Abstract: A ski brake (1) is provided having a pair of movable arm members (15,16). Each of the arm members has a braking surface (18). A pair of spring members (22,23) provide a moving force for moving the arm members (15,16) from an inoperative position to an operative position. A holding member (20) connected to the arm members (15,16) is provided for holding the arm members (15,16) in their inoperative position against the force of the spring members (22,23). A recess (9) is provided for engaging the holding member (20) when the holding member (20) is in its operative position for restraining the arm members (15,16) against a force of ice and snow impacting the braking surface (18) which is greater than the force required to be applied to said holding means (20) to move the arm members (15,16) from their inoperative to their operative position.

Abstract: A safety ski binding having an automatic heel release binding which releases when the skier suffers a frontal fall and a front jaw or front release binding which releases when the skier experiences a torsional fall. The automatic heel release binding is secured to the rear end of a release plate connected by means of a pivot pin with the ski and freely pivotable to both sides. The front jaw is anchored in spaced relationship forwardly of the release plate at the ski. At the region of its front end the release plate is provided with two, oppositely situated, substantially L-shaped entrainment elements, attached by one leg to be pivotable about a related shaft at the release plate. In the normal skiing position of the release plate the entrainment elements are retained in their effectual position, by bearing upon the ski, and the other leg of each entrainment element protrudes upwardly from the release plate and bears snugly at the ski boot which has been placed into the safety ski binding.

Abstract: A releasable ski binding having a boot mounted plate means (1,19) is provided for use with a ski brake (3) having a holding means (2,2') for centering the boot plate (1,19) laterally and longitudinally with respect to clamping members in the binding. In one embodiment the holding means (2) is removably received in a recess (5) in the boot mounted plate (1). In another embodiment the holding means (2') is shaped to enclose the end of a boot mounted plate (19) for centering the boot mounted plate (19).

Abstract: A braking blade for a ski brake adapted particularly for skiing in deep snow, which blade is arranged at the end of a braking arm of a ski brake, which braking arm consists preferably of a spring wire, and is held secured against a loss, wherein the blade, viewed in the width dimension, is divided by the braking arm into a smaller braking surface which is adjacent the ski and into a larger braking surface which is remote from the ski, which braking surfaces have, in the retracted position of the ski brake, a position which is approximately parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski and in the braking position of the ski brake are arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski.

Abstract: A ski brake mechanism having braking arms on which are provided structure for facilitating a connection of two skis together in a position wherein the running surfaces thereof engage one another at the tips and tails thereof. The structure on the arms of the ski brake is a projection which is received into a crevasse or notch on the opposite side thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, the projection projects laterally inwardly of the arms and the crevasse is provided on the laterally outside thereof.

Abstract: A ski brake for preventing the runaway of a ski following a release of the ski boot from engagement with the ski bindings on the ski. The ski brake includes a spring wire bar having a plurality of bends therein, one of the bends forming a stationary axle about which the entirety of the ski brake pivots. Another portion of the bar has a bend therein defining a movable axle. Both the stationary and the movable axles are mounted on a support plate. The position of the support plate relative to the ski binding component is selectively adjustable by a detent bar. As the ski brake is pivoted from the braking position wherein the braking mandrels project beneath the lower surface of the ski to a retracted position wherein the braking mandrels are located alongside the ski binding component, the movable axle is moved closer to the stationary axle to decrease the force required to hold the ski brake in the retracted position.

Abstract: A ski brake has two pivotable prongs, one on each side of the ski and having coaxial pivot shafts which are mounted on the ski to extend across the ski adjacent the upper ski surface and are each integral with an actuating arm depressible by a ski boot against spring action whereby to turn the pivot shafts and swing the brake prongs to an inoperative position. The spring action is exerted by way of a link member hinged to the ski by one end at a fixed position spaced lengthwise of the ski from the coaxial pivot shafts and connected by the other end to both actuating arms so as to be displaceable therealong when the actuating arms are depressed.

Abstract: A sole-support mechanism having a stepping plate for the heel of a ski boot which is urged by a spring-loaded ski binding part, in particular by a heel holder, toward a front jaw which forms a ski-fixed support in longitudinal direction of the ski, and is supported on a guide plate, which plate is movable in longitudinal direction of the ski through the force of at least one thrust spring over a holding rail or the like, wherein the upper side of the sole-support mechanism consists, if desired, of a material which has a low friction coefficient or has a layer of such a material.

