Water ski tow rope clamp

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A BOAT TRANSOM, A WATER SKI TOW ROPE CLAMP, SAID CLAMP COMPRISING A MOUNTING BASE INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTING SAID BASE ON SAID TRANSOM FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN UPSTANDING AXIS, AN ELONGATED WEDGE MEMBER PIVOTALLY SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS GENERALLY PARALLELING THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID BASE, AN ARCUATE ABUTMENT WALL PROJECTING LATERALLY FORM SAID BASE AND INCLUDING A CONCAVE ABUTMENT SURFACE FACING AND DISPOSED ON THE SIDE OF THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID WEDGE MEMBER REMOTE FROM THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID BASE, THE FREE END OF SAID WEDGE MEMBER INCLUDING AN ARCUATE CONVEX ABUTMENT FACE CONFRONTING SAID ABUTMENT SURFACE, SAID ARCUATE ABUTMENT WALL HAVING ONE END THEREOF DISPOSED CLOSER TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID WEDGE MEMBER THAN THE OTHER END THEREOF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID WEDGE MEMBER FOR WEDGING ENGAGEMENT OF A TOW ROPE BETWEEN SAID ONE END AND SAID WEDGE MEMBER, MEANS YIELDABLY URGING SAID WEDGE MEMBER TOWARD A POSITION WITH SAID ABUTMENT FACE ENGAGING SAID ABUTMENT SURFACE ON SAID ONE END OF SAID ABUTMENT WALL, AND COACTING ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID WEDGE MEMBER AND SAID BASE LIMITING SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE FREE END OF SAID WEDGE MEMBER AWAY FROM SAID ABUTMENT WALL.