Ski binding

Claim 2

A ski binding, adapted to be mounted on a ski blade and utilized for slope skiing, for ski touring and for ski mountaineering, with said ski blade, which comprises, in combination: a sole plate; boot retaining means affixed to said sole plate at the front and rear of said sole plate; a walking plate, underlying said sole plate, and having frontal end and rearward end; means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate; a manually movable latching means for locking said rearward end of said walking plate to said ski blade, in a first locking position, and for disengaging said rearward end of said walking plate in a second release position; and hinging means, mounted to the frontal end of said walking plate, for pivotally connecting said walking plate to said ski blade, whereby when said latching means is moved to said second release position, said walking plate is pivotally movable upwardly with respect to said ski blade, together with said sole plate and boot retainer means, about an axis transverse to said ski blade.

Claim 3

The ski binding of claim 1 wherein said ski boot retaining means, affixed to said sole plate, has adjustment means thereon for different sized boots.

Claim 4

The ski binding of claim 1 wherein said means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate includes an adjustable spring-biased detent, adapted to be affixed to said ski blade, and a detentreceiving means affixed to said sole plate, said adjustable spring-biased detent being engageable with said detent-receiving means.

Claim 5

The ski binding of claim 1 wherein said latching means includes a pivotally movable toggle and a latch plate operatively engageable with said toggle to move from said first locking position to said second release position.

Claim 6

The ski binding of claim 1 wherein said means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate includes an adjustable spring-biased detent engageable with a detent-receiving means affixed to said sole plate, and said transverse axis of pivotal movement of said walking plate is slightly forward of the area of engagement of said spring-biased detent with said detent-receiving means.

Claim 7

The ski binding of claim 5 wherein said walking plate is pivotally movably upwardly an angular distance in excess of 70* measured from the plane of the top surface of said ski blade upon movement of said latching means to said second release position.

Claim 8

The ski binding of claim 4 wherein said pivotally movable toggle has affixed thereto leaf spring means exerting forwardly directed and downwardly directed forces onto said latch plate whereby said latching means exerts said force onto said walking plate.

Claim 9

The ski binding of claim 1 wherein said means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate includes an adjustable spring-biased detent engageable with a detent-receiving means affixed to said sole plate, and said transverse axis of pivotal movement of said walking plate is placed along a plane of low resistance to the force exerted by said spring biased detent.

Claim 10

The ski binding of claim 4 wherein said pivotally movable toggle is provided with cavity means, accommodating a ski pole tip, whereby said toggle is pivotally movable when said ski pole tip is forcibly inserted in said cavity means.

Claim 11

A ski binding, adapted to be mounted on a ski blade, and utilized for slope skiing, for ski touring and ski mountaineering, which comprises, in combination: a sole plate; adjustable ski boot retaining means affixed to said sole plate at the frontal end and rearward end of said sole plate; a walking plate, underlying said sole plate, and having a frontal end extending forward of said sole plate and having its rearward end extending beyond the rear of said sole plate; means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate including an adjustable spring-biased detent adapted to be affixed to said ski blade forward of the frontal end of said sole plate, and a detent receiving means affixed to the frontal end of said sole plate, said adjustable spring-biased detent being engageable with said detent receiving means, and including also, at the rearward end of said sole plate, a releasable sole plate clamping means for releasably securing the rearward end of said sole plate to a rearward portion of said walking plate; a manually movable latching means for locking said rearward end of said walking plate to said ski blade in a first locking position, and for disengaging said rearward end of said walking plate in a second release position; and hinging means affixed to the frontal end of said walking plate, for pivotally connecting said walking plate to said ski blade, whereby when said latching means is moved to a second release position, said walking plate is pivotally movable upwardly with respect to said ski blade, together with said sole plate and adjustable ski boot retainer means, about an axis transverse to said ski blade.

Claim 12

A ski binding, adapted to be mounted on a ski blade, and utilized for slope skiing, for ski touring and ski mountaineering, which comprises, in combination: a sole plate; adjustable ski boot retaining means affixed to said sole plate at the frontal end and rearward end of said sole plate; a walking plate, underlying said sole plate, and having a frontal end extending forward of said sole plate and having its rearward end extending beyond the rear of said sole plate; means for releasably fastening said sole plate to said walking plate including an adjustable spring-biased detent adapted to be affixed to said ski blade forward of the frontal end of said sole plate, and a detent receiving means affixed to the frontal end of said sole plate, said adjustable spring-biased detent being engageable with said detent receiving means, and including also, at the rearward end of said sole plate, a releasable sole plate clamping means for releasably securing the rearward end of said sole plate to a rearward portion of said walking plate; a manually movable latching means for locking said rearward end of said walking plate to said ski blade in a first locking position, and for disengaging said rearward end of said walking plate in a second release position; and hinging means affixed to the frontal end of said walking plate, for pivotally connecting said walking plate to said ski blade, whereby when said latching means is moved to a second release position, said walking plate is pivotally movable upwardly with respect to said ski blade, together with said sole plate and adjustable ski boot retainer means, about an axis transverse to said ski blade.

Claim 13

The ski binding of claim 10 wherein said latchiNg means includes a pivotally movable toggle and a latch plate operatively engageable with said toggle to move from said first locking position to said second release position.

Claim 14

The ski binding of claim 10 wherein said transverse axis of pivotal movement of said walking plate is slightly forward of the point of engagement of said spring-biased detent with said detent-receiving means whereby to allow pivotal movement of said walking plate an angular distance of at least 70*.

Claim 15

The ski binding of claim 10 wherein said transverse axis of pivotal movement of said walking plate is placed along a plane of low resistance to the force exerted by said spring-biased detent.

Claim 16

The ski binding of claim 10 wherein said latching means includes a pivotally movable toggle, a latch plate and a leaf spring means affixed to said toggle and exerting forwardly and downwardly directed forces on said latch plate when said latch plate is in a first locking position.

Claim 17

The ski binding of claim 11 wherein said pivotally movable toggle is provided with cavity means, accommodating a ski pole tip, whereby said toggle is pivotally movable when said ski pole tip is forcibly inserted in said cavity means.

Claim 18

The ski binding of claim 10 wherein the underside of said walking plate is coated with a low-friction coating.