Patent ID: 6533077
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
A method of installing a plurality of load bearing bolt members in an elevator system, comprising the steps of:(a) rolling a plurality of individual belts into rolls having one end of the belt located at the center of the roll and an opposite end located on the outer layer of the roll; (b) maintaining each belt in the roll; (c) applying tension to the ends of tile bolts near the outer layers of each roll, whereby even portions of the belts are pulled free from the rolls, (d) using a clamp to secure the unrolled ends of the belts in a selected alignment relative to each other; (e) routing the secured ends of the belts through selected portions of the elevator system in a hoistway; (f) securing both ends of the belts to selected portions of the elevator system; and (g) removing the clamp from the belts.