| 摘要 |
A safety binding for use in conjunction with cross-country skis that delivers a positive boot to ski action while at the same time having the ability to release in the event the skier experiences a lateral or twisting fall to one side or the other of the skis. The binding includes a toe-piece, mounted upon the front of the boot, that has an extended section which is slidably received within a housing mounted upon the top surface of the ski. The extended section of the toe-piece is held in contact against the rear wall of the housing by means of an detent mechanism having an adjustable spring tension. The side walls of the housing are open so that the toe-piece is able to pivot laterally in either direction about the rear wall of the housing so as to overcome the holding force of the detent and thereby allow the toe-piece to separate from the ski mounted housing. |
