Patent ID: 8556218

Claim:
A tripod head ( 1 ), particularly for film or television cameras, having a stop brake comprising: a substantially cylindrical brake caliper ( 8 , 8 ′, 8 ″), which has a main body ( 84 , 84 ′, 84 ″) for insertion into a receiving opening ( 7 ) formed in a housing part of the tripod head ( 1 ) and a brake block ( 82 ) for engaging with a brake disk ( 11 ) provided in the tripod head ( 1 ), and a locking device in order to engage the brake block ( 82 ) with and disengage the brake block ( 82 ) from the brake disk ( 11 ), characterized in that provided in the region of the outer circumference of the main body ( 84 , 84 ′, 84 ″) of the brake caliper ( 8 , 8 ′, 8 ″) is an expansion section which is deflected radially outwards towards an inner wall of the receiving opening ( 7 ) when the brake block ( 82 ) engages with the brake disk ( 11 ).