US3481618A - Ski binding of the toe binding type - Google Patents

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US3481618A
US3481618A US691548A US3481618DA US3481618A US 3481618 A US3481618 A US 3481618A US 691548 A US691548 A US 691548A US 3481618D A US3481618D A US 3481618DA US 3481618 A US3481618 A US 3481618A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/08—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings
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    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
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    • A63C9/20—Non-self-releasing bindings with special sole edge holders instead of toe-straps

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  • a ski binding of the toe binding type including a toe iron having a base plate with a transverse bead forming a downward forward slope to facilitate boot tilting and having opstanding flanges extending in front of the boot sole rim and defining bearing studs forwardly of the sole rim, a resilient yoke or bail mounted on the toe iron and acting on the upper surface ofthe sole rim for clamping the sole to the base plate, the yoke being adapted to follow longitudinal movement of the upper face of the sole rim in use, and a keeper member supported by the bearing studs for maintaining the yoke against the sole rim.
  • the base plate has arresting pins for preventing longitudinal displacement of the sole and two mounting screw holes near its rear edge and one such hole behind the mounting points of the keeper member.
  • a fitting adapted for attachment to the boot sole engages the arresting pins and centers itself on the pins.
  • the present invention aims at providing a ski binding of the toe binding type, which satisfies the demands which are today made on a competition binding for ski races, and which may be expected in a near future to be made on a binding for cross-country tours, especially with respect to free mobility of the foot combined with the possibility of steady steering, easy attachment and detachment and simple, light and sturdy design permitting cheap manufacture and easy mounting.
  • the present invention builds upon the simple and reliable principle of clamping the sole, i.e. it relates to a ski binding of the toe binding type having means acting on the sole rim from above for keeping the sole clamped down against the base plate of the toe iron in a restricted area near the front edge and having means for arresting the sole against longitudinal displacement.
  • the novel matter according to the invention primarily consists in that the upper face of the base plate of the toe iron has a downward slope in the forward direction in the area underlying the foremost part of the sole so as to facilitate forward swinging of the boot.
  • the invention is especially contemplated to be used in bindings of the type in which the clamping means form part of the legs of a common resilient yoke or bail which in operative position extends with its bight portion in front of the toe of the boot, where it is held down by a keeping member.
  • a yoke can in a simple manner be shaped so as to cooperate favorably with the sloping face and arresting means of the base plate, and it is also easily possible to design its pivotal mounting for affording the desired movability in the longitudinal direction or to give it a shape permitting it to yield resiliently to the short longitudinal movements of the upper face of the sole rim.
  • a preferred feature of the invention consists in that the keeping member is mounted on a forward extension of the toe iron at a short distance from the toe of the boot. Since it is thereby possible to dispense with separate fixing means for attaching the keeping means to the ski, this means partly a simplication and partly also that it is possible to avoid the weakening of the ski which such xing means may involve, and which is particularly serious in the case of light skis of modern type. A sturdy and light structure is then obtained if the toe iron is fixed with three screws only, two at the rear and one at the front at a short distance from the mounting point of the keeping member.
  • a structure which is particularly favorablein mechanical respects and permits decreasing the weight of the toe iron is then obtained if the extension of the toe iron is shaped with bent-up side portions which themselves form bearing stands for the pivotal mounting of the keeping member, and especially if these side portions are formed in the continuation of edge anges bent up from the base plate along the front edge of the sole and merging into the toe iron.
  • edge flanges may also contribute in preventing snow from penetrating onto the sloping face of the base plate, and, besides, permit the toe iron to be given a ploughlike shape which makes it capable of carrying violent shocks,
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of a rst embodiment of the binding, partly in section along the line I-I in FIG. 2, and with the ski and the toe of the boot indicated in dashand-dot lines;
  • FIG. 2 is a corresponding view in vertical longitudinal section along the line II-lI in FIG. 1.
  • the toe of the boot has here been indicated as far forward as it will come during use, but has been shown at a distance above the binding for the sake of clearness;
  • FIG. 3 is a top View of a corresponding boot litting
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are lateral and top views respectively of a second embodiment of the binding
  • FIG. 6 is a top view of a modied detail.
  • the binding shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a toe iron 1 formed with lugs 2, 3 and a base plate 14 With three holes 4, and 6 for screws for attachments to the ski 7.
  • the lugs 2, 3 have forward extensions in the form of reinforcing flanges 8 and 9 respectively, which in use extend inwards just in front of the sole rim 10.
  • the anges 8 and 9 terminate in lugs 11, 12 extending on either side of a forward extension 13 of the base plate 14 and forming bearing stands for a pivoted hook 15 which may adjustably engage the bight portion of a clamping yoke or pinch bail 16 mounted at the extremities of its leg on pivots 17 riveted to the inside of spherical outward bulges in the toe iron lugs 2 and 3.
  • the end portions of the yoke legs are at the mounting points bent about 180 around the pivots 17, which have vertically elongated heads so that the yoke or bail can be mounted by pressing the same together somewhat and pushing the end hooks in substantially Vertical position laterally onto the pivot heads, which secure the yoke against falling oif when the same has sprung outwards anew and has been swung forward.
  • the yoke will thereby have a certain movability relative to the toe iron in the longitudinal direction of the ski.
  • the keeping hook is mounted in a short extension of the toe iron it does not need separate screws for attachment to the ski, and forces acting on the hook 15 will be taken up directly by the toe iron 1 without causing strain on screw attachments in the ski.
  • the bending torque to which the extension 13 can then be subjected and which tends to bend it upwards from the ski, will be relatively small because of the short distance from the mounting point of the hook to the foremost screw hole 6 of the toe iron and can be taken up by the toe iron without overdue strain even in the case of a relatively slight design, due to the bearing stands 11, 12 and the edge flanges 8, 9, which contribute in stiffening.
  • the yoke is curved in the vertical plane in such a manner as to form downward bends 18 exerting a local pressure from above on the sole rim at a short distance behind the front extremity of the boot.
  • upwardly projecting arresting pins 19 riveted to the base plate 14 of the toe iron and adapted to penetrate into the sole of the boot from below.
  • the sole is provided with a fitting 20 having holes 21 for fixing screws and preferably also upwardly projecting points 22, and which along its rear edge is formed with inwardly curved bent-up portions 23 which, when the boot has been inserted into the toe iron and is placed down on the base plate, will engage the front side of the pins 19 and thereby center the fitting on these and prevent displacement of the boot.