Abstract: A sub-chassis channel member having a web portion underlying a ski and side portions straddling the sides of the ski is connected to a chassis member overlying the ski. A snow traction cleat located rearwardly of the sub-chassis member and having a web portion underlying the ski is pivotally supported by the chassis member to trail in contact with the snow surface during forward movement and to penetrate the snow surface a limited amount upon rearward movement.A resilient deflector plate extends forwardly and upwardly from the bottom of the web portion of the sub-chassis member to press against the bottom of the ski and to ride over the surface of the snow compacted thereby to prevent build-up of the snow at the leading edge of the sub-chassis member and the traction member.Ice traction blades are pivotally supported by the sub-chassis member to extend parallel to the sides of the ski and have sharp ice penetrating points which trail during forward ski movement.

Abstract: A ski brake consisting of spring wire having attached thereto brake arms which are movable between a position spaced above the upper surface of a ski in a retracted position thereof and a position spaced alongside the lateral edges of the ski and projecting beneath the bottom surface of the ski into a braking position. The part of the ski brake which is above the upper surface of the ski has a pedal associated therewith upon which a skier can step to facilitate a movement of the ski brake to the retracted position. The pedal has a fingerlike projection thereon on which is provided a wedge which cooperates with the spring wire to facilitate a spreading of a portion thereof to effect a drawing in of the brake arms over the upper surface of the ski as the ski brake is pivoted to the retracted position.

Abstract: A beacon device locates ski equipment such as skis and ski poles which has been separated from a skier. The device includes a signaling device such as a strobe light mounted in or to the equipment which is activated by a trigger mechanism operative to sense the separation of the ski equipment from the skier. Various alternative trigger mechanisms are provided including optically actuated, mechanically actuated and magnetically actuated devices. A strobe light reflector is provided which always directs light upward. The beacon device is particularly useful in locating ski equipment buried in powder snow.

Abstract: A ski brake has a pair of ski elements flanking the ski and each formed by a pair of wires which in the braking position with the ski element projecting down below the bottom of the ski extend at an angle to each other, and which in the rest position extend parallel to the normal displacement direction of the ski and to each other. One of the legs of each of these elements is pivoted about an axis fixed on the ski and the other is pivoted about an axis which can be moved toward and away from the immovable axis on the ski for swinging of the elements up and down between the brake and rest positions. A spring is provided either in the form of a springy joint between the lower ends of the two legs or as a separate compression spring to urge the legs into the brake position. An actuator is displaceable from a raised or advanced position into a depressed position to move the brake elements into the rest position and is similarly urged into the raised or advanced position by the spring.

Abstract: A ski brake having a pedal which is pivotally secured to a mounting member fixedly secured to the upper surface of the ski. The pedal has a pair of elongated and parallel openings extending therethrough along the length of the pedal and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski. The pedal is biassed to an upright position by a torsion spring wound around an axle to which the pedal is pivotally secured. Additional torsion springs are provided in the openings in the pedal and brake members are received in the opening and through the central portion of these additional torsion springs therein. These additional torsion springs bias the brake arms so that the brake legs are positioned over the upper surface of the ski and laterally inside of vertical planes containing the side edges of the ski. An operating member, such as a flexible strand, is wound around the brake arms with one end thereof being secured to the brake arms.

Abstract: This combined ski boot and safety binding comprising a recessed boot receiving a binding case is adapted releasably to cooperate with a complementary member fastened to the ski, the case comprising pistons responsive to resilient return springs, the pistons being provided with transverse rods engaging cam contours formed on upstanding lateral lugs rigid with the complementary member; the boot is provided with a pivot member formed with opposite flat faces adapted to actuate the pistons when the boot is lifted and/or rotated as a consequence of a forward or backward fall, or in case of abnormal torsion stress, so as to release the boot and the case from the complementary member.

