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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 means on the jaw. The jaw is adapted to hold the front of the boot and adapted

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 means 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 means 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 a front of a ski boot on a ski, wherein said front of said boot comprises a front end zone spaced from the lateral sides of said boot, wherein said binding comprises: (a) a jaw for holding said front of said boot end pivotally mounted to said ski, wherein said ja

A ski binding for releasably holding a front of a ski boot on a ski, wherein said front of said boot comprises a front end zone spaced from the lateral sides of said boot, wherein said binding comprises: (a) a jaw for holding said front of said boot end pivotally mounted to said ski, wherein said jaw laterally pivots in response to lateral pivoting of said boot, wherein said jaw experiences a lateral moment in response to lateral pressure from said boot against said jaw; (b) means for increasing said lateral moment experienced in response to said lateral pressure from said boot against said jaw, said means for increasing said lateral moment being responsive to said boot experiencing a frontward force simultaneously with said boot experiencing said lateral moment, said means for increasing said lateral moment further comprising a support on said ski, wherein said support comprises two upwardly converging lines of support, wherein said jaw laterally pivots around either of one of said upwardly converging lines of support.