Safety ski binding

Claim 1

A safety ski binding for the automatic release of a ski boot from a ski in case of danger to the skier, comprising: a ski having a surface; a base plate releasably mounted on said ski; a ski boot attaching means connected to said base plate for attaching a ski boot to said base plate; a locking means mountd on said ski for releasably locking said base plate to said ski, said locking means including a resilient base member having lateral edges mountable on said ski to undergo transverse and vertical movements with respect to said ski surface in response to forces exerted on the skier's leg, a locking member fixed to one end of said resilient base member, mounting means fixedly mounting the end of said resilient base member remote from said locking member to said ski, a deformable member fixed to said ski and attached to one of said resilient base member lateral edges for limiting said resilient base member transverse movement to a predetermined amount; connecting means fixed to said base plate releasably connected to said locking member; a force evaluting means associated with said connecting means; and an actuating means on said base plate cooperating with said force evaluating and connecting means for causing said connecting means to be released from said locking member when a dangerous amount of force is applied to the skier's leg; and means for limiting said resilient base member vertical movement to a predetermined amount, said predetermined amounts of resilient base member vertical and transverse movement corresponding to forces exerted on the skier's leg which are less than said dangerous amount of force required to cause said connecting means to be released from said locking member.