Patent ID: 7610994

Claim:
A compensating cable adapted to be operably engaged with an elevator car, the compensating cable comprising: a core layer; a first sheath layer disposed about the core layer and comprising a first polymeric material having a first hardness; a second sheath layer disposed about the first sheath layer and comprising a second polymeric material having a second hardness; and a third sheath layer having a substantially circular outer cross-section and disposed about the second sheath layer, the third sheath layer comprising a third polymeric material having a third hardness, such that the relative first, second, and third polymeric materials of the compensating cable cause the compensating cable to form a substantially catenary arcuate portion having a radius no greater than a selected maximum loop radius; wherein the first, second, and third hardnesses are substantially equivalent; and wherein the first, second, and third polymeric materials comprise PVC and the first, second, and third hard nesses are about 84 Shore A.