US3298703A - Toe iron for safety ski bindings - Google Patents

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US3298703A
US3298703A US445940A US44594065A US3298703A US 3298703 A US3298703 A US 3298703A US 445940 A US445940 A US 445940A US 44594065 A US44594065 A US 44594065A US 3298703 A US3298703 A US 3298703A
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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
    • A63C9/085—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable
    • A63C9/08557—Details of the release mechanism
    • A63C9/08585—Details of the release mechanism using transverse biasing element
    • 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
    • A63C9/085—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable
    • A63C9/08535—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable with a mobile body or base or single jaw
    • A63C9/0855—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable with a mobile body or base or single jaw pivoting about a vertical axis
    • 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
    • A63C9/085—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable
    • A63C9/08557—Details of the release mechanism
    • A63C9/08564—Details of the release mechanism using cam or slide surface
    • 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
    • A63C9/085—Ski bindings yieldable or self-releasing in the event of an accident, i.e. safety bindings with sole hold-downs, e.g. swingable
    • A63C9/08557—Details of the release mechanism
    • A63C9/08578—Details of the release mechanism using a plurality of biasing elements
    • 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
    • A63C9/0805—Adjustment of the toe or heel holders; Indicators therefor

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  • this object has been solved to a large extent by the provision of a toe iron having two articulated joints, a pivoted memberbeing pivoted to a bolt which is securedto the ski, a backing and sole retaining member being pivoted to the pivoted member, and the ball detent mechanism which determines the resistance of the toe iron to release being provided between the pivoted member and the backing and sole retaining member rather than between the pivoted member. and the ski.
  • the toe iron can be pivotally moved as a whole in response to slight lateral thrusts without causing a disengagement of the detent ball.
  • a spring-loaded plunger is mounted in a bore which extends in thelongitudin-al direction of theski, and the end face of this plunger cooperates with an axial fiat of the pivot pin.
  • a slight outward deflection of the toe iron from its position of rest is succeeded by anautomatic return caused by the spring-loaded plunger, which has been urged back by a side edge of the flat during the outward pivotal movement whereas the plunger fully abuts the flat during the return movement.
  • This known toe iron has the disadvantage that the foot isnot released immediately after a pivotal movement beyond that angle which corresponds to harmless lateral thrusts but a further rotation to an angle of about 30 is required for a release of the foot.
  • This mode of operation is undesirable for various reasons, particularly because the pivotal movement may be terminated between the angle which corresponds to the small lateral thrusts and the release angle and in such cases neither a return movement nor a release results but a fall is induced by the very inclination of the foot caused by the safety binding.
  • the detent ball is movably mounted in the pivoted member and co-operates with a detent socket in a baseplate, which lies on the surface of the ski and is secured to the latter.
  • the pivoted member remains unmovable until the turning moment exceeds the value at which the release of the bind ing is effected and the foot is released. This value is determined by the setting of the detent mechanism.
  • a further object of the invention is to ensure a resilient returnmovement of the toe iron independent of the contact pressure and the like even in bindings of the kind mentioned first hereinbefore.
  • Yet another object is to provide a toe iron arrangementfor safety ski bindings comprising a member which is pivoted ona baseplate secured to the ski, and a detent mechanism for releasing the pivoted member for a pivotal movement when, and only when, a predetermined turning moment acting on the pivoted member has been exceeded.
  • the foregoing objects may be accomplished byproviding a baseplate carrying the pivoted member capable of a limited movement against spring forcerelative to the ski in the transverse direction of the latter.
  • This has the result that the resilient return movement after a slight lateral thrust is not due, or is not exclusively due, to .a corresponding design of the usually pivoted elements of the toe iron, but is due to the fact that the entire toe iron, inclusive of its pivot pin and the baseplate, is movable transversely to the longitudinal center line of the ski and after the action of slight lateral forces isreturned to the normal position by the resilient rneans acting on the moveable baseplate.
  • the baseplate may be mounted in a recess of a mounting plate, which is secured to the surface of the ski and encloses the baseplate at least partly inits plane.
  • Spring elements may be dis posed between the l ateral outside edges of-the baseplate and the corresponding inside edgesof the mounting plate,
  • the baseplate may be pivoted on the mounting plate by a pivot pin which is at right angles to the surface of the ski.
  • the baseplate may perform a rectilinear rather than a pivotal movement relative to the mounting plate. It is particularly desirable that the mounting plate enclose the baseplate partly from above and that the baseplate is accommodated in a depression of the mounting plate. In this case, the baseplate cannot be bent or come loose under the action of tilting forces on the toe iron.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line IIII of FIG. 1 and shows the mounting part of the toe iron of FIG. 1.
  • FIG; 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line II IIII of FIG. 1, v
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing a modified embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a horizontal-sectional view taken on line VV of FIG. 4.-
  • FIG. 6 is another side elevation, partly in section, showing a further embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line VII-VII of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 1 shows a known safety toe iron.
  • a pivoted member 2 is pivoted on the pivot pin 1 and has pivoted to it a backing and sole retaining member 3.
  • the tension cable, a heel tightener cable or the like By means of the tension cable, a heel tightener cable or the like, the boot is forced against the backing surface 4 of the member 3. Teeth provided on the backing surface 4 engage appropriate indentations formed in the front edge of the sole of the boot.
  • a detent mechanism is provided between the pivoted member 2 and that portion of the backing and sole retaining member 3 which extends forwardly over the pivoted member 2. In known manner, this detent mechanism is disengaged in response to an excessively high turning moment so that a relative rotation of members 2 and 3 and a free rotation of the pivoted member 2 about the pivot pin 1 is enabled.
  • the value of the spring loading which resists a disengagement of the detent mechanism can be adjusted in known manner by the knurled or milled nut 5.
  • the pivot pin 1 is riveted in known manner into a baseplate 6.
  • this baseplate is not rigidly secured to the surface of the ski but is capable of a limited movement transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski.
  • the baseplate 6 On all sides, which do not contact the surface of the ski, the baseplate 6 is enclosed by a mounting plate 7.
  • a slot is provided in the mounting plate to allow passage of the pin 1 therethrough and allows the pin to move transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski.
  • the mounting plate 7 is provided with screw holes 8 so that the plate 7 can be screw-connected to the ski.
  • Resilient means are provided between the baseplate 6 and the inside edges, extending in the longitudinal direction of the ski, of adepression 9 which is formed in the mounting plate and accommodates the baseplate.
  • these resilient means consist of inserts of rubber or synthetic elastomers. To improve the deformability of these inserts, their pressure surfaces are provided in known manner with recesses 11.
  • the safety toe iron 12 comprises a pivoted member, which has at its rear end the backingsurface and a sole retaining projection.
  • a detent mechanism is provided, which comprises a knurled or milled screw 13, a compression spring, not shown, and a detent ball 14 urged into a detent socket 15 of the baseplate '16.
  • the latter carries the pivot pin 17 of the toe iron 12 and is pivoted by a connecting pin 18 to the mounting plate H.
  • the latter has again a depression. As is particularly apparent from FIG. 5, this depression encloses the baseplate 16 only in part.
  • the toe iron 21 is secured by its pivot pin 22 to a baseplate 23, which is pivoted to the mounting plate 25 at 24.
  • the mounting plate 25 completely encloses the baseplate 23 on the sides and on top.
  • the pivotal connection between the baseplate and the mounting plate is provided at the front end of the baseplate.
  • the toe iron 21 has again an adjusting screw 26 for the detent mechanism, a detent ball 27, and a detent socket formed by an opening in the baseplate. This opening has upstanding edge portions, which extend through an appropriate elongated hole in the mounting plate 25.
  • the spring elements consist of coil springs 28, which are diagrammatically indicated in FIG. 7.
  • coil springs 28 which are diagrammatically indicated in FIG. 7.
  • these springs may be replaced by other spring elements, such as disc springs, leaf springs and the like.
  • a toe iron for safety ski bindings comprising a baseplate movably mounted on a ski, a pivot pin mounted on said baseplate at right angles to said ski, a pivoted member pivotally mounted on said pivot pin, a detent mechanism for releasing the pivoted member for pivotal movement when torque acting on the pivoted member exceeds a predetermined amount, a mounting plate substantially enclosing the baseplate, said mounting plate being fixedly attached to said ski, said pivot pin projecting through an opening in said mounting plate, resilient means disposed between said mounting plate and said baseplate which allows limited movement of the latter relative to the transverse direction of the ski.
  • a toe iron according to the claim 1 wherein said baseplate is mounted within a recess of said mounting plate, said mounting plate being secured to the surface of the ski and at least partially enclosing the first member in its plane, said resilient means comprising spring elements disposed between the lateral outside edges of said baseplate and the adjacent inside edges of said mounting plate.
  • a toe iron according to claim 1 wherein a second pivot pinis mounted on said mounting plate at right angles to the surface of the ski, said baseplate being pivotally mounted on said second pivot pin.
  • a toe iron arrangement for safety ski bindings comprising a mounting plate secured to the upper surface of a ski, a baseplate movably mounted within said mounting plate so as to have limited movement in the transverse direction of the ski, a pivot pin mounted on said baseplate at right angles to the surface of said ski, a pivoted member pivotally mounted on said pivot pin, a portion of said pivoted member being adapted to engage the toe of a ski boot, resilient means disposed between said baseplate and said mounting plate for returning said baseplate to its initial position after minor lateral deflections.
  • a toe iron according to claim 5 wherein said mounting plate comprises a member substantially encompassing said baseplate, a slot in the upper portion of said mounting plate, said pivot pin passing through said slot.
  • a toe iron according to claim 5 wherein said resilient means disposed between said baseplate and said mounting plate comprises spring elements.
  • a toe iron'according to claim 5 wherein said resilient means disposed between said baseplate and said mounting plate comprises resilient rubber cushioning buffers.

