toggle joint

toggle joint
noun
a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint
• Hypernyms: ↑joint

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noun
1. : a device consisting of two bars jointed together end to end but not in line so that when a force is applied to the knee tending to straighten the arrangement the parts abutting or jointed to the ends of the bars will experience an endwise pressure which increases indefinitely as the bars approach a straight-line position

toggle joints are used in stone crushers, in the double wagon brake, and in some kinds of presses

2. : a joint consisting of a bar pivoted at its middle point to a supporting bar so that the former may be turned to any position and hence be used for lifting heavy objects (as tanks) by inserting the bar through a constricted opening and allowing it to assume a position normal to the supporting bar

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Mach.
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.
[1840-50]

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toggle joint noun
1. An elbow or knee joint
2. A mechanism consisting of two levers hinged together, force applied to straighten the hinge producing a considerable force along the levers
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Main Entry: ↑toggle

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toggle joint,
a kneelike joint that transmits pressure at right angles. It has two arms that are hinged at an angle. A force applied at the hinge, causing the angle to straighten, produces a much greater force at the ends of the arms.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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