Hilti Aktiengesellschaft

Ulrich Genschmer

Werner Kaibach

Stefan Raber

Alois K&ouml;lbl

Hans-J&uuml;rgen Negele

A dowel including an anchor rod (,) provided at front, in a setting direction, end with a head portion (,) widening in the setting direction, and a sleeve (,) having a through-bore and axially displaceable along the anchor rod, with the sleeve (,) having, at its end adjacent to the head portion (,) an expansion region (,) formed by a plurality of expansion tabs (,) separated from each other by substantially axially extending slots (,) and radially expandable upon a relative displacement of the sleeve (,) and the anchor rod (,), and a sleeve section adjoining the expansion region (,) and having, in its rear end region (,), a larger diameter (G) than in its front end region (,) adjoining the expansion region (,), with the sleeve section having a narrowing intermediate region (,) extending between the rear end region (,) and the front end region (,) and having a smallest outer diameter (M) which is smaller than an outer diameter (F) in the front end region (,).

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Hofstetten, Germany

Ulrich Genschmer