Hollin Cavity Toggle 5 mm
Spring toggle for plasterboard and hollow wall — box of 30
$22.00
USDStandard shipping $9.00, free over $85. Arrives in 3–6 business days. 30-day returns.
A sprung metal toggle for plasterboard, lath and hollow block — anywhere there is a cavity behind the surface and nothing solid to expand against. The wings fold to pass through the hole and spring open on the far side, spreading the load across a wide footprint of board rather than a single point.
The load figures depend almost entirely on the board, not the toggle. A single sheet of 12.5 mm plasterboard is a weak material and it is the thing that fails; doubling the board more than doubles what the fixing holds. That is why the table lists board thicknesses rather than a headline number.
Working load limits
What this item holds, in the material you are fixing into. Every figure is a working load — the safety factor is already taken out.
Safety factor4:1 — every figure below is the tested mean divided by four.
| Substrate / condition | Working load | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Single 12.5 mm plasterboard on studs | 72 lb | Tension, pull straight out from the wall. Board failure governs, not the toggle. |
| Double 12.5 mm plasterboard | 155 lb | Tension. Doubling the board more than doubles the figure. |
| 12.5 mm plasterboard, load hanging down the wall | 110 lb | Shear. A shelf bracket loads the fixing this way and it is the stronger direction. |
| Hollow clay block, 25 mm face shell | 190 lb | Tension. The wing must open fully inside the void — check it is not landing in a web. |
How these were arrived at
Pull-tested on framed board samples, ten per configuration, at 68°F and 50% relative humidity. Damp plasterboard loses roughly a third of these figures, so nothing here applies in a bathroom that is not ventilated.
The specification
Everything we know about this item, stated plainly. The same record is printed on the card in the box.
- Composition
- Zinc-plated steel machine screw with a sprung steel toggle wing and a spring-steel torsion bar.
- Dimensions
- 5 mm (M5) screw × 55 mm. Toggle folds to 13 mm, opens to 52 mm span. Requires a 14 mm hole.
- Weight
- 16 g each; 490 g per box of 30.
- Finish & variation
- Bright zinc electroplate, clear passivated. Interior only, which for a cavity fixing is not a limitation.
- Made
- Cold-formed, hardened and finished at a fastener works in the Ruhr, Germany. Boxed and counted here in Pennsylvania.
Care
- Hold tension on the screw as you tighten, or the toggle spins instead of seating.
- Mark the hole and check for a stud or a pipe before you drill a 14 mm hole in a wall.
- Keep the spare toggles boxed — a loose toggle in a drawer will have lost its spring by the time you want it.
Cautions
- Not recoverable. Undo the screw and the toggle falls into the cavity — it is gone, and if you need to remount you will need a fresh one and often a fresh hole.
- Not for solid walls. In solid masonry there is no cavity for the wing to open into, and it will jam in the hole.
- Not for anything heavy on a single fixing. Wall-hung cabinets, televisions and grab rails belong on the studs, and a toggle is what you use for the fixings between them, not instead of them.
Shipping
$9.00 standard, free over $85. 3–6 business days. Full policy
30 DAYS
Returns
Unused and in original packaging. Refunded within 5 business days of reaching us. Full policy
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