Patent ID: 6843497

Claim:
A pivotable binding system mounted between a sports device extending in a longitudinal direction and a tread surface of a sport shoe, which comprises (a) a single binding element consisting of a lever (b) a first hinge mechanism joining one end of the binding lever to a front end of the tread surface, the first hinge mechanism including a first pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to a vertical plane extending in the longitudinal direction, (c) a body integral with or affixed to the sports device and pivotally supporting the front end of the tread surface end of the tread surface towards the sports device alone a rolling track of the body, (d) a second hinge mechanism joining an end of the binding lever opposite the one end to the body pivotally supporting the front end of the tread surface, the second hinge mechanism including a second, stationary pivot axis extending substantially perpendicularly to a vertical plane extending in the longitudinal direction, the first pivot axis being on a higher level than the second pivot axis, and the first pivot axis being pivotable along an arrcately curved rolling path about the stationary pivot axis from an initial rest position to a displaced position.