US3715127A - Ski binding with clamping bail - Google Patents

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US3715127A
US3715127A US00109222A US3715127DA US3715127A US 3715127 A US3715127 A US 3715127A US 00109222 A US00109222 A US 00109222A US 3715127D A US3715127D A US 3715127DA US 3715127 A US3715127 A US 3715127A
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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
    • A63C9/20—Non-self-releasing bindings with special sole edge holders instead of toe-straps

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  • ABSTRACT In a ski binding of the toe binding type having a clamping bail engaging the sole rim and pivoted in a toe iron, and a toothed hook engaging a transverse portion of the bail and pivoted at an axis in a structurally defined distance from the pivotal axis of the bail, the hook has on its front side a corrugated edge onto which the said transverse portion can be pressed firmly in an inwardly turned inoperative position of the hook.
  • the pivotal support for the hook isintegral with the toe iron or engages a forward portion of the same.
  • the said transverse portion of the bail is the bight portion of the same or a cross-bar interconnecting the legs of the bail at bends forming downwardly and inwardly facing angles, while the bail has an outward spring bias.
  • the invention relates to ski bindings of the type which for pressing the sole rim down has a clamping bail, which at the rear is pivoted on the toe iron and which in a downwardly pressed position is held by a hook having a toothed rear edge for engaging the bail and pivoted in a support for rotation about an axis at a structurally defined distance from the pivotal axis of the bail. Bindings of this kind are known for example from the printed specification U.S. Pat. No. 3,481,618 belonging to the applicant.
  • a drawback in toe bindings of the type with clamping bail and keeping hook is that during transport both the bail and the hook may hang loosely and be exposed to strokes so that the bail may get detached or hooked, or the hook may be damaged.
  • the invention primarily consists in that the hook has on its front side a corrugated edge which in an in-turned position extends substantially vertically and at such a distance from the pivotal axis of the bail'that a transverse portion of the bail can be pressed fixedly onto it when the binding is not in use.
  • the bail will constantly extend close to the ski during transport, so that it will not be caused to spring off by possible strokes, and the hook will in this position be turned. down towards the ski and at the sametime be protected by the bail, so that it will not be deformed by incautious handling.
  • the structural fixation of the distance of the hook pivot from the pivotal axis of the bail does not by necessity have to be achieved by making the hook support integral with the toe iron, as it is also possible to achieve it by means of an abutment between toe iron and hook support.
  • the transverse portion of the bail engaging the corrugated edge may most conveniently be the same portion which in the position of use engages the toothed rear edge of the hook.
  • this does not necessarily haveto be the bight portion of the bail as in the usual design, but may also be a cross-bar as described in detail below.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of the binding in mounted position with the bail turned up and the keeping hook turned forward in a first embodiment
  • FIG. 2 shows the same in central vertical longitudinal section
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the binding in mounted position with the bail turned forward and the hook turned
  • FIG. 4 is a top view of another embodiment of the binding in the position of use;
  • FIG. 5 shows the same in vertical longitudinal section along the line VV in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bail taken along the line VIVI in FIG. 4 with a cross-bar mounted thereon.
  • the binding shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 comprises a toe iron 1 made in one piece and attached to the ski 2.by three screws 3.
  • the resilient clamping bail 4 has as usual a considerable length and is supported on the toe iron lugs by pivots 5.
  • the latter has behind the pivot 8 an upwardly bulged central portion 11 having a hole for a fixing screw 12, and is further extended rearwards by a lug 13 engaging under a raised portion 14 at the forward edge of the bottom plate of the toe iron, whereby the support 9 is locked against unintentional lateral rotation in spite of the fact that it is fixed with only a single screw.
  • the front edge of the keeping hook 6 is in its lower portion, which extends substantially vertically in an in-turned position of the hook as shown in FIG.
  • the binding shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is again of the toe binding type having an integral toe iron 16, the bottom plate 17 of which is attached to the ski with three screws 18 and is provided with points 19 which .in cooperation with a fitting on the boot shall lock the same against longitudinal motion.
  • the clamping bail 20 is with outwardly extending end portions pivoted in hollow rivets 21 in the toe iron lugs 22, which have forward extensions in the form of shallow flanges 23 extending inwards of the ski and further forwards so as to form a support 24 carrying a pivot 25 for the hook 26.
  • the legs of the bail 20 extends forwards and downwards from their pivots and further substantially horizontally inwards in portions 27, which will engage the-top of the sole rim, and further forwards on either side of the hook support and merge into a bight portion 28 at a considerable distance in front of the latter.
  • the bail legs On either side of the hook support the bail legs form downwardly and inwardly open angles and atthis location they are interconnected by a. cross-bar 29 which consists of thinner wire stock than the bail 20 and is bent at its extremities so as to form eyelets clamped around the legs of the bail as shown in FIG. 6, so that the cross-bar will be located at the same level as these at the location of the bends.
  • Thebends at the cross-bar 29 are located so that the cross-bar can be selectively engaged by adjusting notches formed between teeth 31 at the rear edge-of the hook 26 in the normal manner.
  • the teeth are shaped so that in the position of use a further downward pressure on the bail 20 will cause the latter, or in this case ratherthe cross-bar 29, to exert a sloping-plane action so that the hook 26 is swung forwards and can fall down onto the ski in front of the pivotal support-for which there is room behind the bight 28- so that the bail can be swung up freely. Due to the reduced dimension of the cross-bar 29 it has been possible to make the spacing of the teeth smaller than usual, with four notches instead of three.
  • the hook 26 can in an up-turned position of the bail 20 be turned backwards onto the bottom plate 17, and by turning the bail down the cross-bar 29 can then be made to engage a corrugated front edge 32 of the hook in a manner similar to that described for the first embodiment.
  • the bail Due to the fact that the bail forms downwardly open angles at the bends it will at least in its lowermost adjusted positions have a downward slope in front of the hook as shown in FIG. 5, so that it will be particularly well suited for removing obstacles.
  • the slope is not so pronounced as to permit the bight 28 to engage the top face of the ski and hence prevent the bail from being released by downward pressure even from the lowermost engagement position shown, the lowermost position of the bail being still determined by engagement of the cross-bar with the base portion of the hook in the released position of the latter.
  • a ski binding having a toe iron with a bottom plate and upstanding lateral lugs, a clamping bail adapted to press the sole rim down and pivotally mounted in said toe iron lugs, and a hook having a toothed rearwardly facing edge for engaging said bail, said hook being pivotally mounted in a support on an axis at a structurally defined distance from the pivotal axis of said bail, said hook having a corrugated edge along its front side which extends substantially vertically in an inwardly turned position of the hook and is at such a distance from the pivotal axis of the bail that a transverse portion of the bail can be pressed firmly onto it when the binding is not in use.
  • a ski binding as claimed in claim 2 wherein the bight portion of the bail in a forwardly turned position extends in front of the hook, and said bail is provided with a rigid cross-bar suitably located for engaging the hook.
  • a ski binding as claimed in claim 8 wherein said bail forms a downwardly facing angle at the bends, so that its front portion slopes downwardly in its lowermost position, which is defined by engagement of the cross-bar with the base portion of the hook in released position.

