The invention relates to an automatic heel unit for a ski binding, in particular a ski-touring binding, comprising a heel retainer, for retaining a ski boot in a heel area of the ski boot, and a heel retainer support on which the heel retainer is mounted so as to be movable along an adjustment path relative to the heel retainer support. The automatic heel unit has a holding configuration in which the heel retainer is located in a holding setting and the heel retainer can interact with the heel area of the ski boot held in the ski binding in such a way that the heel area of the ski boot is held in a lowered position. Furthermore, the automatic heel unit has a walking configuration in which the heel retainer is located in a walking setting and the heel area of the ski boot held in the ski binding is freed from the heel retainer and can be lowered toward the ski without being locked by the heel retainer in the lowered position. The heel retainer in its walking setting is located farther to the rear than in its holding setting and is movable from its walking setting to its holding setting and back again along a first area of the adjustment path. Starting from its walking setting, the heel retainer is movable along the first area of the adjustment path, beyond its holding setting, upward from the first area of the adjustment path into a second area of the adjustment path separate from the first area of the adjustment path and adjoining the first area of the adjustment path, and back again.

The present invention contemplates a binding system for a snowboards and the like. The system includes a soft-soled boot having a hardened exterior shell consisting of a toe portion and a heel portion, which are linked by at least one sidewall portion. The toe and heel portions include two toe and two heel pegs respectively. The boot includes an instep portion having instep cables for adjusting the boot to the wearer and the cables are adjusted by grommets and tightened in position by at least one resting bar. The binding has a base plate for connecting to the snowboard. The base plate further supports a pair of toe hooks adapted to engage the toe pegs and a pair of heel peg levers adapted to releasably engage the heel pegs of the boot. A grappling hook and ratchet mechanism grabs the resting bar on the boot.

The invention relates to an automatic heel unit for a ski binding, in particular a ski-touring binding, comprising a heel retainer, for retaining a ski boot in a heel area of the ski boot, and a heel retainer support on which the heel retainer is mounted so as to be movable along an adjustment path relative to the heel retainer support. The automatic heel unit has a holding configuration in which the heel retainer is located in a holding setting and the heel retainer can interact with the heel area of the ski boot held in the ski binding in such a way that the heel area of the ski boot is held in a lowered position. Furthermore, the automatic heel unit has a walking configuration in which the heel retainer is located in a walking setting and the heel area of the ski boot held in the ski binding is freed from the heel retainer and can be lowered toward the ski without being locked by the heel retainer in the lowered position. The heel retainer in its walking setting is located farther to the rear than in its holding setting and is movable from its walking setting to its holding setting and back again along a first area of the adjustment path. Starting from its walking setting, the heel retainer is movable along the first area of the adjustment path, beyond its holding setting, upward from the first area of the adjustment path into a second area of the adjustment path separate from the first area of the adjustment path and adjoining the first area of the adjustment path, and back again.

The present invention relates to a heel unit (1) for a touring ski-binding, comprising, a heel member (10), wherein the heel member (10) comprises a reception bowl (12) for receiving the heel part of a ski boot and a biasing device (14) for biasing the heel unit (1) against a ski boot, and wherein the heel unit (1) is switchable between a starting position for receiving or releasing the ski boot and a snap-in position for holding the ski boot, wherein the heel unit (1) comprises a blocking means by means (20) of which the heel unit (1) can be blocked in the starting position, wherein the blocking means (20) is switchable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position.

The present invention relates to a system for a touring ski-binding comprising a front unit (5) and heel unit (1) comprising a heel member (10), wherein the heel member (10) comprises a reception bowl (12) for receiving the heel part of a ski boot, a biasing device (14) for biasing the heel unit (1) against a ski boot, wherein the heel member (10) is pivotally disposed around a pivot axis (S1), wherein the pivot axis (S1) runs horizontally, transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski (L), and a stopper plate (40) for releasing a ski stopper, wherein the stopper plate (40) is switchable between an adjacent position and a protruding position, wherein the stopper plate (40) is configures to leave the adjacent position when the touring ski binding is released, wherein the heel unit (1) is switchable between a starting position for providing a blocking function and for receiving a ski boot, and a snap-in position for retaining the ski boot, wherein the heel unit (1) comprises a walking means by means of which the stopper plate (40) can be blocked in the adjacent position, wherein the blocking means (20) with respect to the pivot axis (S1) is switchable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position depending on the position of the heel member (1), wherein with respect to the downhill mode the front unit (5) in the climbing mode of the touring ski-binding is displaced to the front in the longitudinal direction of the ski (L), so that a ski boot present in the touring ski-binding cannot contact the heel member (10) of the heel unit (1).

Ski binding heel unit includes lateral release cams and a vector decoupler mechanism that provide lateral shear release of the heel of a ski boot from a ski. The ski binding heel unit includes an independent vertical heel release mechanism, independent lateral release mechanism and a forward pressure compensator. The lateral release cams have laterally outwardly flaring contact points. The vector decoupler mechanism restricts heel unit lateral rotation and translation to a control path. The shape of the lateral release cams dictates the control path. The vector decoupler mechanism redirects the non-lateral forces without effecting the vertical heel release, lateral heel release or forward pressure compensator. The lateral release cams and vector decoupler mechanism avert non-lateral, benign loads from the lateral heel release, and avert non-vertical, benign loads from the vertical heel release thereby reducing the incidence of inadvertent pre-release of a boot from a ski.

Ski binding (1) comprising a toe binding (2) and a heel binding (3), configured to be operatively associated to a ski (100) at a upper surface (101) of said ski, and a blocking and adjusting mechanism (4), reversibly actuatable by the user, by means of an operation lever, between a blocking position, at which said toe binding and said heel binding are solidly connected to said ski in a fixed position, and a release position, at which said toe binding and said heel binding are free to slide with respect to said ski.

A binding system for a touring ski binding has a front jaw device and a rear jaw device for receiving a ski boot. In a descent mode, the front jaw device is open and the rear jaw device is closed, so that a retainer can receive a web of the ski boot, and a lever mechanism can fix a heel part of the ski boot. The rear jaw device with the lever mechanism exerts a contact pressure on the heel part of the ski boot along a boot longitudinal axis (X), so that the web is pressed into a hook system of the front jaw device, and the ski boot is thus secured against translation against the boot longitudinal axis (X).

The present invention concerns a ski binding (10) suited to be connected to a ski (1). The ski binding (10) comprises connection means (12) for connection to a footwear item (100) worn by a skier, and a lever (70) cooperating with the calf of the skier. The lever (70) transmits the movements of the skier's leg towards the ski (1). The ski binding (10) comprises magnetic connection means (80) suited to allow contact to take place between the lever (70) and at least one wearable element (100) suited to be worn on the leg of the skier.

In one example, a ski binding control and release assembly includes a motor, an actuator element connected to the motor, an arm operably engaged with the actuator element and selectively engageable with a toe piece of a ski binding, and a binding plate. The binding plate is configured to be mounted at least indirectly to a ski, wherein the binding plate is configured to slidingly engage a toe piece of a ski binding so that the toe piece is movable lengthwise relative to the binding plate when the toe piece and the binding plate are engaged with each other. Finally, a control system is provided that is operable to cause movement of the arm.