Abstract: A human body partial manikin having the same flexibility, elasticity, and texture as the human body is provided. And a manikin which has a feeling when it is cut open by means of a scalpel or scissors, similar to a feeling when an actual operation is performed by using a human body and is optimum for the anatomical practice of an inguinal hernia is provided. Accordingly, the human body partial manikin includes a skin portion which represents a skin layer on the surface of a lower abdomen of a human body, an abdominal external oblique muscle portion, an abdominal internal oblique muscle portion, a transverse abdominal muscle portion, a fascia transversalis portion, a fascia extraperitoneal portion, a peritoneum portion, and an abdominal cavity portion toward the inside of the manikin, wherein these respective portions are formed of a silicone resin.

Abstract: A device for the longitudinal adjustment of heel holders which includes a guide rail provided with a row of holes, on which guide rail is guided a guide plate carrying the heel holder. Two coil springs are housed in a spring cage and are supported in a recess of the guide plate, of which coil springs at least one coil spring loads the spring cage in direction of a locking member provided with at least one projection. In order to prevent, upon the penetration of snow or dirt into the open areas of the guide plate, the locking member from loosening up and possibly becoming disengaged, the invention provides that the rear crosswall of the spring cage has a bore in the region of the other coil spring, the diameter of which bore is greater than the diameter of the other coil spring so that the latter continuously bears against the locking member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sports boot, in particular a cross-country ski boot. The cross-country ski boot is provided with a high outer upper and a low inner upper. The inner upper has a tie fastening for holding the foot. The outer upper is closed by a covering flap. According to the invention, the tie fastening of the inner upper also grips the outer upper, preferably in its ankle bending zone.

Abstract: A ski binding comprising a release mechanism controllable voluntarily through a wireless transmission path and releases a lock of a jaw of the binding, which transmission path is controlled by a manually operable switch. To avoid an undesired release of the binding, it is provided that the switch is countersunk into an outwardly opening recess in the handle on a skipole, so that the manually operable part of a button on the switch can be manually engaged only by purposefully inserting a finger of a user's hand into the recess.

Abstract: A front jaw having a housing in which is housed a release spring and through which extends a pull rod acting through an opening in a crosspart onto two toggle levers holding the front end of the sole of the boot. The housing has at its rear end two vertical contact surfaces for a bearing part having a pair of axles thereon for pivotally supporting the two toggle levers. The two toggle levers include structure functioning as a sole down-holding device.

Abstract: A sole-support device for ski bindings which includes a support member fastenable on a ski and an endless band guided transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the ski in a groove of the support member. In order to prevent in this device a relative movement between the upper strand of the band and the underside of the sole of the boot, the invention provides that the band, which is supported with its upper strand in the groove of the support member, has the shape of the jacket of a frustrum, and that the groove, in which the upper strand of the band is guided, has a circular extent arched toward the tip of the ski, viewed in a top view.

Abstract: A safety ski binding includes a binding member guided in the longitudinal direction of a ski on a guide rail and releasably fixable in different positions therealong by an adjusting arrangement, the binding member being under the influence of at least one pressing spring which acts in the longitudinal direction of the ski and which facilitates compensation for play existing between the binding member and the guide rail. The pressing spring is arranged in a spring cage which has a crosswall and a bottom. To provide a constant pressure, the spring cage is provided with at least two downwardly convex leaf springs, or with at least two longitudinal ribs which extend along the two sides of the bottom and are downwardly convex and resilient in a section of their longitudinal length.

Abstract: A heel holder including a base plate on which is arranged a bearing block which can be pivoted laterally. A swivel head is supported in the bearing block on a transverse axle. Between the base plate and the bearing block there is provided a return spring. A locking mechanism is provided in addition, which locking mechanism holds the bearing block in its centered position. In order to hold the bearing block in the heel holder with pressure, the invention provides that the base plate carries a rectangular projection on its upper side, with which projection is associated a recess in the base of the bearing block, and that above the projection there is arranged the locking mechanism which acts through a frictional connection.

Abstract: A sole-support device consisting of a support member and a continuous or endless band guided transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the ski on the support member. In order to guarantee in such a device that a secure support of the sole of the boot on the band occurs and in order to avoid friction between the sole of the boot and the support member, the band is supported with its upper reach in a groove of the support member, the upper side of a front section of the band lying in a plane that is higher than a horizontal plane of a boundary edge of the front wall of the groove, the upper side of a rear section of the band being aligned with an upper boundary edge of a rear wall of the groove or in a horizontal plane which lies lower than the boundary edge.

Abstract: A ski brake (1) comprising two wire-brake arms (7) pivotally supported in a base plate (2), which wire-brake arms can be pivotally moved into their ready or retracted position by pressing down an operating pedal (5) against the force of an erecting spring (6). The end sections (7d) of the wire-brake arms (7) are housed in the operating pedal (5) and are connected by a connecting spring (8), to which an intermediate member (9) is hinged. An extension (9b) of the intermediate member (9) is supported on a support surface (2f) of the base plate (2). In order to enable a reliable functioning of this ski brake (1) also under difficult conditions and in order to prevent a snagging of the wire-brake arms (7) on the upper side or the side edges of the ski (10), the invention provides that between the area of the base plate (2) carrying the support surface (2f) and the crossbar ( 9k) of the intermediate member (9) there is provided an elastically flexible interconnection.

