Adjustable ski-binding assembly having a ski embedded guide rail

Claim 2

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising, in combination, a guide rail having a lower foot portion fixed to a ski, a horizontal rail disposed atop said guide rail and spaced from the top of said ski, a base plate carrying a ski-binding mounted thereon and guard plates disposed on the underside of said base plate of said ski-binding, said guard plates extending inwardly into the spaces between said horizontal rail and the top of said ski, and at least one set screw screwed into a threaded hole formed through said horizontal rail via a corresponding hole formed through said base plate of said skibinding, the tip of said set screw pressing one of said guard plates against the top of said ski.

Claim 3

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising, in combination, a guide rail extending longitudinally of the ski and having one longitudinal edge embedded in the ski and the opposite longitudinal edge projecting above the ski centrally between the sides thereof, means for anchoring said guide rail to said ski in order to prevent separation of said guide rail from said ski, a horizontal rail affixed to said opposite longitudinal edge of said guide rail being spaced from the top of said ski and having at least a threaded hole extending therethrough, a base plate carrying a ski-binding disposed atop said horizontal rail and having at least a hole which extends therethrough in alignment with said threaded hole of said horizontal rail, guard plates extending inwardly from the outer longitudinal edges of said base plate into the spaces between the top of said ski and the under surface of said horizontal rail, and at least a set screw extending through said hole of said base plate and screwed into said threaded hole of said horizontal rail, whereby said set screw presses firmly one of said guard plates against the top of said ski.

Claim 4

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising, in combination, a guide rail extending longitudinally of the ski and having one longitudinal edge embedded in the ski and the opposite longitudinal edge projecting above the ski centrally between the sides thereof, means for anchoring said guide rail to said ski in order to prevent separation of said guide rail from said ski, a horizontal rail affixed to said opposite longitudinal edge of said guide rail being spaced from the top of said ski and having at least a threaded hole extending therethrough, a base plate carrying a ski-binding disposed atop said horizontal rail and having at least a hole which extends therethrough in alignment with said threaded hole of said horizontal rail, guard plates extending inwardly from the outer longitudinal edges of said base plate into the spaces between the top of said ski and the under surface of said horizontal rail, and at least a set screw extending through said hole of said base plate and screwed into said threaded hole of said horizontal rail, whereby said set screw presses firmly one of said guard plates against the top of said ski.

Claim 5

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising in combination, a guide rail having a lower foot portion comprised of a vertical stem portion of a smaller width and a lateral stem portion of a bigger width formed at the bottom of said vertical portion, the lateral stem portion being fully embedded within said ski and the vertical stem portion being partially embedded in said ski and projecting partially from an upper ski surface, a horizontal rail disposed atop said guide rail and spaced from the top of said ski, a base plate carrying a ski-binding mounted therEon and guard plates disposed on the underside of said base plate of said ski-binding, said guard plates extending inwardly into the spaces between said horizontal rail and the top of said ski, and means for detachably fixing said base plate of said ski-binding to said ski.

Claim 6

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising in combination, a guide rail having a lower foot portion comprised of a vertical stem portion of a smaller width and a lateral stem portion of a bigger width formed at the bottom of said vertical portion, the lateral stem portion being fully embedded within said ski and the vertical stem portion being partially embedded in said ski and projecting partially from an upper ski surface, a horizontal rail disposed atop said guide rail and spaced from the top of said ski, a base plate carrying a ski-binding mounted therEon and guard plates disposed on the underside of said base plate of said ski-binding, said guard plates extending inwardly into the spaces between said horizontal rail and the top of said ski, and means for detachably fixing said base plate of said ski-binding to said ski.

Claim 7

An improved ski-binding assembly as claimed in claim 3 in which said fixing means comprises at least one set screw screwed into a threaded hole formed through said horizontal rail via a corresponding hole formed through said base plate of said ski-binding.

Claim 8

An improved ski-binding as claimed in claim 4 in which the tip of said set screw presses one of said guard plates against the top of said ski.

Claim 9

An improved ski-binding as claimed in claim 3 in which said lower foot portion of said guide rail has an inverted T-shaped transverse cross sectional profile and said guide rail extends longitudinally of said ski.

Claim 10

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising, in combination, a guide rail having a lower foot portion almost fully embedded within a ski and having part of said embedded portion extending between an upper and a lower surface of said ski, a horizontal rail disposed atop said guide rail and spaced from the top of said ski, a base plate carrying a ski-binding mounted thereon and guard plates disposed on the underside of said base plate, said guard plates extending inwardly into the spaces between said horizontal rail and the top of said ski, and at least a set screw screwed into a threaded hole formed through said horizontal rail via a corresponding hole formed through said base plate of said ski-binding, said set screw engaging with the inwardly extending portion of one of said guard plates.

Claim 11

An improved ski-binding assembly comprising, in combination, a guide rail having a lower foot portion almost fully embedded within a ski and having part of said embedded portion extending between an upper and a lower surface of said ski, a horizontal rail disposed atop said guide rail and spaced from the top of said ski, a base plate carrying a ski-binding mounted thereon and guard plates disposed on the underside of said base plate, said guard plates extending inwardly into the spaces between said horizontal rail and the top of said ski, and at least a set screw screwed into a threaded hole formed through said horizontal rail via a corresponding hole formed through said base plate of said ski-binding, said set screw engaging with the inwardly extending portion of one of said guard plates.

Claim 12

An improved ski-binding assembly as claimed in claim 7 in which said set screw engages with one of said guard plates in such a manner that the tip thereof presses said one of said guard plates against the top of said ski.

Claim 13

An improved ski-binding assembly as claimed in claim 7 in which said lower foot portion of said guide rail has an inverted T-shaped transverse cross sectional profile and said guide rail extends longitudinally of said ski.