Ski bindings

Claim 2

An assembly comprising: a ski; a ski-boot having at one end a protruding sole portion; and a jaw fixed above a main surface of said ski, said jaw having therein means defining a recess (adapted to hold) for holding said sole portion, said recess defined by a lower lip supporting thereon said sole portion in a position wherein said boot is spaced apart from the main ski surface, said lip extending laterally of a longitudinal center line of said ski and including means for centering said one end of the ski boot in relation to said center line, one of said lip and said protruding sole portion having inclined surfaces spaced laterally apart from said center line and inclined in relation to said main ski surface and oblique in relation to said center line, and the other of said lip and said protruding sole portion having edges spaced laterally apart from and oblique in relation to said center line and in abutment with and wedging against said inclined surfaces.

Claim 3

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein lateral parts of an upper surface of said lower lip are inclined to the main ski surface and oblique in relation to said center line, and wherein said recess is further defined by an upper wall extending parallel to said main ski surface.

Claim 4

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said recess is further defined by an upper wall having lateral parts inclined in relation to said main ski surface and oblique in relation to said center line, and wherein lateral parts of an upper surface of said lower lip are also inclined in relation to said main ski surface and oblique in relation to said center line.

Claim 5

An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inclined surfaces are planar.

Claim 6

A ski binding jaw for releasably holding an end portion of a ski boot on a ski comprising: a jaw body connectable in a working position to a ski during use of the ski binding jaw and having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a recessed portion between said top and bottom surfaces configured to receive therein and releasably hold in place an end portion of a ski boot, said recessed portion defined by a first surface extEnding transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ski when said jaw body is in said working position and a pair of second surfaces each extending outwardly from one transverse end of said first surface in diverging directions with respect to each other, each second surface having an inclined upper surface portion extending upwardly towards said top surface and inwardly towards the recess to define a pair of upper wedging surfaces and each second surface having an inclined lower surface portion extending downwardly towards said bottom surface and inwardly towards the recess to define a pair of lower wedging surfaces cooperative with said upper wedging surfaces to effect centering and wedging in place of the ski boot end portion; whereby a ski boot to be held in place on a ski may be inserted and centered in said recessed portion with an end portion of the ski boot wedged and held in a centered position between said upper and lower wedging surfaces when said jaw body is connected in said working position to the ski thereby enabling ski boots of different sizes to be held by said ski binding jaw.

Claim 7

A ski binding jaw for releasably holding an end portion of a ski boot on a ski comprising: a jaw body connectable in a working position to a ski during use of the ski binding jaw and having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a recessed portion between said top and bottom surfaces configured to receive therein and releasably hold in place an end portion of a ski boot, said recessed portion defined by a first surface extEnding transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ski when said jaw body is in said working position and a pair of second surfaces each extending outwardly from one transverse end of said first surface in diverging directions with respect to each other, each second surface having an inclined upper surface portion extending upwardly towards said top surface and inwardly towards the recess to define a pair of upper wedging surfaces and each second surface having an inclined lower surface portion extending downwardly towards said bottom surface and inwardly towards the recess to define a pair of lower wedging surfaces cooperative with said upper wedging surfaces to effect centering and wedging in place of the ski boot end portion; whereby a ski boot to be held in place on a ski may be inserted and centered in said recessed portion with an end portion of the ski boot wedged and held in a centered position between said upper and lower wedging surfaces when said jaw body is connected in said working position to the ski thereby enabling ski boots of different sizes to be held by said ski binding jaw.

Claim 8

A ski binding jaw according to claim 5; wherein said upper and lower wedging surfaces are planar.

Claim 9

A ski binding jaw according to claim 5; wherein each second surface has a planar surface midportion in between its inclined upper and lower surface portions.

Claim 10

A ski binding jaw according to claim 5; including a lip extending outwardly from and transversely along said jaw body at a location between said top surface and the recess for preventing the end portion of a ski boot from escaping from said recessed portion.