Abstract: A ski brake has a pair of ski elements flanking the ski and each formed by a pair of wires which in the braking position with the ski element projecting down below the bottom of the ski extend at an angle to each other, and which in the rest position extend parallel to the normal displacement direction of the ski and to each other. One of the legs of each of these elements is pivoted about an axis fixed on the ski and the other is pivoted about an axis which can be moved toward and away from the immovable axis on the ski for swinging of the elements up and down between the brake and rest positions. A spring is provided either in the form of a springy joint between the lower ends of the two legs or as a separate compression spring to urge the legs into the brake position. An actuator is displaceable from a raised or advanced position into a depressed position to move the brake elements into the rest position and is similarly urged into the raised or advanced position by the spring.

Abstract: A ski brake for preventing the runaway of a ski following a release of the ski boot from engagement with the ski bindings on the ski. The ski brake includes a spring wire bar having a plurality of bends therein, one of the bends forming a stationary axle about which the entirety of the ski brake pivots. Another portion of the bar has a bend therein defining a movable axle. Both the stationary and the movable axles are mounted on a support plate. The position of the support plate relative to the ski binding component is selectively adjustable by a detent bar. As the ski brake is pivoted from the braking position wherein the braking mandrels project beneath the lower surface of the ski to a retracted position wherein the braking mandrels are located alongside the ski binding component, the movable axle is moved closer to the stationary axle to decrease the force required to hold the ski brake in the retracted position.

Abstract: A ski brake having at least one braking leg, which is pivotal by a force applied by a ski boot or by a sole plate to a pedal about an axle, which extends substantially at a right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski in a mounting member which is secured to the ski, between a braking position against a spring force into a retracted position. The braking leg has a braking mandrel with a bent segment therein which extends from the braking mandrel toward the longitudinal axis of the ski. The braking leg is held totally above the upper surface of the ski and within the width of the ski in the retracted position of the ski brake by the pedal which is stepped down upon by the ski boot or by the sole plate. In the braking position of the ski brake, the braking mandrel is held lying next to the ski edge and the braking leg projects below the running surface of the ski. The braking leg is pivotal about a swivel shaft which extends in longitudinal direction of the ski.

Abstract: A ski brake including a guard-bar pivotable on stub shafts that are spaced from the heel grip with abutment surfaces provided to actuate similar spaced coil springs to allow for the pivot action.

Abstract: A ski braking device is provided which includes a base plate, a brake member which is rotatably supported by the base plate, a pedal member connected to the brake member, and a metal member which extends from the base plate into a hollow space located in the pedal member. The metal member is made up by a metal rod and includes a first end portion which is rotatably supported by the base plate and a second free end portion which extends into the hollow space in the pedal member and which is hooked or bent toward the side edge of the ski plate. The pedal member includes first and second elastic pressure exerting members which are located in the hollow space which sandwich the second free end portion of the metal member between them.

Abstract: A ski brake arrangement having a U-shaped spring wire member pivotally secured to the upper surface of a ski about an axis which extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski. Each leg of the U-shaped spring wire has a braking blade thereon. The pivotal support for the U-shaped spring wire is composed of a block having a shaft member thereon, which shaft extends parallel to the aforementioned axis and is received in an opening of a two-arm toggle lever pivotally secured to the ski about a further axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski. The innermost arm of the toggle lever is operatively engaged with a pedal pivotally secured to the ski so that during a downward movement of the pedal, the toggle lever will be pivoted about its pivotal support to cause an upward and inward movement of the block member.

Abstract: A ski brake having at least one braking leg, which is pivotal by a force applied by a ski boot or by a sole plate to a pedal about an axle, which extends substantially at a right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski in a mounting member which is secured to the ski, between a braking position against a spring force into a retracted position. The braking leg has a bent segment therein which extends from the snow engaging portion of the braking leg toward the longitudinal axis of the ski. The braking leg is held totally above the upper surface of the ski and within the width of the ski in the retracted position of the ski brake by the pedal which is stepped down upon by the ski boot or by the sole plate. In the braking position of the ski brake, the braking leg is held lying next to the ski edge and the braking leg projects below the running surface of the ski. The braking leg is pivotal about a swivel shaft which extends in longitudinal direction of the ski.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ski brake, including a braking member having two free ends connected by a yoke having two rectilinear portions mounted to pivot on a base plate. A resilient member connected by a pedal to the yoke urges the braking member into a raised position. Small movable connecting rods placed between the yoke and the base plate cause the free ends to return. The device significantly reduces the effects on the ski boot of keeping the braking member in depressed position.

