Abstract: A water ski binding is shown which has a base plate mounted on an upper surface of the water ski. The base plate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the base plate is provided with a pair of tracks which are arranged in spaced-apart locations. A foot-receiving member is formed from a resilient material and has depending runners. The runners are received within and engage the tracks provided in the top surface of the base plate to thereby secure the foot-receiving member on the water ski.

Abstract: An improved apparatus capable of carrying out a continuous method of forming yarn elements from a supply roll of thermoplastic film, which method is characterized by slitting the roll into flat strips of preselected width, simultaneously subjecting the strips to heat and to a pulling or drawing force to elongate the strips which reduces their width and at the same time minimizes their subsequent stretch capability, and thereafter interengaging said strips on a textile-forming machine, such as a knitting or weaving apparatus, to form a desired product. The method is particularly adaptable to the production of an improved knitted bag formed of said flat yarn elements.