Patent ID: 8520302

Claim:
A microscope stand for supporting a surgical microscope, the stand comprising: at least one pivot support; a mount for mounting the surgical microscope to the microscope stand, the mount being supported about a first axis of rotation to be rotatable relative to the pivot support; a brake which defines a second axis of rotation extending parallel to the first axis of rotation; a braking force transmission means connecting the brake to the mount for enabling the mount to be braked, wherein the braking force transmission means includes at least one transfer lever having a first end connected without play to the brake by at least one first end pivot point and a second end connected without play to the mount by at least one second end pivot point and wherein the second end pivot point is radially spaced apart from the first axis of rotation by a first radial distance and the first end pivot point is radially spaced apart from the second axis of rotation by a second radial distance (B).