Patent ID: 7469456

Claim:
A tool adapted for setting an expansion bolt which is not readily accessible, wherein the expansion bolt to be set is comprised of a central threaded member having an expandable anchor portion on the lower end thereof, the anchor portion having a flange on the upper end thereof, said tool comprising: a housing having a front and a back; a rod having a front end and a back end slidably mounted in said housing between said front and said back of said housing, said rod having a hole there-through adapted to receive a locking pin when disposed behind said back of said housing; a means in said housing for moving said rod towards the back of said housing and thereby position said hole behind said housing; a puller element attached at one end to said front end of said rod; said puller element being adapted to be releasably attached at its other end to the upper end of the threaded member of the expansion bolt; and a barrel attached to the front end of said housing and extending longitudinally therefrom, said barrel sized to surround the threaded member of the expansion bolt when the threaded member of the bolt is attached to said puller member and said barrel being of a length sufficient to abut the flange of the anchor portion when the expansion bolt is in position to be set and the anchor is not readily accessible; and a face plate removable attached to said front of said housing; and said barrel being attached to said face plate.