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US3396987A (en) * 1965-08-07 1968-08-13 Zimmermann Werner Safety head for ski binding
US3514120A (en) * 1967-04-18 1970-05-26 Smolka & Co Wiener Metall Ski binding
US3610649A (en) * 1967-09-22 1971-10-05 Marker Hannes Toe iron for safety ski bindings
US3711107A (en) * 1969-12-30 1973-01-16 R Brunner Single-joint front jaw of a safety binding for skis having vertically adjustable hold-down arms

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CA721172A (en) * 1965-11-09 Schuster Albert Shock-absorbing detent
US3224786A (en) * 1962-06-14 1965-12-21 Reuge Sa Safety stop for ski attachment

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CA721172A (en) * 1965-11-09 Schuster Albert Shock-absorbing detent
US3224786A (en) * 1962-06-14 1965-12-21 Reuge Sa Safety stop for ski attachment

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US3396987A (en) * 1965-08-07 1968-08-13 Zimmermann Werner Safety head for ski binding
US3514120A (en) * 1967-04-18 1970-05-26 Smolka & Co Wiener Metall Ski binding
US3610649A (en) * 1967-09-22 1971-10-05 Marker Hannes Toe iron for safety ski bindings
US3711107A (en) * 1969-12-30 1973-01-16 R Brunner Single-joint front jaw of a safety binding for skis having vertically adjustable hold-down arms

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