Abstract: A sole support device having a support member and an endless band movably supported and guided on the support member between two edge structures extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the ski and projecting upwardly adjacent the side edges of the band. In order to avoid in such a device any damage to the band while stepping into a ski binding with a ski boot, the band consists of an endless support section and plural spaced elevations on the support section, which elevations project beyond or above the edge structures.

Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating a mounting of ski bindings onto skis. The apparatus includes a plate and a jaw member fastened to the plate. The plate is releasably fastened by fastening elements to the upper side of a ski. Two or more receiving parts are provided for receiving the ends of the fastening elements, which ends are on a side of the plate which is remote from the ski binding, the receiving parts being built into the body of the ski. Each receiving part includes an elliptic slotted hole or an elongated T-shaped recess, each being provided with at least one undercut step. Each fastening element is arranged on the jaw member or the plate and has a locking member at an end region thereof remote from the jaw member or the plate. The locking member has a larger dimension in one direction compared with the recess or the slotted hole of the individual receiving parts, and engages the undercut step.

Abstract: The invention concerns a ski boot/ski binding combination with an adapter for various sizes of ski boots consisting of a plate-like part and an underside attachment member. The ski boot is removably fastened on to the plate-like part of the adapter. The attachment member serves as the mounting support for the adapter on the ski by means of spring-loaded ski binding parts.The attachment spans in the longitudinal direction of the adapter plate over a length corresponding to the metatarsus and the front tarsus area of the skier's foot in the ski boot. This provides the skier with support in the major stretching part of his foot when walking with the adapter.

Abstract: A ski brake including two wire-braking arms supported in bearing points on a ski, which wire-braking arms are, if necessary, combined to one wire bar. The ski brake can be swung from a braking position into a ready position, in which the ski brake is stepped down upon by a ski boot and is held down with the help of an operating pedal arranged pivotally about a transversely extending axle, with the free ends of the wire-braking arms being held lying above the plane of the upper side of the ski. The bearing points of the wire-braking arms are arranged on the upper side of the ski. At least one further bearing point for the operating pedal is constructed on or in a spring board spaced above the upper side of the ski and movable relative to the ski.

Abstract: Safety ski binding with at least one transducer, converting the forces acting on the binding into electric signals, and an evaluation circuit, connected to the triggering device and the transducer, which evaluation circuit has a threshold circuit having at least two threshold values, the one output of which threshold circuit activates the triggering device, and has a timing circuit, which is in connection with the triggering device, the transducer or transducers being connected to the input of the threshold circuit and the input of the timing circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ski binding having a tow holding unit including a locking element, the toe holding unit being fastenable to the upper surface of a ski, a heel holding unit, the heel holding unit being movable along a guide rail fixed to the ski, a connecting element including at least one receptacle, the connecting element extending between the toe holding unit and the heel holding unit, the locking element of the toe holding unit being selectively engageable with the at least one receptacle, and the heel holding unit being movable relative to the connecting element and being connectable to the connecting element to adjust the distance between the heel holding unit and the toe holding unit. The connecting element includes an encasing of plastic material located on external surfaces thereof, a tread plate extends over and engages an upper surface of the connecting element, and a cover, spaced from the tread plate, overlies the connecting element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding unit, in particular a toe unit, for safety ski bindings, which has a sole hold-down arranged on a bolt and two angle levers pivotably mounted about a spindle each, arranged on a supporting member, the angle levers being adapted to swivel out to the side against the force of a spring. The sole hold-down is adapted to move upwards against the force of the spring when there is a force acting vertically upwards on it, via a compensating lever, which bears against one of the angle levers each either directly or with an intermediate lever interposed. The bolt is guided displaceably in the vertical direction and, if there is an overload, is acted on by a wedge element which is guided on the supporting member and against which the ski boot bears.In this arrangement there is a compensation for the frictional forces additionally occuring on the sole hold-down in the event of a twisting fall both backwards and forwards.

Abstract: A ski binding for a cross-country or touring ski is shown, with a boot (100) being introduced into a holding cup (40) and being held therein by a locking pin (32), when a pawl (60) prevents the reciprocal movement of holding cup (40) and locking pin (32). The design of a double groove (43a, 43b) enables a locking even when an obstacle (13) prevents the complete lowering of the bottom (41) of the holding cup (40).

Abstract: A safety ski binding having a horizontally pivotal sole plate provided with a heel holder for the heel of a ski boot and two two-arm sole holders pivotal about sole holder axles to the sole plate. One of the two lever arms engages the edge of the sole of the toe portion of the ski boot. The movement of a second one of the lever arms is restricted by a locking and control element controlled by a stop surface provided on the housing. The second lever arm is released beyond a specific angle of traverse during an outward pivoting of the sole plate. The locking and control element is arranged pivotally on an axle located between the two sole-holder axles. The locking element is approximately heart-shaped and has support surfaces engaging the two sole holders. A housing for the toe part of the binding is longitudinally movable and the control element is a rod extending forwardly into a cavity provided in the housing, which rod engages a stop surface in the housing in a pivoted position of the sole plate.

Abstract: A sole-support plate for ski bindings which can be mounted on a base plate of a ski-binding part. The base plate is held onto the upper side of a ski by means of fastening screws, and is held against a lifting off in its mounted state and is also secured against a movement relative to the ski by means of a locking system. A block is formed by the fastening screw and engages a detent formed in a recess in the sole-support plate to prevent the aforesaid relative movement.