into operable engagement with said groove in said first member, and means on said second member for operably connecting a ski boot to said second member.

Claim 6

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, and resilient means in said second member normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member.

Claim 7

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, and resilient means in said second member normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member.

Claim 8

The safety turntable of claim 4 including means provided in the members to require a greater force to disconnect the members than to connect the members.

Claim 9

The safety turntable of claim 5 where the said means includes a sloping wall in each of the chambers.

Claim 10

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, resilient means normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member, and adjusting means for adjusting the force exerted on said means movable by said resilient means.

Claim 11

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, resilient means normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member, and adjusting means for adjusting the force exerted on said means movable by said resilient means.

Claim 12

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for fixedly mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, resilient means normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member, adjusting means for adjusting the force exerted on said means movable by said resilient means, and means on said first member for pivotally mounting a flexible element.

Claim 13

A safety turntable for use in disconnectably connecting a ski boot to a ski comprising a first member, means for fixedly mounting said first member to a ski, a circularly extending groove in said first member, a second member, a relatively flat portion on said second member for seating the heel portion of a ski boot, a plurality of radially spaced chambers in said second member, port means in said second member communicating with said chambers, means movable in said chambers partially extendible out of said port means for operably engaging said circularly extending groove, resilient means normally urging said means movable into said groove to disconnectably connect said first and said second member, adjusting means for adjusting the force exerted on said means movable by said resilient means, and means on said first member for pivotally mounting a flexible element.

Claim 14

Apparatus for use in a ski binding comprising at least a pair of members including a first member adapted to be fixedly mounted to a ski and a second member having means for affixing a ski boot thereto, circularly extending groove means in one of the members, means movable operably connected in the other of the members and extendable into said groove means, resilient means urging said means movable into operable engagement with said groove means to disconnectably connect said members and means for adjusting the force exerted by said resilient means.

Claim 15

Apparatus for use in a ski binding comprising at least a pair of members including a first member adapted to be fixedly mounted to a ski and a second member having means for affixing a ski boot thereto, circularly extending groove means in one of the members, means movable operably connected in the other of the members and extendable into said groove means, resilient means urging said means movable into operable engagement with said groove means to disconnectably connect said members and means for adjusting the force exerted by said resilient means.

Claim 16

A safety turntable for use in a ski binding comprising a first member for fixedly mounting on a ski, a second member having a portion for seating on a ski boot, connecting means disconnectably connecting said second member and said first member, connecting means allowing said second member to be disconnected from said first member at any relative angular alignment between the members by a predetermined force, means permitting said second member to move angularly in a predeterminable plane with respect to said ski when the members are disconnectably connected, means provided in the members to require a greater force to disconnect the members than to connect the members, and adjusting means for adjusting the amount of force required to to disconnect said second member from said first member.

Claim 17

A safety turntable for use in a ski binding comprising a first member for fixedly mounting on a ski, a second member having a portion for seating on a ski boot, connecting means disconnectably connecting said second member and said first member, connecting means allowing said second member to be disconnected from said first member at any relative angular alignment between the members by a predetermined force, means permitting said second member to move angularly in a predeterminable plane with respect to said ski when the members are disconnectably connected, means provided in the members to require a greater force to disconnect the members than to connect the members, and adjusting means for adjusting the amount of force required to to disconnect said second member from said first member.