Patent ID: 7748503

Claim:
An elevator having a cable fixing point for fastening at least one cable for transporting at least one load carrier comprising: a cable end fastening for attachment to a cable end of the cable; and a rotary mounting connected to said cable end fastening and adapted to be attached to a support structure, whereby when said cable end fastening is attached to the cable end and said rotary mounting is attached to the support structure, said rotary mounting enables rotation of said cable end fastening about an axis in a longitudinal direction of the cable that can be aligned by a tension force acting on the cable wherein said force is exerted by the load carrier; and means for control of a torsional moment acting about the longitudinal axis on the cable at the cable end, said means for control being connected to said rotary mounting, wherein said means for control includes a drive for transmission of a torsional moment to the cable.