Patent ID: 9016713
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A ski binding for fastening a ski boot, comprising: a front retainer; a rear retainer; a tensioning mechanism acting between the front and the rear retainer, whereby the ski boot is clamped between the front and the rear retainer in such a way as to allow the heel to be lifted freely; a front sole support device arranged at or by the front retainer, the front sole support device being pivotal about the horizontal transverse axis relative to the front retainer; a locking element adapted to fix the front sole support device; the locking element is adapted to lift the front sole support device into contact with the front part of the ski boot such that the front sole support device is fixed between the locking element and the front part of the ski boot; wherein the front sole support device is lifted into contact with the front part of the ski boot by moving the locking element from the rearward position to a forward position; the rearward position of the locking element is behind or parallel to the horizontal transverse axis and in front of the rear end of the midplate; the forward position of the locking element is in front of the horizontal transverse axis.