Toe iron for safety ski bindings

Claim 2

A toe iron for safety ski bindings comprising a pivoted member, a soleholder carrier carried by the pivoted member, at least one spring cooperating with the pivoted member, a pivot pin at right angles to the surface of the ski, a toe iron part adapted to be fixed to the ski, said at least one spring being mounted in a longitudinally fixed position relative to the toe iron part, means for mounting the pivot pin to the toe iron part such that said pivot pin is adjustable relative to the toe iron part and to the Pivoted member in the longitudinal direction of the toe iron, and means for mounting the pivoted member such that it is pivotally movable from its rest position against the force of the spring and about the pivot pin.

Claim 3

A toe iron according to claim 1, wherein the toe iron part includes a baseplate and wherein a slot is formed in said baseplate and extends in the longitudinal direction of the toe iron and wherein the lower end of the pivot pin is guided in the slot.

Claim 4

A toe iron according to claim 1, wherein the toe iron part includes a top wall and wherein a slot is formed in said top wall and extends in the longitudinal direction of the toe iron and wherein the upper end of the pivot pin is guided in the slot.

Claim 5

A toe iron according to claim 3, wherein the toe iron includes an indicating device and wherein the end of the pivot pin which is guided in the slot in the top wall of the toe iron part serves as the pointer of said indicating device for indicating the set release hardness, and wherein the scale of said indicating device is provided along the longitudinal edge of said slot.

Claim 6

A toe iron according to claim 1, wherein the pivoted member has a slot through which the pivot pin extends and wherein said slot in the normal position of the pivoted member extends in the longitudinal direction of the toe iron.

Claim 7

A toe iron according to claim 1, wherein the toe iron part includes an end wall and a baseplate having a vertically upward extending lug and wherein a horizontal threaded stud is secured to the pivot pin and extends forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the toe iron and wherein a nut is carried by the free end of the stud and is rotatably and axially nondisplaceably held between said end wall of the toe iron part and said vertically upward extending lug of the baseplate.

Claim 8

A toe iron according to claim 1, wherein the toe iron part includes a baseplate having two upturned lugs and wherein a prestressed spring bracket is pivoted to the pivoted member and extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the toe iron part and consists of a U-shaped member having a web which engages the pivoted member from below and legs each provided with a bore, and wherein two headed bolts having shanks extend outwardly through said bores in the legs of the U-shaped member and engage said upturned lugs of the baseplate when the spring bracket is in its normal position and a prestressed helical compression spring extending between the legs of the U-shaped member and having its ends bearing on the heads of the headed bolts.

Claim 9

A toe iron according to claim 7, wherein the toe iron part includes tracks formed by extensions of the toe iron part and wherein the baseplate of the toe iron part is provided with a vertically upwardly extending stop which is engaged by the web of the U-shaped member on that side thereof which is remote from the pivot pin, and wherein the soleholder carrier is pivoted to the pivoted member and has freely rotatable rollers which bear on said tracks.