| 摘要 |
<p>A telemark ski binding having a pre-compressed spring (56) augmenting the forces imposed on the heel of a boot by the cable (40) looped therearound, when the heel is in a heel low position, and resisting the forces imposed on the heel, when the heel is in a high heel position, in order to achieve a selected force acting upon the heel as the heel travels within a range of motion between the heel low and the heel high positions. The pre-compressed spring (56) imparts the selected force to the heel by continually biasing an energy transfer element (52) in a direction away from a movement imposed upon the energy transfer element (52) by the cable (40) attached thereto. The selected force is preferably substantially uniform throughout the range of motion but may also be substantially linearly increasing or decreasing as the heel travels from the heel low position to the heel high position. No matter which selected force is implemented, the force acting on the heel is relatively high when the heel is in the heel low position and is relatively low when the hell is in the heel high position.</p> |
