Meaning of toggle joint | Babel Free

Definitions

A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

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“A toggle joint, which used a lever system to multiply power, replaced the screw mechanism for forcing down the impression-forming platen.”

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