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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Walter Thomas Schmidt, Marlborough, CT (US);
Joseph C. Rampone, Colchester, CT (US);
Daniel A. Mosher, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/08 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/085 (2013.01); B66B 7/062 (2013.01); B66B 7/08 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A termination device for a suspension member of an elevator system includes a housing and a wedge assembly located in the housing. The wedge assembly includes a wedge interactive with the housing to apply a clamping force to the suspension member in response to an axial load acting on the suspension member and a compliant shear element secured to the wedge or the suspension member and configured to reduce shear loads on the suspension member.