Patent ID: 9725282
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B66B

Claim:
1. An elevator system, comprising: a traction sheave; an elevator car; a counterweight; a load bearing assembly coupling the elevator car and the counterweight, the load bearing assembly including a plurality of flat belts including at least one flat belt having a different load carrying capacity than at least one other of the flat belts, the plurality of flat belts supporting a load of the elevator car and the counterweight, the plurality of flat belts being moved by the drive sheave to cause movement of the elevator car and the counterweight; a first termination associated with the one flat belt and having a spring for establishing a first tension on the one flat belt; a second termination associated with the at least one other flat belt having a spring for establishing a second, different tension on the at least one other flat belt; wherein: