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An assembly of a ski and a device for binding a boot to the ski, the assembly including a ski having an upper surface adapted to receive the binding device. The assembly includes an anchoring device that includes a slide and a binding device that includes a base, the base bearing a mechanism for loc

An assembly of a ski and a device for binding a boot to the ski, the assembly including a ski having an upper surface adapted to receive the binding device. The assembly includes an anchoring device that includes a slide and a binding device that includes a base, the base bearing a mechanism for locking the boot. The mechanism includes at least one movable member controlled by a manipulable member. The anchoring device includes at least one mechanism for tightening the binding device with respect to the ski, and the tightening mechanism is implemented by moving the manipulable member its open position to its closed position.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An ski assembly comprising: a ski having an upper surface; a binding device adapted to retain a boot on the ski, the binding device adapted to be supported on the ski; an anchoring device to anchor the binding device on the ski, the anchoring device comprising a slide;

The invention claimed is: 1. An ski assembly comprising: a ski having an upper surface; a binding device adapted to retain a boot on the ski, the binding device adapted to be supported on the ski; an anchoring device to anchor the binding device on the ski, the anchoring device comprising a slide; the binding device comprising a base and a mechanism for locking the boot relative to the base, said mechanism comprising at least one movable member and a manipulable member operably connected to control movement of the movable member between an open position and a closed position; the anchoring device comprising at least one mechanism for tightening the binding device with respect to the ski, said tightening mechanism causing the binding device to be tightened with respect to the ski, in a direction toward the ski, by movement of the manipulable member from said open position to said closed position. 2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the anchoring device further comprises an anchoring element; the manipulable member is constructed and arranged to control a relative displacement between the base and the anchoring element, said anchoring element cooperating with said slide of the anchoring device. 3. An assembly according to claim 2, wherein: the manipulable member is constructed and arranged to control said relative displacement by means of at least one movement transformation mechanism. 4. An assembly according to claim 3, wherein: the movement transformation mechanism comprises at least one of the following: ramp, cam, rack, and an eccentric drive means. 5. An assembly according to claim 3, wherein: the binding device comprises said movement transformation mechanism, said movement transformation mechanism acts between the movable member of the locking mechanism and the base of the binding device. 6. An assembly according to claim 2, wherein: the anchoring element is fixed to the base. 7. An assembly according to claim 2, wherein: the anchoring element is fixed to the movable member of the locking mechanism. 8. An assembly according to claim 3, wherein: the anchoring element is connected to the base while being vertically movable with respect to the base; and the movement transformation mechanism acts between the movable member of the locking mechanism and the anchoring element. 9. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to allow the tightening of the binding device directly against the upper surface of the ski. 10. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to allow the tightening of the base of the binding device against a support zone, said support zone being transversely arranged on each of opposite sides of the slide. 11. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to tighten the binding device against the slide. 12. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the anchoring slide is arranged in a recess of the upper surface of the ski. 13. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the anchoring slide is raised on the upper surface of the ski. 14. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the binding device comprises a guiding and vertical retaining mechanism, which cooperates with the slide to allow the binding device to be positioned on the upper surface of the ski. 15. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the tightening mechanism of the binding device allows longitudinally blocking of the binding device with respect to the slide. 16. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the slide has a constant cross-sectional shape along a length. 17. An assembly according to claim 16, wherein: the slide is a sectioned profile having at least two sections. 18. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the base of the binding device is not attached to the ski by means of screws extending into the ski. 19. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the slide of the anchoring device is attached to the ski by having been glued or welded to the ski. 20. An ski assembly comprising: a ski having an upper surface; a binding device adapted to retain a boot on the ski, the binding device adapted to be supported on the ski; an anchoring device to anchor the binding device on the ski, the anchoring device comprising a slide fixed against movement to the ski; the binding device comprising a base and a mechanism for locking the boot relative to the base, said mechanism comprising at least one movable member and a manipulable member operably connected to control movement of the movable member between an open position and a closed position; the anchoring device comprising at least one mechanism for tightening the binding device to the slide, thereby tightening the binding with respect to the ski, said tightening mechanism causing the binding device to be tightened with respect to the ski, in a direction toward the ski, by movement of the manipulable member from said open position to said closed position. 