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A ski binding adapted to releasably hold the front of a ski boot on a ski. The front of the boot includes front-end zone spaced from the lateral edges of the boot. The binding includes a jaw, a support, and a support zone on the jaw. The jaw is adapted to hold the front of the boot and adapted to la

A ski binding adapted to releasably hold the front of a ski boot on a ski. The front of the boot includes front-end zone spaced from the lateral edges of the boot. The binding includes a jaw, a support, and a support zone on the jaw. The jaw is adapted to hold the front of the boot and adapted to laterally pivot in response to pivoting of the boot. The support, which is positioned on the ski, includes two upwardly converging lines of support. The jaw is adapted to laterally pivot around either one of these upwardly converging jaw lines of support. The support zone which is positioned on the jaw supports the front-end zone of the boot when the boot is held by the jaw. As a result, when the boot experiences a torsional force and a frontward force on the boot, the boot laterally pivots and the front of the boot is pressed downward against the ski and against the support zone means. Friction is generated by the pressing of the sole of the boot on the ski which would normally increase the resistance of the boot to lateral pivoting. However, the pressure of the front of the boot on the support zone means increases the torque of the boot in the direction in which the boot is already pivoting due to the torsional force, to compensate for the friction of the sole of the boot on the ski.

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A ski binding for releasably holding the front of a ski boot on a ski, wherein said front of said boot comprises a front end zone spaced from the lateral edges of said boot, wherein said binding comprises: (a) a jaw for holding said front of said boot and pivotally mounted to said ski, wherein said

A ski binding for releasably holding the front of a ski boot on a ski, wherein said front of said boot comprises a front end zone spaced from the lateral edges of said boot, wherein said binding comprises: (a) a jaw for holding said front of said boot and pivotally mounted to said ski, wherein said jaw laterally pivots in response to pivoting of said boot; (b) a support on said ski, wherein said support comprises two upwardly converging lines of support, wherein said jaw laterally pivots around either one of said two upwardly converging lines of support; and (c) a support zone means on said jaw, for supporting said front end zone of said boot when said front of said boot is held by said jaw, wherein said upwardly converging lines of support define a common transverse plane with respect to said ski, wherein said upwardly converging lines of support converge at a convergence point above said ski, and wherein said support zone means comprises means for engaging said front end zone of said boot, wherein a line perpendicular to said support zone means and extending from the median of said support zone intersects said front end zone of said boot.