  • the base plate 14 of the toe iron shown has throughout the major part of its area a plane bottom face atly engaging the ski. Its supporting face for the boot is, however, formed by upwardly oset portions, and more particularly of rim portions 24 extending inwards from the toe iron lugs 2, 3 along the rear edge of the base plate to near the middle, and a transverse bead 26 where the pins 19 are placed.
  • the forward part of the bead 26 forms a sloping face 27 which at the front terminates at a shoulder which in the position of use is located just in front of the front edge of the iitting 20.
  • the boot will rest with the iitting 20 on the bead 26, where it is kept clamped by the yoke 16, and will during forward swinging of the foot be able to tilt down with the toe until the iitting 20 will atly engage the face 27, and during this motion it will be possible for the points 4of engagement 18 on the yoke 16 to take part in the short longitudinal movement of the sole rim entailed by the tilting movement, because of the possibility of resilient yielding of the yoke and of play in its mounting.
  • the sloping face 27 is provided for by forming an upwardly curved bead and that the base plate is provided with upwardly oliset portions 24, 25 at the rear, the possibility of tilting has been provided for without unnecessary thickness of the toe iron, and nevertheless a firm contact with the ski is obtained throughout a great area and the entire supporting face of the base plate is raised to the level of the top of the slope so that the sole will not adopt any undesirable upward slope.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 The embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is largely similar to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and corresponding parts which have been provided with the same reference numerals with the addition of a mark, will therefore not be described anew.
  • This design contributes in strengthening the toe iron against breaking along the transition line, which because of the relatively sharp bending in the transverse vertical plane constitutes a weak point.
  • the downwardly curved shape contributes in saving the adjoining ski from scratching.
  • the rear edge of the toe iron is formed with an inward curvature at the corner between lug and base plate.
  • the main difference from the embodiment first described consists in a simpler form of mounting the spring yoke or pinch bail 16 in the toe iron 1.
  • this has been achieved due to the fact that the free extremities 31, 32 of the legs of the yoke have been bent inwards at right angles and passed from the outside through holes 37 at the bottom edge of the lugs 2', 3' of the toe iron below the level of the supporting face of the base plate, where they are accommodated in depressed portions 33, 34 of the base plate outside the sides of the ski.
  • the mounting is here effected simply by pulling the legs of the yoke resiliently apart and then putting the end portions 31, 32 in, one at a time.
  • the front part of the yoke 16 has the same shape as in FIGS. l and 2, whereas at the rear the legs are bent up over the lugs of the toe iron so as to extend down on the outside of these. Therefore, the yoke legs have a curvature in the vertical plane as best shown at 35 in FIG. 4, whereby the portions behind the clamping points 18 will have a certain resilient movability in the longitudinal direction, which affords the desired possibility of easy swinging of the boot.
  • the part of the yoke leg located immediately behind the clamping point 18 extends in the position of use inside the toe iron at a point where the latter is still so high that it will effectively lock the leg against outward displacement during walking.
  • it is also possible to provide for an additional locking of the yoke by forming the pivots 32, 33 with laterally bent extremities which in the position of use are engaged in corresponding slots in the base plate of the toe iron.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 it is of course also possible to use a boot fitting as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the yoke does not lie as well protected within the toe iron lugs as in the first case, but in return the structure is simpler as mentioned, since separate rivets are dispensed with, and due to the fact that the mounting point is at the bottom edge of the toe iron lugs, these will engage the rim of the sole throughout their length and will also be better capable of withstanding stresses in vertical direction.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a possible modification consisting in that the end portions of the legs of the yoke 16 are put through the toe iron from the inside instead of from the outside.
  • the lugs of the toe iron are bulged outwards at the mounting point as shown at 36.
  • the keeping member for the clamping yoke it is also possible to use other elements than the keeping hook or 15 shown, for example some kind of tightener. This may involve that in use the keeping point is fixed without possibility of longitudinal displacement, which however would not prevent the desired swinging movement of the boot sole if the illustrated inward bends in the resilient yoke are conserved, since these can yield resiliently in the longitudinal direction during the movement of the boot.
  • a ski binding of the toe binding type adapted for cooperation with a ski boot sole comprising, in combination, an integral toe iron including a base plate having an upper surface and a front edge portion, means arresting the sole against longitudinal displacement when the sole is disposed on the toe iron, and resilient means acting on the sole rim from above for keeping the sole clamped down on the base plate of the toe iron in a restricted area near the front edge portion, said upper face of the base plate of the toe iron sloping downward in the forward direction in the area directly underlying the foremost part of the sole so as to facilitate forward tilting of the boot, said toe iron having upwardly bent flanges extending in front of the sole rim so as to prevent snow or other extraneous matter from collecting under the sole rim.
  • a ski binding as defined in claim 3 wherein said arresting means comprises pins on the base plate, and including a fitting adapted to be secured on the sole and having a rear edge to engage the pins and center itself on said pins.
  • said clamping means comprises the legs of a resilient clamping yoke which is mounted on the toe iron, and including a keeping member mounted on the toe iron, said toe iron having an extension thereon to support said keeping member at a short distance from the toe of the boot, said extension of said toe iron comprising forward extensions of said flanges.
  • a ski binding as claimed in claim 1 wherein said toe plate has lugs thereon upstanding from said base plate, and wherein the transition line between said base plate and each of said lugs has a slight convex downward curvature.
  • a ski binding of the toe binding type adapted for cooperation with the sole of a boot comprising, in combination, a toe iron including a base plate having an upper surface and a front edge portion, clamping means comprising a resilient clamping yoke mounted on said toe iron and having leg portions adapted to act downwardly upon the boot sole rim for keeping the sole clamped down onto said base plate near said front edge portion, means for substantially preventing longitudinal displacement of the sole, said toe iron having upstanding flanges along Isaid front edge portion of said base plate and an extension comprising bent-up side portions formed integral with said flanges, said side portions of said extension forming bearing stands, and a keeping member mounted on said extension a short distance from the toe of the boot when cooperating with the binding and adapted to maintain said clamping yoke in depressed position.
  • a ski binding as claimed in claim 12 wherein said toe iron has upstanding lugs thereon and depressions formed in said base plate outside the sides of a ski to which said binding is applied, and wherein said clamping means comprises portions of the legs of a clamping yoke supported at the ybottom edge of said toe iron lugs below the supporting face and over said depressions.

