toggle bolts

A form of toggle bolt — A fastening device consisting of a bolt and a pair of hinged, usually sprung, wings threaded at the hinge to receive the bolt, used by inserting the bolt with wings folded into a small hole in a sheet material to the point where the wings unfold and the bolt can be tightened.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of toggle bolt
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