Ski brake

Claim 1

A ski brake integrated in the housing of a safety ski binding for impeding the movement of a ski down a slope when the ski is detached from a skier's boot, said ski brake comprising: a pair of bushings aligned along a horizontal axis through a housing of a ski binding, each of said bushings being rotatable in said housing about said axis and including an axially aligned opening of predetermined configuration defining a noncylindrical guide surface; ski boot engaging means connected to said bushings for rotation therewith between a first position wherein a ski boot is in said binding and second position wherein said boot is removed from said binding; means for biasing said ski boot engaging means toward said second position; a pair of brake members, each having a braking arm with a free end and a lever arm with a free end, said lever arm disposed within said opening in said bushing with its free end mounted for pivotal movement about an axis rotatable with said bushing, said lever arms in operative engagement with said guide surfaces of said openings in said bushings; and means for biasing said brake members, said brake member biasing means being operable to move said lever arms along said guide surfaces when said bushings rotate in response to movement of said ski boot engaging means from said first position to said second position, wherein the free end of each of said braking arms moves from a retracted position above and toward the center of the ski to a braking position below and outward of said ski.