Catching device for an elevator system having a traveling body which is arranged so to be movable along a rail, the device comprising - a first braking element, - a second braking element, - a first guide element, - a second guide element and - an actuating element, the first braking element and the second braking element being able to be brought into contact with a rail for braking, a first linear bearing being formed between the first braking element and the first guide element, a second linear bearing being formed between the second braking element and the second guide element, and the two guide elements (4A, 4B) being movable between a relevant rest position and a relevant braking initial position, and the actuating element moving the two guide elements (4A, 4B) from the rest position into the braking initial position, and the catching device comprising a housing, and the first guide element being pivotably mounted on the housing of the catching device in a first bearing, characterized in that the first bearing is mounted so as to be pivotable about an associated pivot axis, which is aligned parallel to the braking surfaces (111A, 111B) of the associated braking element (2A, 2B), and in that the associated pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the associated first linear bearing. - a first braking element, - a second braking element, - a first guide element, - a second guide element and - an actuating element, the first braking element and the second braking element being able to be brought into contact with a rail for braking, a first linear bearing being formed between the first braking element and the first guide element, a second linear bearing being formed between the second braking element and the second guide element, and the two guide elements (4A, 4B) being movable between a relevant rest position and a relevant braking initial position, and the actuating element moving the two guide elements (4A, 4B) from the rest position into the braking initial position, and the catching device comprising a housing, and the first guide element being pivotably mounted on the housing of the catching device in a first bearing, characterized in that the first bearing is mounted so as to be pivotable about an associated pivot axis, which is aligned parallel to the braking surfaces (111A, 111B) of the associated braking element (2A, 2B), and in that the associated pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the associated first linear bearing. the first braking element and the second braking element being able to be brought into contact with a rail for braking, a first linear bearing being formed between the first braking element and the first guide element, a second linear bearing being formed between the second braking element and the second guide element, and the two guide elements (4A, 4B) being movable between a relevant rest position and a relevant braking initial position, and the actuating element moving the two guide elements (4A, 4B) from the rest position into the braking initial position, and the catching device comprising a housing, and the first guide element being pivotably mounted on the housing of the catching device in a first bearing, characterized in that the first bearing is mounted so as to be pivotable about an associated pivot axis, which is aligned parallel to the braking surfaces (111A, 111B) of the associated braking element (2A, 2B), and in that the associated pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the associated first linear bearing.