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US3612558A (en) * 1968-11-12 1971-10-12 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Holding element for ski boot
US3715127A (en) * 1970-02-02 1973-02-06 With Bror Ski binding with clamping bail
US3823953A (en) * 1971-07-27 1974-07-16 With Bror Ski binding of the toe binding type
US3850439A (en) * 1972-02-11 1974-11-26 O Guttulsrud Ski-bindings
US3861700A (en) * 1972-07-31 1975-01-21 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding system
US3905612A (en) * 1973-02-16 1975-09-16 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Ski binding
US3920257A (en) * 1975-01-17 1975-11-18 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding system
US3945657A (en) * 1975-05-27 1976-03-23 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding
US4017096A (en) * 1975-08-08 1977-04-12 Maurice Pinsonnault Ski harness
US4021052A (en) * 1976-04-21 1977-05-03 Knowles Lloyd C Land ski apparatus
US4145070A (en) * 1977-10-25 1979-03-20 Doure Ski Binding Company Ski binding
US4165888A (en) * 1977-11-07 1979-08-28 Bernhardson Gary E Cross country ski binding
US4166637A (en) * 1977-05-04 1979-09-04 Etablissements Francois Salomon Et Fils Device for holding a boot to a sports article
USD254983S (en) 1977-03-18 1980-05-13 A-S Royken Jernvarefabrik Skibinding
US4270769A (en) * 1977-10-25 1981-06-02 Berlied Jr Henry P Ski binding
US4322091A (en) * 1978-02-22 1982-03-30 Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. Gmbh Cross country ski binding
US4557498A (en) * 1983-04-14 1985-12-10 Bernhardson Gary E Cross country ski binding

