Patent ID: 8419042

Claim:
A heel elevator device for a ski, wherein the heel elevator device is adapted for being fixed to the ski and adapted for connecting a plate element to the ski, wherein the plate element comprises a ski binding or a sole of a ski boot, the heel elevator device comprising: a supporting element with a supporting section, a gravity based positioning element movably supported in the supporting element, and a force transmitting piston with a piston engaging section, wherein the force transmitting piston is slideably attached to the supporting section in such a way that, when an engagement force is exerted, the force transmitting piston moves slideably into an engagement position, wherein, in the engagement position, the piston engaging section is engaged with the gravity based positioning element for fixing the gravity based positioning element, wherein, when the gravity based positioning element is fixed, the gravity based positioning element is adapted for adjusting a fixed minimum climbing angle of the plate element with respect to the ski, and, when the gravity based positioning element is movably supported in the supporting element, the gravity based positioning element is adapted for being aligned to gravity.