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A toggle bolt, also known as a butterfly anchor, is a fastener for hanging objects on hollow walls such as drywall . Toggle bolts have wings that open inside a hollow wall, bracing against it to hold the fastener securely. [ 1] The wings, once fully opened, greatly expand the surface area making contact with the back of the hollow wall.
Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes. The fastener consists of two components ...
Wingnut (hardware) Three wingnuts. A wingnut, wing nut or butterfly nut is a type of nut with two large metal "wings", one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools. A similar fastener with a male thread is known as a wing screw [1] [2] or a wing bolt. [3]
Clutch (pin fastener) A butterfly clutch is a device that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. Butterfly clutches are used for various kind of brooches, badges, and medals. They are less secure compared to other types of pins such as prongs and safety pins, especially when the surface of the medium to which ...
This is a list of species of butterfly with the common name fritillary.The term fritillary refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin fritillus, meaning dice-box (or, according to some sources, a chequerboard); the fritillary flower, with its chequered markings, has the same derivation. [1]
A brass fastener, butterfly clips, brad, paper fastener or split pin is a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together. A patent of the fastener was issued in 1866 to George W McGill. [ 1] The fastener is inserted into punched holes in the stack of paper, and the leaves, or tines, of the legs are separated and bent over ...
Try these 20 unique orange cat names on for size: 1. Jonesy. This feline moniker comes from Ridley Scott's 1979 horror classic Alien. In between all the movie's infamous scenes of facehugging and ...
Certificate – X, U, PG, R, G (from the film certificates) Charged – ION. Charlie – C ( NATO phonetic alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA. Chief – CH. Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y. Church – CH or CE ( Church of England) or RC ( Roman Catholic) Circa – C.