Non-Rotating Toggle Fastener

A non-rotating toggle fastener for mounting an article on a hollow wall, said toggle fastener comprising:

• a body, said body being a tubular member comprising:
• a polygonal interior perimeter;
• a polygonal exterior perimeter;
• a proximal end;
• and
• a distal end;
• a nut, said nut having:
• an exterior perimeter dimensioned to be received slidably with said interior perimeter of said body;
• and
• an interior perimeter, said interior perimeter threaded to receive a screw;
• an escutcheon, said escutcheon being adjacent to said proximal end of said body and having:
• a proximal section, said proximal section having a perimeter greater than said exterior perimeter of said body;
• a distal section, said distal section being dimensioned to be received within said interior perimeter of said body and threaded to receive a screw;
• at least one fin, each of said at least one fin having a first edge adjacent to said proximal end of said body extending from said escutcheon to said distal end of said body to form a triangle, said at least one fin cutting into said hollow wall during insertion of said body into a predrilled hole.
• an insert, said insert being dimensioned to be received within said interior perimeter of said body, adjacent said nut.
• a pair of locking arms, said locking arms being rotatably affixed to said distal end of said body by a pair of securing members and having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• a torsion spring, said torsion spring being positioned adjacent each of said pair of locking arms and said pair of securing members to maintain said locking in a rest position approximately 90 degrees from said tubular body.

The method of mounting an article on a wall using a non-rotating fastener comprising the steps of:

• drilling a hole in drywall;
• compressing a pair of locking arms at a distal end of said fastener;
• inserting said locking arms into said hole;
• continuing to insert a polygonal body of said fastener until a proximal end of an escutcheon is proximate said drywall, fins on said body cutting into said drywall to prevent rotation and said locking arms are in an uncompressed position;
• threading a screw through a threaded distal section of said escutcheon;
• contacting an insert between said distal section of said escutcheon and a nut;
• threading said screw into said insert and pushing said nut adjacent said locking arms;
• threading said screw into said nut;
• locking said drywall between said locking arms and said nut.