| 摘要 |
A heel binding for ski boots cooperates with a boot heel plate for use in either alpine or cross-country skiing and includes a pivot member displaceable between locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, during alpine skiing a forward shoulder on the pivot member engages the heel plate and resists upward thrust of the boot heel according to a selective biasing force as provided by a yieldable latch member engaging a first detent on a cam section of the pivot member. In the alternate unlocked position, for cross-country skiing, the pivot member is retained clear of the heel plate by engagement of the same latch member within a second detent on the pivot member cam section. The forward portion of the binding is constructed to engage within a mating recess in the heel plate and/or boot heel on each downward motion of the heel so as to guide the skier's foot into proper axial alignment with the ski. As a safety feature, the pivot member also is automatically displaced clear of the heel plate when the selected biasing force exerted by the latch member is overcome, such as during a fall.
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