Abstract: The invention concerns a brake (1) comprising at least a platen (2) co-operating with a press (3) for immobilizing a blank section to be bent, the platen (2) being extended by a table (4) hinged to the platen (2) via a hinge. The brake (1) is characterized in that part of the hinge consists of a cage having in transverse section a profile with a cylindrical segment (6B) prolonged by a retaining lip (6C) defining with the segment an opening (6D) of the cage (6A), the cage (6A) being designed to receive by simple sliding the other hinge part, the hinge part having a generally winding conchoidal shape exhibiting in transverse section a profile with a cylindrical segment prolonged by a retaining lip. The invention is useful for bending blanks.