Patent ID: 7815988

Claim:
A joining element for attachment on a surface, the joining element comprising: a sleeve-shaped accommodation part, having an interior with a component of a positive and/or non-positive connection to be produced with an element to be attached, in particular a thread or a snap-on element, and a flange-type extension connecting to the sleeve-shaped accommodation part with an indentation on a side turned away from the sleeve-shaped accommodation part and fillets on a side turned toward the sleeve-shaped accommodation part, wherein, said indentation has borders which limit said indentation and are constructed to rest on a surface so that a hollow space is formed within said indentation to hold an adhesive, said indentation and said fillets are designed such that the joining element can be attached to the surface by filling the indentation with an adhesive, stiffness cracks in said flange-type extension can be reduced, and said interior of said sleeve-shaped accommodation part is connected to said indentation in order to guarantee a deviation of the adhesive from said indentation into said interior of said sleeve-shaped accommodation part, and wherein said flange-type extension is provided with projections protruding into said indentation, contacting said surface.