Anchor

An anchoring device, comprising:

• an anchor for arrangement in a building element, comprising:
• an anchoring element for anchoring in a receiving opening of the building element comprising an undercut, the anchoring element comprising a splaying part,
• a connecting element for connection to a supporting element or to a support arm for a protective shield, or to a lifting element for lifting the building element,
• wherein the anchoring element is movable between an anchoring position for anchoring in the receiving opening and a release position for removal from the building element, wherein the splaying part of the anchoring element, in the anchoring position, projects outward at a rear end region in a radial direction beyond an outer side of the connecting element and, in the release position, is arranged at the rear end region in the radial direction inside the outer side of the connecting element, wherein a securing element which can be moved between a first position and a second position is provided, which blocks movement of the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position in the first position and releases the anchoring element in the second position, further comprising a securing and actuating element for transferring the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position, wherein the securing and actuating element is arranged movable in an interior of the anchoring element and/or the connecting element, wherein the securing and actuating element comprises an actuating head for transferring the anchoring element from the anchoring position into the release position, wherein a front end of the anchoring element opposite the rear end comprises an actuating arm, onto which the actuating head of the securing and actuating element is pushed, in order to move the anchoring element into the release position, and
• a tool connected to the securing element of the anchor.

A building element, with an anchor arranged in a receiving opening of the building element,

• wherein the anchor comprises:
• an anchoring element for anchoring in the receiving opening of the building element comprising an undercut, the anchoring element comprising a splaying part,
• a connecting element for connection to a supporting element or to a support arm for a protective shield, or to a lifting element for lifting the building element,
• wherein the anchoring element is movable between an anchoring position for anchoring in the receiving opening and a release position for removal from the building element, wherein the splaying part of the anchoring element, in the anchoring position, projects outward at a rear end region in a radial direction beyond an outer side of the connecting element and, in the release position, is arranged at the rear end region in the radial direction inside the outer side of the connecting element, wherein a securing element which can be moved between a first position and a second position is provided, which blocks movement of the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position in the first position and releases the anchoring element in the second position,
• further comprising a securing and actuating element for transferring the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position, wherein the securing and actuating element is arranged movable in an interior of the anchoring element and/or the connecting element, wherein the securing and actuating element comprises an actuating head for transferring the anchoring element from the anchoring position into the release position, wherein a front end of the anchoring element opposite the rear end comprises an actuating arm, onto which the actuating head of the securing and actuating element is pushed, in order to move the anchoring element into the release position, and
• wherein the building element is a wall, ceiling, or precast concrete part.

A method for at least partial retrieval of an anchor from a building element, comprising the steps of:

• arranging an anchor in a receiving opening of the building element, wherein the anchor comprises:
• an anchoring element for anchoring in a receiving opening of the building element comprising an undercut, the anchoring element comprising a splaying part,
• a connecting element for connection to a supporting element or to a support arm for a protective shield, or to a lifting element for lifting the building element,
• wherein the anchoring element is movable between an anchoring position for anchoring in the receiving opening and a release position for removal from the building element, wherein the splaying part of the anchoring element, in the anchoring position, projects outward at a rear end region in a radial direction beyond an outer side of the connecting element and, in the release position, is arranged at the rear end region in the radial direction inside the outer side of the connecting element, wherein a securing element which can be moved between a first position and a second position is provided, which blocks movement of the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position in the first position and releases the anchoring element in the second position, further comprising a securing and actuating element for transferring the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position, wherein the securing and actuating element is arranged movable in an interior of the anchoring element and/or the connecting element, wherein the securing and actuating element comprises an actuating head for transferring the anchoring element from the anchoring position into the release position, wherein a front end of the anchoring element opposite the rear end comprises an actuating arm, onto which the actuating head of the securing and actuating element is pushed, in order to move the anchoring element into the release position,
• fitting a tool to the securing element of the anchor,
• transferring the securing element from the first position into the second position with aid of the tool,
• transferring the anchoring element of the anchor from the anchoring position into the release position, and
• removing the anchoring element, the connecting element, and the securing element, from the building element.