Patent ID: 8708631

Claim:
A fastening element for attaching objects to hard constructional components, comprising a cylindrical base body ( 22 ; 42 ; 62 ) having a first end ( 24 ; 64 ) with a bottom section ( 23 ; 43 ; 63 ) that narrows an inner diameter of the cylindrical based body ( 22 ; 42 ; 63 ), a second end ( 25 ) remote from the first end ( 24 ), inwardly located engagement means ( 28 ; 48 ; 68 ) for a setting bit and formed as a through-opening ( 31 ; 51 ; 71 ) in the bottom section ( 23 ; 43 ; 63 ), and a receptacle ( 29 ) opening toward the second end ( 25 ), adjoining the engagement means ( 28 ; 48 ; 68 ) in a direction toward the second end ( 25 ), and provided with load application means ( 30 ; 50 ) for enabling attachment of an object to a constructional component and spaced from the engagement means ( 28 , 48 ); and a self-tapping thread ( 27 ) provided, at least regionwise, on an outer surface ( 26 ) of the base body ( 22 , 42 ; 62 ), wherein the first end ( 64 ) of the base body ( 62 ) has a conical profile.