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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1998
Erich Wisser, Bregenz, AT;
Markus Hartmann, Mauerstetten, DE;
Kai-Uwe Keller, Feldkirch-Tisis, AT;
Matthias Blessing, Feldkirch-Tosters, AT;
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft, Schaan, LI;
Abstract
A spreading anchor including a sleeve (2) having an expansion region (3) provided with longitudinal slots (4), and an axial bore (5) having a conical shape in the expansion region (3) conically tapering toward a rear, with respect to a setting direction (5) end (6) of the sleeve (2), and a spreading member (8) having a conical profile at least along a portion of its longitudinal extent and displaceable in the axial bore (5) upon radial expansion of the sleeve expansion region (3), the spreading member (8) having a cylindrical through-bore (9) and being formed of tensioning segments (11-14) which extend in an axial direction and are held together with a possibility of a radial resilient expansion.