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toggle joint

noun

, Machinery.
  1. any of various devices consisting basically of a rod that can be inserted into an object and then manipulated so that the inserted part spreads, becomes offset, or turns at a right angle to the exterior part, allowing it to be used as a support, handle, linkage, lever, etc.


toggle joint

noun

  1. a device consisting of two arms pivoted at a common joint and at their outer ends and used to apply pressure by straightening the angle between the two arms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toggle joint1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

The shank of the bit is gripped and released by the jaws J, J, worked through a toggle joint by movements of the disk D.

You can easily apply all the pressure required by using two short boards on the principle of the toggle-joint.

The hook lever operates on the long spring of the group of switch springs by means of a toggle joint in an obvious manner.

The ends of these arms being curved roll together, the arrangement forming in effect a rolling toggle joint.

By stepping upon this toggle-joint at its apex, the floor-board will be forced into place.

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