Patent ID: 7451997

Claim:
A binding selected from the group consisting of a ski binding, a touring ski binding, a telemark ski binding, and a cross-country ski binding, for securing a ski boot comprising a leg and a sole, said binding having a front retaining element operatively associated in use with the front end of the sole, a rear retaining element formed to engage on an element selected from the group consisting of the foresole and the heel of the ski boot, and a biasing device operative between said front and rear retaining elements, by means of which the ski boot is clampable between the front and rear retaining elements in such a manner that the heel thereof is freely liftable, wherein said front retaining element is pivotally mounted relative to the binding and the ski on the one hand, and relative to said rear retaining element on the other hand, about an axis which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the binding and sole and approximately parallel to the sole tread, and said rear retaining element is pivotally mounted about an axis which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the binding and sole or ski and approximately parallel to the sole tread and to the top face of the ski, wherein said front retaining element is a bracket which engages over the front end of the sole of the ski boot, which bracket is pivotally mounted on the binding, about a horizontally extending transverse axis, both relative to the binding and to a component selected from the group consisting of a mounting plate associated therewith, and a housing associated therewith, and relative to the rear retaining element, and in which the pivotal axis for the rear retaining element coincides with the pivotal axis for the front retaining element; and wherein said rear retaining element is fixable in the open position of the binding, the fixation being releasable on stepping into the binding by means of a step-in mechanism.