US3502344A - Front jaw safety ski binding - Google Patents

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US3502344A
US3502344A US722675A US3502344DA US3502344A US 3502344 A US3502344 A US 3502344A US 722675 A US722675 A US 722675A US 3502344D A US3502344D A US 3502344DA US 3502344 A US3502344 A US 3502344A
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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
    • A63C9/08578—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
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
    • F16K15/03—Check valves with guided rigid valve members with a hinged closure member or with a pivoted closure member
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K27/00—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor
    • F16K27/02—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor of lift valves
    • F16K27/0209—Check valves or pivoted valves
    • F16K27/0227—Check valves or pivoted valves with the valve members swinging around an axis located at the edge of or outside the valve member
    • 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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  • the invention relates to safety bindings for skis. More in particular, the invention relates to a safety binding for skis of the type that is in the form of a front cheek and which has a housing that carries the sole catch and which under excessive load moves pivotally in a horizontal plane about a vertically disposed axis against a latch or a biasing spring. For this purpose it is known to constitute the pivot axis in the manner of a bolt which is rigidly connected with the base plate. This bolt has a flat surface that is engaged by a spring under suitable pressure. This type of device has certain shortcomings.
  • a front cheek or jaw construction having a double pivot joint. While here the sole catch yields on release in the direction longitudinally of the ski, this system is only capable of functioning when the boot is pressed against the sole catch with sufficient pressure. If this pressure drops, for example due to setting the heel tensioner below a predetermined value, then the support becomes unstable and the sole catch swings out in responese to even the slightest transverse load on the point of the boot, i.e., before the torsional load of the boot has reached the safety limit. Otherwise it is necessary to provide either two sole catches which act obliquely on the point of the boot, or a separate latching means. This raises the cost of the ski binding considerably, and besides it introduces a point of dead center which must be overcome before the release can take place. In addition to this, such front cheeks or jaws are very rigid and unelastic in operation.
  • the invention provides, above all, that the vertical pivot axis is disposed on a supporting member rotatable on or in the base plate eccentrically with re spect to the pivot point thereof and that furthermore the housing is guided displaceably longitudinally of the ski with respect to the base plate at a location ahead of the supporting member, while there it is latched against displacement transversely of the ski.
  • the housing After overcoming the pressure of a retaining spring, the force of which may be adjustable, the housing swings to the side with its end that carries the sole catch as a result of the eccentric disposition of the pivot van on the rotatable supporting member. Simultaneously, however, it yields forwardly due to its displaceable mounting.
  • the sole catch is preferably rigidly mounted relative to the housing, or it may be cast in one piece with it as a unit. This not only reduces the manufacturing cost but also affords greater stability than the pivotable arrangement of the sole catch in the double joint arrangement in accordance with the prior art. In addition to this the sole catches must be manually moved into the fitting position prior to insertion of the point of the boot, which is particularly diflicult if the binding is coated with ice or snow. This shortcoming is also overcome by the invention because the housing is firmly held by a spring when the boot is inserted and the sole catch is rigidly secured on the housing as explained above. Furthermore the pivot point of the housing is displaceable or may be disposed far to the front toward its point.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a front cheek constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of the device in accordance with FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a further top View showing the cheek schematically in two different positions
  • FIG. 4 is a section taken along line IVIV in FIG. 3.
  • a base plate or support 2 is secured by means of screws 3 to the ski 1.
  • a further plate (not shown) could be disposed between the plate or support 2 and the ski. This could be the forward extension of a standing plate threadedly mounted on the ski and extending over the full length of the boot.
  • the support 2 is provided with a circular aperture 4 in which the disk-shaped carrier element 5 is rotatably mounted.
  • the carrier element is protected against being lifted from the base by retaining means in the form of outwardly extending projections, such as an annular flange 6 which extends into the space 7 between the support 2 and the surface of the ski and under the support 2.
  • the pivot axis which may be in the form of a round bolt 8 is secured to the carrier element 5, for example by welding.
  • the bolt 8 is rotatably disposed in a bore 9 of housing 10 and cooperates with the spring and latch means in a manner described more in detail hereinafter.
  • the rearward end 10' of the housing 10 is in the form of a sole catch, or a sole catch is provided there which may be threadedly mounted in a manner to be adjustable in height.
  • the displaceable mounting means mentioned hereinabove is disposed in the forward part 10 of the housing. In the embodiment illustrated this is in the form of a guiding slot 11 extending longitudinally of the ski in the bottom of the housing and a pin 12 on the support 2 engaging the slot. It would of course also be possible to provide the slot on the support 2 and the pin on the housing, or to provide a different form of guiding means.
  • the center axis 13 of the bolt 8 is arranged on the carrier element at a distance a from the axis of rotation 14 of element 5. In the position of operation (retaining the boot) it is behind the axis of rotation 14 with respect to the longitudinal extent of the ski.
  • the bolt 8 is disposed in the rearward part of the housing.