21. An assembly according to claim 20, wherein: the anchoring device further comprises an anchoring element; the manipulable member is constructed and arranged to control a relative displacement between the base of the binding device and the anchoring element, said anchoring element cooperating with said slide of the anchoring device to be selectively tightened and untightened to said slide. 22. An assembly according to claim 21, wherein: the anchoring element is connected against removal from the base. 23. An assembly according to claim 21, wherein: the tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to allow the tightening of the base of the binding device directly against the upper surface of the ski. 24. An assembly according to claim 20, wherein: the base of the binding device is not attached to the ski by means of screws extending into the ski. 25. An assembly according to claim 20, wherein: the slide of the anchoring device is attached to the ski by having been glued or welded to the ski. 26. A ski assembly comprising: a binding device adapted to engage a boot to connect the boot to the ski; the binding device comprising: a base; at least one downwardly extending rail element; a boot-locking mechanism for locking the boot relative to the base, said boot-locking mechanism comprising: at least one movable member; a manipulable member operably connected to control movement of the movable member between an open position and a closed position, in said closed position said binding-locking mechanism being in a use position by which the boot is held in the binding device during skiing, and in said open position said binding-locking mechanism being a non-use position by which the boot is selectively removable from and insertable to the binding device; an anchoring device to anchor the binding device to the ski, the anchoring device comprising: a slide; said downwardly extending rail element of the binding device being slidably engageable with said slide; at least one binding-tightening mechanism for tightening the binding device to the ski, said manipulable member being operably connected to control movement of said rail element between a non-tightened position and a tightened position against longitudinal movement relative to the slide, said tightened position being a use position of the binding-tightening mechanism by which the base of the binding device is tightened to the ski during skiing, and said non-tightened position of said binding-tightening mechanism being a non-use position by which the base of the binding device is movable relative to the ski. 27. An assembly according to claim 26, wherein: the manipulable member is constructed and arranged to control a relative displacement between the base and the rail element. 28. An assembly according to claim 27, wherein: the rail element is connected to the base while being vertically movable with respect to the base. 29. An assembly according to claim 26, wherein: the rail element is fixed to the movable member of the boot-locking mechanism. 30. An assembly according to claim 26, wherein: the boot-locking mechanism includes a jaw for engaging a connector of the boot; at least in the closed position of the binding device, the rail element is positioned directly beneath the jaw of the boot-locking mechanism. 31. An assembly according to claim 26, wherein: the binding-tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to tighten the binding device against the slide. 32. An assembly according to claim 26, wherein: said binding device is a cross-country binding device adapted to lock a front of the boot relative to the base, for an articulated fastening of the front end of the boot relative to the ski, allowing a heel of the boot to be raised and lowered relative to the ski in said use position of the boot-locking mechanism. 33. An assembly according to claim 26, further comprising: said ski. 34. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: the binding-tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to allow the tightening of the binding device directly against the upper surface of the ski. 35. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: the binding-tightening mechanism is structured and arranged to allow the tightening of the base of the binding device against a support zone, said support zone being transversely arranged on each of opposite sides of the slide. 36. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: the slide is arranged in a recess within an upper surface of the ski. 37. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: the base of the binding device is not attached to the ski by means of screws extending into the ski. 38. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: the slide of the anchoring device to the ski by having been glued or welded to the ski. 39. An assembly according to claim 33, wherein: said manipulable member is structured and arranged to accomplish both of the following by means of a common manipulation: move said boot-locking mechanism from said non-use position to said use position of said boot-locking mechanism; and move said binding-tightening mechanism from said non-use position to said use position of said binding-tightening mechanism.