Abstract: A ski brake has a pair of ski elements flanking the ski and each formed by a pair of wires which in the braking position with the ski element projecting down below the bottom of the ski extend at an angle to each other, and which in the rest position extend parallel to the normal displacement direction of the ski and to each other. One of the legs of each of these elements is pivoted about an axis fixed on the ski and the other is pivoted about an axis which can be moved toward and away from the immovable axis on the ski for swinging of the elements up and down between the brake and rest positions. A spring is provided either in the form of a springy joint between the lower ends of the two legs or as a separate compression spring to urge the legs into the brake position. An actuator is displaceable from a raised or advanced position into a depressed position to move the brake elements into the rest position and is similarly urged into the raised or advanced position by the spring.

Abstract: A ski stop assembly 12 including a pair of elongated members 14, 16 mounted for rotation with respect to each other about a common axis on the side of a ski. The ski stop assembly includes a torsion spring sandwiched between the elongated members and urging them to rotate with respect to each other to a position in which they extend at an angle to the axis of elongation of the ski. A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in which a pair of elongated members is mounted at each side of a ski. A preferred mounting structure is described.

Abstract: Ski brake apparatus is provided which includes ski brakes designed to accommodate holding or latching together of the skis when in a stored condition by means of the ski brake structure. In particularly preferred embodiments, pivotally movable brake claws of the brakes at one ski include an opening engageable with the pivot axle for the brake at the other ski. The opening is configured so as to require a pressing together of the bottoms of the skis against their elastic tension to permit insertion and snap-locking of the one ski brake end portion with the pivot axle or pin of the other ski brake to lock the skis together.

Abstract: The brake is of the type in which a spring wire bale is held down against the ski by a ski-boot inserted into the ski-binding. The bale pivots at the rear of the binding and from there extends into brake spurs which, when the bale is held down, extend above, and parallel to the ski. When the bale is released, it pivots the brake spurs down into the snow to stop the ski. The spring action is provided by spiral springs which pass from the brake arms of the bale over a cam surface of a trunnion and then again to the brake arms where the brake spurs begin. An adjustable device for fixing the trunnions to the ski with shanks are described. Special contouring of the cam surface and corresponding curvature of that part of the brake arm which pivots on the cam surface permits the spurs to be raised above the upper ski surface when the bale is down. Detents in the shanks permit the spurs to also be moved inwardly in this position.

Abstract: A ski brake made of spring wire and pivotally secured to a mounting plate which is in turn secured to the upper surface of a ski. The spring wire contains multiple bends therein with the spring wire being pivotally secured to the mounting plate about two axes which are spaced in the longitudinal direction of the ski. One of the pivot axes is centrally located on the mounting plate and movably supports the spring wire therein for movement toward the tip and tail of the ski. The other pivot axis of the ski brake is defined by a pair of laterally spaced axles which are located forwardly from the first-mentioned pivot axle and each are housed in bearing structures which will facilitate a pivoting of the axle about a vertical axis. This pivotal movement about the vertical axis can be by either making the axle housing the spring wire therein loose or by mounting the spring wire in a member which is in turn pivotally secured to the upper surface of the mounting plate.

Abstract: A ski brake is incorporated in a slide mount for a ski binding component. The slide mount has a rail mounted on the ski, a slide mounted for movement along the rail, and a lever mounted for pivotal movement relative to the rail, and arranged to effect movement of the slide. The slide carries a plunger assembly component of the ski binding. The ski brake includes extensions mounted on the liner for movement therewith, and a torsional spring arranged to urge the lever to move toward a raised position. The torsional spring causes the lever to move to its raised position in the absence of an axial load on the plunger. As the lever moves toward its raised position, the extensions move downwardly below the ski to inhibit free sliding movement of the ski.

Abstract: Attachment for application to a ski to prevent the skier from sliding rearwardly when standing on a sloped surface, the attachment including a pawl which is movable from an operative position in which it lies outside the ski to an inoperative storage position on top of the ski.

