Binding with vertical pivot axes

Claim 1

A safety binding for a ski having a longitudinal plane of symmetry and comprising a one-piece jaw having a rear end in which can be engaged and maintained one end of the sole of a ski boot, a casing integrally extending from said jaw frontwardly, support means connectible to said ski and providing two lateral support lines disposed respectively on either side of the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the ski, said jaw and casing defining a bore, said jaw having a transverse face, said support means comprising a support body engaged in said bore and having a transverse face opposed to the transverse face of the jaw, one of said transverse faces including projections and the other transverse face having recesses receiving said projections and defining said support lines while permitting relative movement between said jaw and said support body, and means in said bore resiliently acting on said jaw to urge said projections into said recesses such that the jaw can pivot on either line of support, the lines of support viewed along the longitudinal axis of the ski converging towards a point disposed above the ski in order that in one direction of lateral movement of the jaw, the jaw will pivot about one line of support and in the other direction of lateral movement of the jaw, the jaw will pivot about the other line of support.