Patent ID: 7320476

Claim:
A toe-piece for attaching a boot to a sliding board, comprising i) a body ( 2 ) wherein the body ( 2 ): a) comprises a substantially horizontal axis ( 5 ) corresponding to a central, traverse, substantially horizontal upper rear edge of the body ( 2 ), and b) comprises two substantially vertical axes ( 6 ) corresponding to a lateral, substantially vertical lower rear edge of the body ( 2 ), ii) at least one jaw ( 3 ) wherein the jaw ( 3 ) is a) rotationally movable about a substantially horizontal axis ( 5 ) in accordance with a first bearing of the jaw ( 3 ) on horizontal axis ( 5 ) of the body ( 2 ) for release in the event of a backward fall, and b) rotationally movable about a substantially vertical axis ( 6 ) in accordance with a second bearing of the jaw ( 3 ) on vertical axis ( 6 ) of the body ( 2 ) for release in the event of torsion, wherein the jaw ( 3 ) takes a bearing relative to the body ( 2 ) on an inclined surface ( 7 ) for release in the event of backward fall combined with torsion, this inclined surface ( 7 ) being on the body ( 2 ) intermediate between the horizontal axis ( 5 ) and the vertical axis ( 6 ) and being inclined relative to these two axes ( 5 , 6 ) and oriented toward the front of the toe-piece.