Abstract: A ski brake mechanism for preventing the runaway of a ski after the release of same from a ski boot which is held on the ski by a ski binding. The ski brake includes an approximately U-shaped braking bar which is provided with braking arms which lie on both sides of the ski and are pivotally supported about an axis which lies at a right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski. The braking bar can be swung, loaded by a spring, with downwardly projecting arms into the braking position and can be swung into the ready position above the upper surface of the ski when the ski boot is inserted into the ski binding by means of a stepping plate. The spring is an approximately U-shaped spring bar which is bent from spring wire and is supported in a mounting plate on the ski and spaced longitudinally a distance from the braking bar. The braking bar and the spring bar are pivotally connected by interpositioning of the stepping plate through carrier parts.

Abstract: A ski has a heel or toe clamp which is displaceable between a down position holding a skiboot on the ski and an up position freeing the skiboot from the ski. An elongated brake element is pivoted on the ski for movement between a rest position parallel to the ski and a braking position transverse to the ski and extending downwardly below the bottom surface thereof. This element carries a lateral projection which engages in a laterally open recess formed on the clamp or in a rail carried on the clamp so that as the clamp pivots into the up position it pivots the brake element into the braking position. The recess may have a laterally inclined camming surface that further swings the brake element from a position overlying the upper surface of the ski into a position spaced laterally from the ski on displacement of the element from the braking to the rest position.

Abstract: A braking device for a ski having two blades arranged in the shape of an inverted V resiliently hinged to a plate mounted on the rear end of a ski, the blades are adapted to pivot downwardly and dig into the snow when the ski tends to slide rearwardly. The blade closest to the rear end of the ski is narrower than the other so that it digs into the snow readily and the wider blade provides the necessary braking force.

Abstract: A ski brake for use on a ski having a mounting structure adapted to be mounted on the ski and a pedal structure pivotally secured to the mounting structure. The pedal structure includes a pair of laterally spaced and elongated guideways opening outwardly in a bottom surface thereof opposing the upper surface of the ski. The guideways each have at least a pair of angled segments. A pair of ski brake arms is pivotally secured to the mounting structure for movement about a universal type pivot joint with the ends remote from the snow engaging ends having angled guide segments received in the respective one of the guideways in the pedal. There is an operative connection between the pedal and the guide segments on the ski brake arms for preventing a separation of these members during use. Resilient structure is provided for continually urging the pedal to an upright position to effect a positioning of the snow engaging ends of the ski brake arms beneath the bottom surface of the ski.

Abstract: In a ski boot heel binding comprising a heel supporting body slidably mounted on a base plate, a transverse shaft is rotatably supported by the supporting body and has fixed thereto a ski brake and a lever to rotate together with the shaft. The lever is operatively connected with a stationary part of the base plate in such a manner that when the supporting body slides back or forth along the base plate, the lever rotates about the stationary part of the base plate.

Abstract: A ski brake including at least one brake arm is detachably associated with a ski binding. The brake arm is arranged for movement about a transverse pivot axis defined by pivot axle means located between a base plate of the binding and a heel plate for supporting the heel of the ski boot. The heel plate can be clipped into position on the base plate, with or without the ski brake present, by means of cooperating clip elements on the base plate and heel plate respectively. Three different embodiments are shown including a base plate mounting which allows the ski to flex freely and an arrangement for a ski brake having two transverse pivot axles interconnected by a torsionally loaded actuating loop.

Abstract: A device for braking a ski upon the release thereof from a ski boot which comprises a mounting plate affixed to the upper surface of the ski and a preferably one-piece U-shaped stirrup of spring wire having a bight and a pair of offset shanks received in and swingably mounted on the mounting plate. Upon depression of the bight of the spring-wire stirrup by the ski boot, the stirrup is deformed and swings a pair of brake elements or blades into an inoperative position parallel to the longitudinal edges of the ski. The deformation of the stirrup, because of nonplanarity of the stirrup or camming formations on the mounting plate, provides a prestress thereto which, upon release of the stirrup by the ski boot, causes the brake elements to swing into an operative position where they inhibit free flight of the ski.

