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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Daniel A. Mosher, Glastonbury, CT (US);
John P. Wesson, West Hartford, CT (US);
Paul Papas, West Hartford, CT (US);
Gopal R. Krishnan, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Brad Guilani, Woodstock Valley, CT (US);
Richard N. Fargo, Plainville, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A load bearing member () for a lifting and/or hoisting system includes a plurality of tension members () arranged along a width of the load bearing member. Each tension member includes a plurality of load carrying fibers () arranged to extend in a direction parallel to a length of the load bearing member and a matrix material () in which the plurality of load carrying fibers are arranged. The load bearing member further includes a lateral layer () and a jacket material () at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members.