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A safety binding apparatus and a method for positioning the binding upon a ski. The apparatus includes a longitudinal slide affixed to the ski and a body carrying a retention jaw for an end of a boot, an energization mechanism for biasing the jaw, the body being longitudinally slidably mounted on th

A safety binding apparatus and a method for positioning the binding upon a ski. The apparatus includes a longitudinal slide affixed to the ski and a body carrying a retention jaw for an end of a boot, an energization mechanism for biasing the jaw, the body being longitudinally slidably mounted on the slide. An assembly is provided for immobilizing the body of the binding on the slide in one or more different longitudinal positions to accommodate the particular shoe or boot to be mounted on the ski. The immobilization assembly includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned notches which respectively define the different longitudinal positions that the body of the binding can occupy on the slide and a latch having at least one projection which is elastically biased toward the notches for engagement of the projection in one of the notches, thus immobilizing the body of the binding on the slide in one of the longitudinal positions. The apparatus further includes at least one removable plug positioned within a respective one of the notches for increasing the ease of assembly and adjustment of the positioning of the body of the binding on the ski, since, according to the method of the invention, the projection of the latch can be simply moved to its selected final predetermined position, sliding over the plug or plugs positioned in the notches which correspond to other, non-selected positions.

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A safety binding apparatus for a ski comprising: (a) a longitudinal slide affixed to the ski; (b) a body, including means for longitudinally slidably mounting said body on said slide; (c) a retention jaw carried by said body for engagement with an end of a boot; (d) an energization mechanism for bia

A safety binding apparatus for a ski comprising: (a) a longitudinal slide affixed to the ski; (b) a body, including means for longitudinally slidably mounting said body on said slide; (c) a retention jaw carried by said body for engagement with an end of a boot; (d) an energization mechanism for biasing said jaw; (e) means for immobilizing said body on said slide in one or more different longitudinal positions; said means for immobilizing comprising, on one of said body and said slide; (i) a plurality of longitudinally spaced notches respectively defining said different longitudinal positions that said body can occupy on said slide; and (ii) a plurality of removable plugs positioned within all of said plurality of longitudinally spaced notches; and said means for immobilizing comprising, on the other of said body and said slide: (iii) a latch having at least one projection; and (iv) means for elastically biasing said projection in a direction toward and against said slide for selective engagement of said projection in one of said notches, in response to a plug having been removed from said one of said notches, and in response to movement of said projection to a position in alignment with and engagement in said one of said notches, and thus immobilizing said body on said slide in one of said longitudinal positions.