Abstract: A ski binding exemplified by a heel binding has an inbuilt brake of the kind which utilizes pivoted brake arms to dig into the snow to stop a lost ski. A resetting lever is provided to pivotally return the brake arms to their inoperative position. The resetting lever is generally in the form of a hoop passing around the back of the binding housing and connected to a shaft passing through the binding housing. Mechanisms including stops are disclosed which allow a skier to reset the brake arms by either pushing or pulling on the lever.

Abstract: A ski brake of the type used to slow or totally stop the movement of skis through an ice or snow covered surface through the provision of a pair of brake plates including spaced apart teeth thereon interconnected to a base means and rotatably positionable upon interaction with the binding with an activation member such that the plurality of teeth affixed to each braking plate is forced into engagement with the snow thereby forcing snow between the teeth and causing frictional reaction and engagement between the trapped snow between teeth and the snow contiguous to the positioned braking plates and secured teeth. A manually operated handle may further activate the braking plates into its braking position independent of predetermined positioning or operation of the binding facility.

Abstract: A heel-release binding pivotally secured to a base plate which is in turn slidable on a set of rails fixedly secured to the upper surface of a ski along the longitudinal axis of the ski. A ski brake is pivotally secured to the base plate and is movable therewith. The axles supporting the ski brake for pivotal movement extend inwardly of the base plate. Notches are provided in each of the rails on the ski to facilitate the movement of the base plate longitudinally of the ski. A support flange is provided on the heel-release binding and is positioned to be engaged by the holding arms of the ski brake only when the holding arms are urged from the upright braking position toward the retracted downhill position. The holding arms are readily pivotal between the retracted position and the braking position without necessarily requiring a pivotal movement of the heel-release binding when the ski boot is not engaged with the heel-release binding.

Abstract: A ski brake construction utilizing a spring wire bent into a desired configuration so that the entirety thereof lies in a common plane. The spring has a portion which is bent generally into a U-shape with an intermediate bight portion interconnecting the legs of the U being received in an elongated and inclined slot in a holding plate device mounted on the upper surface of a ski. The intermediate bight portion has a general configuration to hold it in the aforementioned common plane even though the braking members are moved out of the common plane. As a result, a torsional force is developed in the spring, which torsional force effects an erecting of the brake after the ski boot is released from engagement with the ski bindings.

Abstract: A ski brake mechanism having braking arms on which are provided structure for facilitating a connection of two skis together in a position wherein the running surfaces thereof engage one another at the tips and tails thereof. The structure on the arms of the ski brake is a projection which is received into a crevasse or notch on the opposite side thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, the projection projects laterally inwardly of the arms and the crevasse is provided on the laterally outside thereof.

Abstract: A connecting element for connecting a stepping plate to a ski binding. In this disclosure, a pair of such stepping plates are provided, one of which has a ski brake mounted thereon, the other of which has no ski brake associated therewith. In certain areas, ski brakes are not desirable and the skier will use safety straps for securing the ski to the leg of the skier. Thus, to enable the skier to select the mode of equipment which will meet the local conditions, a stepping plate and ski binding combination is provided which permits a selective coupling of the desired stepping plate. The connecting element consists of suspended and receiving parts, one of the parts having hooks thereon co-operably coupled with receiving structure on the other part. Other structure is provided to give the connection lateral rigidity.

Abstract: A U-shaped ski brake made of spring wire wherein intermediate the legs of the U, the spring wire is bent to form laterally extending axles to define a pivotal support for the ski brake. The intermediate portion of the length of the spring wire extending between the axles is also U-shaped and is connected to the inner ends of the axles. The legs of the holding bars are prestressed so that they extend, when the ski brake is in the braking position, at an angle which is greater than 90.degree. to the longitudinal axis of the axles. A slide is mounted on the holding arms and is reciprocal along the length thereof. The spacer has holes receiving the holding arms therein so that as the slider moves along the holding arms, the resiliency of the spring wire will cause the brake arms to move laterally inwardly and outwardly relative to the outer edges of the ski. The spacer is pivotally secured through a lever arm to a mounting plate, the same plate to which the spring wire is pivotally secured.

