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A combination of a ski and a ski binding wherein a long part extends in the longitudinal direction of a ski, the long part being fixed at one end and movable at the other end in response to movement of the ski, with a damping device having a fixed part fixed to the ski and a movable piston movable i

A combination of a ski and a ski binding wherein a long part extends in the longitudinal direction of a ski, the long part being fixed at one end and movable at the other end in response to movement of the ski, with a damping device having a fixed part fixed to the ski and a movable piston movable in response to bending of the ski, and an easily removable adapter device for changing the piston. The fixed part of the long part can be changed in length. Guiding structure can also be provided for guiding movement of the long part on the ski.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A combination of a ski having a neutral bending plane and a ski binding of predetermined length attached to a binding area of said ski, said combination comprising: a long part extending in a longitudinal direction of said ski and being subject to bending movement with

The invention claimed is: 1. A combination of a ski having a neutral bending plane and a ski binding of predetermined length attached to a binding area of said ski, said combination comprising: a long part extending in a longitudinal direction of said ski and being subject to bending movement with said ski, said long part being spaced from the neutral bending plane of said ski and having a fixed end fixed relative to said ski and a movable portion movable relative to said ski in response to bending of said ski; a fixing apparatus for fixing said fixed end of said long part to said ski; and a damping device comprising a fixed part and a movable part damping the bending movement of said ski; an accessible part of said ski binding for providing access to said ski binding; and an adapter device for attaching said movable portion of said long part to said movable part of said damping device, said adapter device being located in said accessible part of said ski binding for enabling the mounting of said adapter device to connect said long part and said movable part of said damping device without tools; said movable part of said damping device moving longitudinally on said ski relative to said fixed part of said damping device in response to the bending of said ski to dampen the bending of said ski; said long part having at least one end being longitudinally spaced from said binding area of said ski. 2. A combination of a ski and a ski binding as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fixing apparatus fixes said fixed end of said long part at a location longitudinally spaced from said binding area. 3. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 and further comprising a supporting part fixed to said ski binding area of said ski for fixing said ski binding to said ski, said fixed part of said damping device being attached to said supporting part. 4. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 wherein said damping device is located outside of said binding area of said ski. 5. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 4 wherein said long part has a length exceeding the length of said binding area, and the opposite ends of said long part being located on opposite sides of said binding area. 6. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 4 wherein said damping device is located forward of said binding area. 7. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 wherein said damping device comprises a cooperating piston and a cylinder, wherein said cylinder is the fixed part of said damping device and said piston is the movable part of said damping device. 8. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 wherein said ski binding further includes a plate arrangement fixed relative to said ski, and said fixed part of said damping device being fixedly mounted in said plate arrangement. 9. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 and further comprising guide structure extending longitudinally along said ski receiving the movable portion of said long part for guiding the moving of said movable portion in response to the bending of said ski. 10. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 1 wherein said long part is a band, and further comprising a guide structure mounted on said ski and for guiding the movable portion of said long part during the bending of said ski. 11. A combination of a ski and ski binding according to claim 1 and further comprising guide parts arranged in a fixed manner in a longitudinal direction of the ski for guiding said long part displaceably in the longitudinal direction, and structure for cooperating with said guide parts for securing said long part in a fixed manner in the longitudinal direction of said ski. 12. A combination of a ski having a neutral bending plane and a ski binding area and a ski binding of predetermined length attachable in the ski binding area to a bending area of said ski, said combination comprising: a long part attachable to said ski and extending in the longitudinal direction of the ski above the neutral plane of the ski, and being resistant to tensile and shear forces, said long part having a fixed portion and a movable portion, said long part having long part fixing structure; ski fixing structure associated with said ski for cooperating with said long part fixing structure to fix a selected part along part of the length of said long part, to secure in a fixed manner a selected fixed portion of said long part to said ski; a damping device for damping vibrations of said combination, said damping device having two parts movable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the ski, one of said parts being fixed relative to the ski and the other of said parts being fixed to the movable portion of said long part; at least one supporting part for retaining at least a part of the ski binding on the ski and for fixing at least one of said fixed portion of said long part and said other part of said damping device on the ski; said movable portion of said long part and said other part of said damping device being detachably coupleable to each other; and said long part having a length greater than the length of said ski binding and the ski binding area. 13. A combination of a ski and a ski binding according to claim 12 and further comprising a pair of parallel guide rails extending longitudinally along opposite sides of said ski for supporting said ski binding, and said fixed part of said damping device being fixed at one part of said ski by said ski fixing structure, said long part extending from said fixed portion between said guide rails, and said damping device being located near the other end of said guide rails, wherein the other of said parts of said damping device being fixed to the movable portion of said long part. 14. A combination of ski and ski binding, in which bending movements of the ski can be influenced, or varied, by means of a long part which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski outside, or above, a neutral bending plane of the ski and is essentially resistant to tensile and shear forces and which has a part or end part which is arranged or can be attached in a fixed manner on the ski and at least one part which is spaced from said part in the longitudinal direction of the ski and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the ski and which can be connected in an essentially fixed manner to an associated part of a damping device consisting essentially of two parts movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction of the ski, the other part of which, which is movable relative to the long part, is or can be connected to an abutment fixed on the ski, wherein the ski and/or the ski binding and/or at least one supporting or holding part retaining the ski binding or a ski binding part on the ski are prepared for subsequently receiving in a fixed manner on the ski that part of the damping device which is movable relative to the long part and/or that part of the long part which is fixed on the ski, and that part of the long part which is movable relative to the ski and that part of the damping device which is assigned to the long part can be or are coupled detachably to one another, and wherein the long part has an effective length exceeding the length of the ski binding or of the binding area on the ski and/or projects with one end beyond the ski binding or the binding area in the longitudinal direction of the ski and is there secured in a fixed manner on the ski or connected to the damping device. 15. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein the long part is guided in front of or behind the binding area of the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski in a channel in the ski and is or can be arrested in a fixed manner on the ski at its end remote from the binding area. 16. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein the damping device is arranged in the binding area, that part of the damping device which is remote from the long part being fixed or fixable to a part on the binding. 17. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein the long part passes through a clearance space between the upper side of the ski and parts on the ski binding in the longitudinal direction of the ski. 18. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein that part of the long part which is fixed on the ski or that part of the damping device which is remote from the long part can be fixed to guide rails on the ski which are provided and designed for receiving and retaining parts on the ski binding or the ski binding. 19. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein the effective length of the long part is variable. 20. The combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein it is possible to move or adjust the effective area of the long part relative to the ski in the longitudinal direction of the ski.