  • the guiding groove or slot 11 and the pin 12, however, are ahead of the axis of rotation 14 with respect to the longitudinal extent of the ski.
  • connection the housing constitutes the connecting rod and the distance a of the carrier element '5 of the crank.
  • the forward end of the connecting rod thus can yield longitudinally of the ski, but is locked against displacement transversely thereof.
  • the rearward end of the connecting rod and thus the sole catch can make a rotary movement about axis 14 and simultaneously displace itself forwardly.
  • the upper dead point of the crank shaft constitutes the operative position.
  • the latching or spring device in this embodiment comprises a spring 15 which is biased by way of a spring socket 16 against a fiat surface 17 .on the bolt 8.
  • this fiat surface is disposed transversely of the longitudinal extent of the ski.
  • this flat surface is located in an annular latching groove 18 of the bolt, so that as the spring socket 16 enters the groove 18 the housing is latched against rising from the bolt.
  • the forward end of the spring 15 rest against a set screw 19 in the form of a socket in the forward end .of the housing. By means of the screw 19 the pressure of the spring can be adjusted as required.
  • the spring acts to provide for flush engagement between the front end of the spring socket 16 and the flat surface 17, Le, to establish the position of operation illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the latching into operating position could also be effected in a different manner without departing from the spirit of the invention.
  • a different latch could be provided to maintain the housing in operative position.
  • the construction of the front cheek in accordance with the principle of a crank mechanism permits that in spite of a rigid connection of the sole catch with the housing, in the position of operation, the sole catch can grip a very large portion .of the sole laterally of the boot (FIG. 3, 22) without this late'ral span interfering with the freeing of the boot when the release action occurs.
  • the return of the housing into operating position after release can be readily effected manually. As soon as a certain angular position is passed between the flattened surface 17 and the front end of the spring socket, the further return setting takes place automatically under the pressure of the spring 15. If it is desired, the arrangement may also be made in a manner that during release this angular position is not exceeded, so that upon freeing of the boot the aforementioned return operation takes place automatically. Instead it would also be possible to provide return spring betwen the housing, on the one hand, and the base plate or support on the other hand, which is forwardly compressed as the housing is displaced. This is indicated in FIG. 4 as a compression spring 23 which is arranged in the guide slot 11 between the rearward end and the guide pin 12.
  • the entire device Owing to the transverse support of the forward end 10 of the housing by means of the pin 12 and due to the retaining force of spring 15, the entire device is solidly retained in operating position. Besides, the arrangement provides favorable leverage advantages for retaining the binding which result in lower counter forces of the spring and therefore a lighter form of construction.
  • the entire counter torsion force had to be provided at the flattened surface in the known bindings of the prior art.
  • the lever h1 between the force application point 24 of the boot on the sole retainer and the center point of the bolt 8 was relatively short, so that the angle a1 between the longitudinal extent of the ski and a line drawn from the center point of the bolt 8 to the engagement point 24 of the boot became correspondingly large. This resulted during release in that first the boot had to be pressed back a certain amount until the dead point was overcome.
  • the housing swings about the pin 12.
  • the lever arm 122 thus created is essentially longer than the lever arm h1 in the known binding.
  • the angle defined above which is now identified as a2
  • become essentially smaller than the angle a1 so that practically no dead point has to be overcome.
  • the entire length of the housing is now available as a release lever.
  • the pin 12 forms a counter bearing which intercepts the essential part of the torsion moments that arise.
  • Safety binding for ski constructed in the manner of a housing having a front cheek arranged to unlatch in a horizontal plane about a generally vertical pivot, said binding comprising a rotatably mounted carrier member supporting a vertically disposed pivot member arranged on said carrier member for eccentric movement about the axis of rotation of said carrier member, said housing having a bore disposed around said pivot member on one side of the axis of rotation of said carrier member remote from the forward end of the binding, interengaging guide means disposed on the other side of said axis of rotation proximate the forward end of the binding comprising a stationary element and a movable element permtting sliding movement of said housing longitudinally of the ski and opposing movement transversely of the ski.
  • Safety binding in accordance with claim 2 were said bolt is of generally cylindrical shape and welded to said carrier member.
  • Safety binding in accordance with claim 4, where said bolt has a circumferential groove adapted to receive said spring socket as a latch when disengaged from said flat surface.
  • Safety binding in accordance with claim 2, including a base and a recess in said base having an aperture adapted to receive said carrier member and said bolt, said carrier member being in the form of a disk.
  • Safety binding in accordance with claim 6, where a space is provided below said base and said carrier member has retaining means projecting below said base.
  • Safety binding in accordance with claim 8 comprising a compressible spring mounted in said guiding slot References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,107,102 10/ 1963 Ramillon.

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US3194574A (en) * 1962-06-01 1965-07-13 Beyl Jean Joseph Alfred Safety ski binder
US3201140A (en) * 1961-08-12 1965-08-17 Georg Von Opel Dr H C Safety front jaw for ski bindings or fastenings

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US3201140A (en) * 1961-08-12 1965-08-17 Georg Von Opel Dr H C Safety front jaw for ski bindings or fastenings
US3194574A (en) * 1962-06-01 1965-07-13 Beyl Jean Joseph Alfred Safety ski binder
FR1336404A (fr) * 1962-08-10 1963-08-30 Fixation de ski de sûreté

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