Patent ID: 11945689
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 10:
11. A method of making an elevator load bearing member, the method comprising:
unidirectional weaving a sheet of a plurality of load bearing fibers including at least a first material and a second material, wherein at least some of the load bearing fibers comprise the first material and the second material, and the first material having a melting point that is higher than a melting point of the second material,
bonding the plurality of load bearing fibers together by at least partially melting at least some of the second material; and
coating the plurality of load bearing fibers to provide a coating, wherein the coating has a rectangular cross section defining a width of the elevator load bearing member, wherein the sheet of the plurality of load bearing fibers is continuous and extends across a majority of the width.