Patent ID: 7104564

Claim:
A remote controlled ski binding release system comprising: a sliding plate adapted to fasten to a ski; said sliding plate adapted to receive a ski binding member and slide away from an opposing ski binding member in a remote control release mode; a lock arm assembly having a movable end connected to the sliding plate; said lock arm assembly having a pair of pivotally connected arms which have a central pivot joint which moves away from a ski surface in the remote control release mode; said lock arm assembly further comprising a release assembly located under the central pivot joint of the pair of pivotally connected arms; wherein a lock arm assembly length is shortened in the remote control release mode and lengthened in a ski mode; a stored energy assembly means functioning to move the lock arm assembly to the remote control release mode from the ski mode, and functioning to be cocked in a single step by a push on the central pivot joint thereby adding energy to the stored energy assembly means; a receiver/controller adapted to mount onto the ski and receive a remote signal to release the stored energy from the stored energy assembly means, thereby moving the lock arm assembly from the ski mode to the remote control release mode; wherein the release assembly further comprises a latch which releasably connects to a catch on a member of the pair of pivotally connected arms; and wherein an automatic release of the ski binding release system maintains a constant mounting distance between a toe and a heel binding member.