Safety ski binding

US4142735A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Peter Biermann · Warmbronn, DE
• Brigitte Sittmann

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 16, 1976
• Grant date: Mar 6, 1979
• Expiry date: Jun 16, 1996

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63C9/08578
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A safety ski binding which includes a cable interconnecting a ski boot or plate attached to a ski boot with the ski. A restoring spring is provided which forces the cable toward a position holding the ski boot in an in-use skiing position on the ski, while permitting relative movement of the boot and ski and consequent extension of the cable. To prevent serious injuries in the case of full extension of the cable, the cable is disconnected, thereby fully separating the ski and boot. In preferred embodiments, a ski brake is provided to brake the separated ski.