Patent ID: 6866455

Claim:
A connecting element for connecting two structural components, the connecting element comprising a sleeve comprising an upper part and a lower part, a bolt having a rearward bolt end and a forward bolt end mounted in the sleeve, wherein the lower part of the sleeve together with the rearward end of the bolt are adapted to engage in a recess of a first structural component and the upper part of the sleeve and the forward end of the bolt are adapted to engage in a recess of a second structural component and a head of the bolt at the forward end of the bolt is adapted to engage in a supporting or clamping device arranged in the second structural component, further comprising at least one brace mounted on a portion of the upper part of the sleeve adjacent the lower part of the sleeve, wherein the at least one brace extends obliquely outwardly towards the lower part of the sleeve and is pivotable towards the sleeve, wherein the upper part of the sleeve has at least one slot, and wherein the brace is pivotable into the slot such that the brace is flush with an outer surface of the sleeve.