Patent ID: 7210698

Claim:
A step-in binding for receiving a ski boot, comprising: a base constructed and arranged to be secured to the ski; a pair of boot support members pivotally supported from a front side of said base, and disposed laterally on either side of said base; said pair of boot support members being biased to a boot receiving position and further having a locked position that is assumed once the boot is received, engages the pair of boot support members, and is cantilevered downwardly into the locked position; a cross bar disposed between the pair of boot support members for engaging the front top of the boot; a release lever arranged at the front of said base readily accessible to the skier and including a member that releases the pair of boot support members from the locked position to the boot receiving position upon activation of said release lever; a first member supported by said base for interlocking with the bottom of the boot; and a second member for interlocking with a top of the boot.