#$%^&*AU2006225277B220120419.pdf#####ABSTRACT A parking brake, in particular for a wheelchair, having a press-on element (10) articulated via a pivoted lever (8) on a mounting component (12), 5 which can be pivoted by pivoting a handbrake lever (7) into a parking position, in which the press-on element (10) rests power-impacted on a tyre (2), and an element applying a reset force is set with prestressing, is characterised in that the element applying the reset force is formed by an elastically deformable part (6) of a housing cover (5) attached to the mounting component (12).1/10 FI.0 FIG. 1