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CH219681A (de) * 1939-05-05 1942-02-28 With Bror Skibindung mit Klemmvorrichtung.
US2622888A (en) * 1948-05-19 1952-12-23 With Bror Ski binding
US2682415A (en) * 1948-05-21 1954-06-29 With Bror Ski binding

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CH219681A (de) * 1939-05-05 1942-02-28 With Bror Skibindung mit Klemmvorrichtung.
US2622888A (en) * 1948-05-19 1952-12-23 With Bror Ski binding
US2682415A (en) * 1948-05-21 1954-06-29 With Bror Ski binding

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US3612558A (en) * 1968-11-12 1971-10-12 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Holding element for ski boot
US3715127A (en) * 1970-02-02 1973-02-06 With Bror Ski binding with clamping bail
US3823953A (en) * 1971-07-27 1974-07-16 With Bror Ski binding of the toe binding type
US3850439A (en) * 1972-02-11 1974-11-26 O Guttulsrud Ski-bindings
US3861700A (en) * 1972-07-31 1975-01-21 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding system
US3905612A (en) * 1973-02-16 1975-09-16 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Ski binding
US3920257A (en) * 1975-01-17 1975-11-18 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding system
US3945657A (en) * 1975-05-27 1976-03-23 Wilhelm Fredriksen Cross-country type ski binding
US4017096A (en) * 1975-08-08 1977-04-12 Maurice Pinsonnault Ski harness
US4021052A (en) * 1976-04-21 1977-05-03 Knowles Lloyd C Land ski apparatus
USD254983S (en) 1977-03-18 1980-05-13 A-S Royken Jernvarefabrik Skibinding
US4166637A (en) * 1977-05-04 1979-09-04 Etablissements Francois Salomon Et Fils Device for holding a boot to a sports article
US4145070A (en) * 1977-10-25 1979-03-20 Doure Ski Binding Company Ski binding
US4270769A (en) * 1977-10-25 1981-06-02 Berlied Jr Henry P Ski binding
US4165888A (en) * 1977-11-07 1979-08-28 Bernhardson Gary E Cross country ski binding
US4322091A (en) * 1978-02-22 1982-03-30 Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. Gmbh Cross country ski binding
US4557498A (en) * 1983-04-14 1985-12-10 Bernhardson Gary E Cross country ski binding

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