Brake, in particular a safety brake, suitable for an elevator system having at least one guide rail, the brake being configured in a pincer-type design, the brake comprising: two brake shoes; a first brake lever and a second brake lever, which are rotatably connected to one another via a pivot joint; a spring assembly arranged to bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a first direction; an actuator assembly arranged to selectively bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a second direction, wherein the brake levers (12A, 12B) are arranged to transfer the brake shoes between a first released operating state and a second active operating state depending on the bias by the spring assembly and the actuator assembly, wherein the spring assembly comprises at least one disc spring pack comprising respectively one or more disc springs, wherein the first brake lever comprises a first spring abutment surface and the second brake lever comprises a second spring abutment surface which is used for abutment of one of the at least one disc spring packs (51A, 51B), wherein the brake is configured such that in the first operating state the two spring abutment surfaces (25A, 25B) have a first angular positioning (αI) relative to each other and in the second operating state have a second angular positioning (αII) relative to each other, wherein the first angular positioning (αI) and the second angular positioning (αII) have different signs, characterized in that the larger amount of the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a maximum angular positioning (αmax); and the amount of the difference (Δα) between the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a pivoting range (Δα), wherein the ratio of pivoting range to maximum angular positioning (Δα/αmax) is greater than 1.5, in particular 2. the brake being configured in a pincer-type design, the brake comprising: two brake shoes; a first brake lever and a second brake lever, which are rotatably connected to one another via a pivot joint; a spring assembly arranged to bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a first direction; an actuator assembly arranged to selectively bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a second direction, wherein the brake levers (12A, 12B) are arranged to transfer the brake shoes between a first released operating state and a second active operating state depending on the bias by the spring assembly and the actuator assembly, wherein the spring assembly comprises at least one disc spring pack comprising respectively one or more disc springs, wherein the first brake lever comprises a first spring abutment surface and the second brake lever comprises a second spring abutment surface which is used for abutment of one of the at least one disc spring packs (51A, 51B), wherein the brake is configured such that in the first operating state the two spring abutment surfaces (25A, 25B) have a first angular positioning (αI) relative to each other and in the second operating state have a second angular positioning (αII) relative to each other, wherein the first angular positioning (αI) and the second angular positioning (αII) have different signs, characterized in that the larger amount of the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a maximum angular positioning (αmax); and the amount of the difference (Δα) between the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a pivoting range (Δα), wherein the ratio of pivoting range to maximum angular positioning (Δα/αmax) is greater than 1.5, in particular 2. two brake shoes; a first brake lever and a second brake lever, which are rotatably connected to one another via a pivot joint; a spring assembly arranged to bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a first direction; an actuator assembly arranged to selectively bias the first brake lever with respect to the second brake lever in a second direction, wherein the brake levers (12A, 12B) are arranged to transfer the brake shoes between a first released operating state and a second active operating state depending on the bias by the spring assembly and the actuator assembly, wherein the spring assembly comprises at least one disc spring pack comprising respectively one or more disc springs, wherein the first brake lever comprises a first spring abutment surface and the second brake lever comprises a second spring abutment surface which is used for abutment of one of the at least one disc spring packs (51A, 51B), wherein the brake is configured such that in the first operating state the two spring abutment surfaces (25A, 25B) have a first angular positioning (αI) relative to each other and in the second operating state have a second angular positioning (αII) relative to each other, wherein the first angular positioning (αI) and the second angular positioning (αII) have different signs, characterized in that the larger amount of the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a maximum angular positioning (αmax); and the amount of the difference (Δα) between the two angular positionings (αI, αII) represents a pivoting range (Δα), wherein the ratio of pivoting range to maximum angular positioning (Δα/αmax) is greater than 1.5, in particular 2.