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US3823953A (en) * 1971-07-27 1974-07-16 With Bror Ski binding of the toe binding type
US3905612A (en) * 1973-02-16 1975-09-16 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Ski binding
US3907319A (en) * 1973-11-23 1975-09-23 Dovre Ski Binding Inc Toepiece for cross-country skiing
US3921996A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-11-25 Bror With Ski binding with clamping bail
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
US4043570A (en) * 1976-03-15 1977-08-23 Pentti Riikonen Ski binding
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
US4273354A (en) * 1979-02-21 1981-06-16 George Frederick W Convertible ski boot and binding equipment

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US3481618A (en) * 1966-12-23 1969-12-02 Bror With Ski binding of the toe binding type

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US3481618A (en) * 1966-12-23 1969-12-02 Bror With Ski binding of the toe binding type

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US3823953A (en) * 1971-07-27 1974-07-16 With Bror Ski binding of the toe binding type
US3905612A (en) * 1973-02-16 1975-09-16 Kjellstroem Ab Brdr Ski binding
US3921996A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-11-25 Bror With Ski binding with clamping bail
US3907319A (en) * 1973-11-23 1975-09-23 Dovre Ski Binding Inc Toepiece for cross-country skiing
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
US4043570A (en) * 1976-03-15 1977-08-23 Pentti Riikonen Ski binding
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
US4273354A (en) * 1979-02-21 1981-06-16 George Frederick W Convertible ski boot and binding equipment

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