Abstract: A ski brake pivotally secured to a base plate which in turn is secured to the upper surface of a ski. The ski brake is composed of a brake member having a pair of braking arms and a pair of holding arms. The holding arms are interconnected via a slide piece, on the one hand, or both a slide piece and a crossbar on the other hand. The holding arms are prespring-tensioned into a position diverging away from one another with the slide piece being slidably disposed on the holding arms. The slide piece has a pair of openings therein which receive the holding arms therethrough. Thus, as the slide piece slides along the holding arms, the spacing between the holding arms will be varied in accordance with the position of the slide piece thereon. The slide piece can, if desired, be pivotally secured to the holding plate and the pivot axis therefor located on one side of the pivotal support for the brake member.

Abstract: A ski brake apparatus is provided which comprises two brake arms each mounted on one side of the ski and arranged to swing under the action of a spring force into a braking position in which each brake arm partly extends under the bottom side of the ski. Each brake arm and the associated spring is integrally formed from the same spring material. Each brake arm comprises a prolongation perpendicularly bent-off and mounted onto the ski to form the swing axis. This axis is oriented parallel with the upper side and transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski. The end of the prolongation opposite to the brake arm is bent to form a spring bracket. The end of this spring bracket is bent parallel to the swing axis and separated from this axis in longitudinal direction of the ski.

Abstract: A ski brake has a pair of elongated braking elements which extend parallel to each other and are pivoted about their middle portions about a pivot axis extending parallel to the upper surface and transverse to the longitudinal direction of a ski so that these braking elements can pivot between a rest position parallel to the ski and a braking position transverse to the ski and digging into the snow under the ski. An actuating member or plate is displaceable toward and away from the upper surface of the ski and is linked to the upper ends of the braking elements so that its displacement toward the surface of the ski will swing the elements into the rest position. In addition this actuating member is provided with links or similar means which tend to swing the lower ends of the braking elements inwardly above the surface of the ski so that they do not project laterally from the ski during use thereof.

Abstract: A pair of skis are provided on their upper surfaces with respective mounting plates each carrying a treadle depressible by the boot of the user, the treadle overlying the bight of a yoke biased into a rising position be a pair of inclined shanks traversing the mounting plate. The extremities of the wire yoke carry blade-shaped brake elements which in the absence of boot pressure project downwardly beyond the runner surface of the ski and have confronting inner edges formed with notches coming to lie at the level of that surface, the width of the notch exceeding the thickness of the blade whereby the outer blade edges of the other ski can be received in these notches to hold the two skis together in back-to-back position with their runner surfaces contacting each other.

Abstract: A ski brake for automatically braking the free flight of the ski upon the release of a ski boot therefrom comprises a mounting plate fixed to an upper surface of the ski and a bentspring wire having a bight lying in one plane and a pair of offset portions angularly bent from the shank of the bight lying in another plane and received in passages in the mounting plate so that the pressing of the bight toward the surface of the ski resiliently deforms the wire and loads the same so that it tends to spring back into an operative position when the ski boot is released from the surface of the ski. A pair of brake elements are mounted upon the bent-spring wire so as to extend generally transversely to the ski in the operative position of the brake. The brake elements are extended above the surface of the ski in this latter position so that they can be engaged by the ski boot so as to serve as actuators which can be held down by the ski boot and released when the ski boot is removed from the upper ski surface.

Abstract: A ski braking device includes a spring wire, the front portion of which extends along the side edge of a ski plate and which is extensible below the lower surface of the ski plate, the intermediate portion of which is rotatably supported on a mounting plate, and the rear end portion of which is elastically bent and slidably provided in a guide cavity in a pedal member. The pedal member is movably connected to the mounting plate in such a manner that when the pedal member is pushed down, the pedal member is moved relative to the rear end portion of the spring wire to deform the bent shape thereof and to allow an elastic strain energy to be retained at the deformed rear end portion thereof.

Abstract: A ski brake includes a pair of elongated levers each situated at one side of a ski and pivotable between an extended and an intermediate position laterally of the ski. A free end portion of the lever engages the surface on which the ski is supported when the ski becomes detached from the ski boot. A spring arrangement urges the respective levers toward their extended positions. The levers are further mounted on the ski for angular displacement between the intermediate position and a retracted position in which the free ends of the levers are located over the upper surface of the ski so as not to interfere with the proper operation of the ski. Another spring arrangement urges the levers from their retracted to their intermediate positions when the ski boot becomes detached from the ski.