Ski binding

Claim 1

In a ski binding for connecting a ski boot to a ski, a pivot pin on the ski engaging a recess in the sole of the ski boot, a toe and heel clamp, said toe clamp comprising a housing including a bottom wall, securing elements connecting said housing to said ski, said housing further including a top portion that includes a horizontally disposed section and an inclined front section, a pair of spaced apart jaws having pivot pins extending therethrough, said jaws having cut away portions that define shoulders, a spring member operatively connected to said jaws, there being an opening in the top section of the housing for selectively receiving the top of a ski pole; said heel clamp comprising a base plate affixed to the ski, a casing mounted above said base plate, and said casing including a horizontally disposed first section, an upstanding second section and a horizontally disposed third section, and said casing further including vertically disposed side sections, a vertically disposed lug on the rear of the base plate, a flange depending from the rear of the casing, a screw member extending through said flange and engaging said lug, an L-shaped bracket mounted in said casing, a vertically disposed screw element extending through said bracket and having a cross piece affixed thereto, a securing element having a head on its rear end connected to said cross piece, a coil spring circumposed on said last named securing element, a retainer engaging the front of said last named coil spring, a movable body element engaged by said retainer, a pair of jaws pivotally connected to said body element, a screw member extending through said body element and having a bushing on the front portion thereof and said bushing engaging the jaws of the heel clamp, a coil spring on said last named screw member, a fastener on said screw member, links having their upper ends engaging said bracket, a shaft connected to said links, and rollers on said shaft engaging recessed portions in the sides of the casing.