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Jakober Josef
1896 – 1962
Glarus
Third ski factory in Switzerland, a saddler by trade who started making bindings for Melchior Jakober, his cousin. He launched 1900 the model “Gotthard Soldat” sold besides to the Swiss armies, to those of Chile, Japan, Persia and Russia. Later he offered among others the model “Helvetia”. Jakober changed his name to Jacober (may be to disassociate from his cousin – or for the classic French sound). Later the firm was named “Jakober & Söhne”, later to Jacober I.Ski & Faltbootfabrik. In 1903 the firm patented the "Balata" ski binding and some years later offered the “Helvetia Touring”.

Dethleffsen E.
1904
Berne
Patent CH 50084. The bindings have an opening in which, in addition to the jaws, each a movable thick wire, which ends on both sides in a bracket; These are the straps that hold the shoes, moored. This avoids chafing and breaking of the belts.

Reizel Ernst Reinhard
1905
La Tour de Peilz, Vaud
Ernest Reinhard Reizel was likely the first binding without any leather strap for holding the shoe in the toe iron. Instead, a steel element was screwed to the front bottom of the shoe and ultimately pulled into the toe irons by means of a lever.

Dr. Leon Weber
1905
Chêne-Bougeries, Geneva
Patent CH30024. On the outside of the steel irons there is a lever which can be pivoted and allows the attached belts, which are placed behind the boots, to tension or relax. Initially, the lengths of the belts are adjusted with a buckle.