Impact dowel with expanding sleeve and spreading element

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An impact dowel for insertion into a prepared bore hole in receiving material consists of an axially extending expansion sleeve and a spreading element insertable into the bore in the sleeve. The expansion sleeve and spreading element each have a first end and an oppositely directed second end with the first end being inserted first into the bore hole. The bore in the expanding sleeve has a pair of axially spaced restrictions which limit the axial displacement of the spreading element through the bore. The second end of the sleeve has an outwardly directed shoulder and a connecting section adjacent to the shoulder. The connecting section absorbs substantially only tensile forces.