Abstract: A clamp assembly for mounting a toilet seat hinge to a toilet fixture. An arm holder is inserted into a toilet seat mounting hole and includes a laterally extending flange engaging the toilet fixture and a through shaft hole. An elongate shaft is slidably and rotatably disposed in the shaft hole and includes a substantially perpendicularly extending pad at one end. A knob is adjustably secured to an opposed end of said shaft. A compression spring is disposed around the shaft and extends between the arm holder flange and the knob. A seat hinge mounting hole of a toilet seat is disposed on the shaft with the seat hinge between the arm holder flange and the spring such that the shaft pad can be extended and rotated by the knob to engage the toilet fixture under surface to clamp the assembly to the fixture under bias of the spring.

Abstract: This runaway halyard preventer has a relatively small, elongated stop body that has one of its ends pivotally attached to the mast below the halyard pulley, while its other end is cantilevered. The stop body includes a walled passageway, located near the pivoted end, through which the halyard is passed. Whenever the halyard is under tension, the force it exerts on the stop body readily moves the stop body to a first position in which the halyard is able to run freely through the stop body in either direction. However, whenever the halyard is not under tension, a slight biasing force moves the pivoted stop body to a second position in which its passageway walls create sufficient frictional resistance to prevent movement of the halyard in either direction. Preferably, the weight of the cantilever end provides appropriate force for biasing the pivoted stop body toward its second position.