Mechanical Plastics Corp.

Mechanical Plastics Corp.
Private
Industry Construction
Headquarters Norwalk, Connecticut
Key people
 Ted Garfield (President & COO)
David Garfield (Executive Vice President)[1]
Website Mechanical Plastics Corp.

Mechanical Plastics Corp. is a company based in Norwalk, Connecticut that "produces screw anchors and toggle bolts used in the construction industry."[2] These anchors, which range from light-duty to heavy-duty, are "used to fasten objects to walls, ceilings, and floors made of concrete, brick, cement block, drywall, and fiberglass".[3][4] Mechanical Plastics Corp. currently contains two main divisions, TOGGLER and Wej-It.[3][5] According to The New York Times, Mechanical Plastics currently distributes its products to twenty-four countries internationally,[6] and these products are then sold at retail stores such as Lowe's.[7] TOGGLER anchor system, whose patents are owned by Mechanical Plastics Corp.,[8][9] is used in the area of home improvement, when driving "a screw or nail directly into a framing member behind the wall surface" is not possible and it is necessary to choose a fastener that is "specifically designed for gripping in the hollow spaces between the studs and joists."[10] The Popular Mechanics journal, states that "The basic Toggler is the screw anchor which can work in both solid-wall and hollow-wall applications. It consists of a polypropylene anchor and a small plastic setting key. All you do is drill a hole in your wall and slide the anchor in place. For solid walls, the anchor is just wedged into the hole, like a normal plastic anchor. If the wall is hollow, you simply slide the key setting pin into the anchor and push."[11] As such, these Toggle bolts are used to "support items like mirrors, framed artwork, and towel racks."[12] Mechanical Plastics Corp. also manufactures the Wej-It expansion bolt, which "is a one-piece all-steel anchor for attaching anything to concrete, brick, or stone."[13][14][15]


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  1. ↑ "Toggler Anchor System Maintains Emphasis on Fastener Innovations, Dealer Programs". Do-It-Yourself Retailing (Farmington Hills, Michigan: National Retail Hardware Association): 132. January 1988. As board chairman Neil Garfield and executive vice president Jeff Epstein explain, their strategy for ongoing success is to keep expanding the capabilities of Toggler screw anchors and toggle bolts through a vigorous R & D program, while offering complete and up-to-date (computerized) distribution services, and outstanding display and promotion programs for dealers.
  2. ↑ Singer, Penny (4 February 1990). "Capitalizing on a New Market in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Mechanical Plastics produces screw anchors and toggle bolts used in the construction industry, Mr. Garfield said.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mechanical Plastics Corp.". Bloomberg Businessweek. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. Mechanical Plastics Corp. manufacture and markets screw anchors for hollow and solid walls through its subsidiary Toggler Anchor System. The company’s products are used to fasten objects to walls, ceilings, and floors made of concrete, brick, cement block, drywall, and fiberglass. The company markets its products under TOGGLER toggle bolts, SNAPTOGGLE toggle bolt, and ALLIGATOR solid-wall anchors brand names. Mechanical Plastics is based in Elmsford, New York.
  4. ↑ One Convenient Source. The Distributor's Link. Winter 2014. p. 22. The TOGGLER brand itself was already extremely successful in the light- and medium-duty anchoring markets, but customers had to go elsewhere for solutions to their heavy-duty anchoring problems. By acquiring Wej-It, MPC has been able to immediately offer a comple anchoring system with industry-leading products and a trusted brand.
  5. ↑ "Toggler Anchor System Maintains Emphasis on Fastener Innovations, Dealer Programs". Do-It-Yourself Retailing (Farmington Hills, Michigan: National Retail Hardware Association): 132. January 1988. Since 1971, 600 million Toggler products have been sold.
  6. ↑ Singer, Penny (4 February 1990). "Capitalizing on a New Market in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2014. "The company's products are exported to 24 countries." (in continuation page of article
  7. ↑ "TOGGLER Bolts". Lowe's Catalog. Lowe's. 2014.
  8. ↑ "Toggle bolt device - Mechanical Plastics Corp.". United States Patent 6,161,999. FPO. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Gladstone, Bernard (23 October 1983). "Home Clinic; An Anchoring Device that Works in Hollow or Solid Walls". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2014. The newer plastic anchor illustrated here has almost as strong a grip as a toggle bolt without this basic drawback. It provides the convenience and ease of installation of a conventional expansion anchor, while its widespread wings provide the extra holding power expected of a toggle bolt. It accepts an ordinary wood screw instead of a bolt, which is adequate for most home jobs. It also can be used in solid walls or in walls that are too thick to permit the wings to open fully. (The company that makes this anchor also makes a heavy-duty metal-and-plastic toggle bolt that takes a regular bolt. But unlike other metal toggle bolts, this one has a plastic retainer so it will stay in place when the bolt is removed.) The plastic anchor, called the Toggler, is made by the Mechanical Plastic Corporation of Pleasantville, N.Y. The anchor is installed by folding the plastic wings, then pushing the unit through the hole drilled in the wall. A small plastic pin or key is then pushed in through the center to make the wings pop open inside the wall, as shown in the drawing.
  10. ↑ Capotosto, Rosario (1990). "Hollow Wall-Anchors". Popular Mechanics (Hearst Corporation). When it's necessary to attach or hang something from a standard house wall, the best method is to drive a screw or nail directly into a framing member behind the wall surface. But as well all know, this isn't always feasible. More often than note, you'll have to select a fastener that was specifically designed for gripping in the hollow spaces between the studs and joists. Plastic anchors, Molly screw and toggle bolts can all accomplish these tasks very well. When you add to these three fasteners the venerable lead anchor--for joining materials to masonry surfaces--you've covered just about all the fastening bases. You've also got a lot of different anchors. The Toggler anchoring system can cut down on your hardware clutter, because these clever devices were designed with versatility in mind.
  11. ↑ Capotosto, Rosario (1990). "Hollow Wall-Anchors". Popular Mechanics (Hearst Corporation). The basic Toggler is the screw anchor which can work in both solid-wall and hollow-wall applications. It consists of a polypropylene anchor and a small plastic setting key. All you do is drill a hole in your wall and slide the anchor in place. For solid walls, the anchor is just wedged into the hole, like a normal plastic anchor. If the wall is hollow, you simply slide the key setting pin into the anchor and push.
  12. ↑ "Toggle bolts vs. Molly bolts". Fine Homebuilding (Taunton Press) (180). July 2006. But because framing members aren't always in the right places, we rely on these anchors to support items like mirrors, framed artwork, and towel racks.
  13. ↑ "Expansion Bolt Holds Anything to Masonry". Toronto, Ontario: Design Engineering. January 1967. The Wej-it expansion bolt is a one-piece all-steel anchor for attaching anything to concrete, brick, or stone.
  14. ↑ "Expansion Bolts". Industrial World (New York, NY: Johnston International Publishing Corporation). One piece expansion bolts permit permanent anchorage in concrete stone or brick. Hole is drilled to bolt length and width. Tightening causes bolt shank to restrict, as reverse cone wedges expand into sides of hole. Wej-It Expansion Products, Inc.
  15. ↑ "Stud Anchor". Product Design & Development (Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Publications). October 1967.

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