surface of a ski a support part is provided on the hold down mechanism and is adapted to engage the frontmost portion of the sole of the ski boot the support part is pivotal about an axis to accommodate a movement of the ski boot away from the toe jaw upon a release of the ski boot from the ski the spring force utilizable for returning the sole holder to the original position is the same spring force which effects a returning of the support part to the original position thereof application_number US 7305979 A description in the description which will now follow only those structural parts of a common safety ski binding which are not important for the invention will not be described but those parts which are necessary for a complete understanding of the inventive sole hold down means will be described a safety ski binding 1 has according to fig1 to 3 inside of it a stop plate 2 which is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski and vertically upright on a base plate of the binding lever arms 3a of sole holders 3 which are preferably designed as two arm toggle.