toggle bolt

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Definition of toggle bolt in English English dictionary: a two-piece assembly consisting of a threaded bolt and an expanding clip that can fit through a drilled hole The clip can spring outward to provide anchorage from the blind side; a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls; n. A fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a spring-loaded toggle, used to secure objects to thin or hollow walls; A bolt with a separate toggle end that can be flattened to fit through a pre-drilled hole and that springs outward to provide securement when the bolt is tightened; A bolt with a spring-loaded wing, inserted through a small hole, that expands on the opposite side of a thin surface Used for fastening objects to a ceiling or other space with only one side accessible

toggle bolt