Wingnut (hardware)

Three wingnuts

A wingnut, wing nut or butterfly nut is a type of nut with two large metal "wings", one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools.

A similar fastener with a male thread is known as a wing screw[1][2] or a wing bolt.[3]

  1. ^ "Fastenal Industrial Supplies, OEM Fasteners, Safety Products & More | Fastenal".
  2. ^ http://www.grainger.com/category/thumb-screws/screws/fasteners/ecatalog/N-8ndZ1z0koj5 uses "thumb screw, wing"
  3. ^ "Wing bolt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster".