Patent ID: 8252411

Claim:
A load bearing assembly, comprising: a plurality of elongated cord primary tension members arranged generally parallel to each other in a lengthwise direction, each primary tension member having a discontinuity, the discontinuities being staggered in the lengthwise direction such that the discontinuities in primary tension members that are adjacent to each other are at different lengthwise positions; and an elongated cord stress relieving supplemental tension member positioned on each lateral side of each discontinuity such that there is at least one supplemental tension member outside of laterally outermost primary tension members and at least one supplemental tension member between adjacent primary tension members, each supplemental tension member having a length in the lengthwise direction that is greater than a lengthwise dimension of the discontinuity that is closest to the supplemental tension member, a first portion of the length of each supplemental tension member being on a first lengthwise side of the closest discontinuity and a second portion of the length being on a second, opposite lengthwise side of the closest discontinuity.