Abstract: A ski-binding device for cross-country skis comprising a base plate fastened to a ski, a movable holder element pivoted as a rocker arm with one end of the holder element engaging the front portion of a ski boot and the other end of the element being tensioned by a lever arm with at least one cam lobe pressing upwards on the holder element. The cam lobe is angled at less than 180.degree. from the lever arm. A spring is provided between the pivot point of the holder element and the area in which the holder element engages the front portion of the ski boot. The spring forces the holder element in a rocker arm fashion out of engagement with the ski boot when the tensioning lever arm is released and additionally retains the tensioning lever arm in a trough-shaped depression when the binding is out of engagement with the ski boot. Pins resting in selectively-utilizable boreholes are mounted on the block portion of the base plate for engagement with the front portion of the ski boot from below.

Abstract: A skate board vehicle comprising a platform for supporting the user of the vehicle, and including front and rear wheel-and-axle supports in which at least one of the wheel-and-axle supports includes a supporting bearing block reciprocatingly supporting a slide element carrying a pivot pin pivotally mounting a steerable axle-and-wheels, the pivot pin having mounted thereon an axle-support sandwiched between a pair of resilient elements, and a brake assembly incorporating a hairpin-spring type element having braking arms normally urged onto the outer circumference of a pair of spaced wheels, and a coil spring interposed between the slide and an abutment projecting from the undersurface of the skate board vehicle platform, so that the skate board vehicle has shock-absorbing characteristics, is steerable, and the brake assembly is weight-responsive so that when a user's weight is imposed on the platform of the skate board vehicle, the brake is released and the skate board vehicle is used in a conventional manner,

Abstract: An appliance which can be used for sharpening skis, particularly the edges, and if required, for waxing the face of the ski, comprises a body with a flat plate-like main section with a depending extension. These two parts internally house files which can be of like dimension so as to be capable of universal use and readily interchangeable.

Abstract: A device for storing skis comprises a holder, which may be one of a plurality mounted on a wall, a stand, or other support, constituted by a plate with outstanding arms defining two side-by-side compartments each capable of accommodating a pair of skis. These compartments are closed by a pivotal bar or the like which can be locked in the closed position.