CROSS-COUNTRY SKI BINDING

摘要

A toggle lever type cross-country ski binding is provided which includes a retaining element pivotally attached to guide arms hingedly supported on a baseplate fixed to a ski. In operation, the retaining element is movable through a dead-center position between a lifted release position and a lowered in-use position. The retaining element has a hookshaped projection for engagment with a boot sole extension to hold the boot sole against longitudinal movement. To facilitate resilient holding of the boot sole, without the need for additional cocking springs in the toggle lever arrangement, various embodiments are disclosed providing for resilient longitudinal displaceability of the pivot points between the guide members and the retaining element or between the retaining element and the sole extension.