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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2025
Tk Elevator Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jordan Strother, Atlanta, GA (US);
TK Elevator Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a slack monitoring system for an elevator system. The slack monitoring system includes at least one processor and a shackle assembly. The shackle assembly includes a first planar member, a second planar member, at least one biasing member, a first conductive member, and a second conductive member. An electric circuit is defined by the first conductive member, the second conductive member and the at least one processor such that when a current tension of the at least one suspension member of the plurality of suspension members is less than a predetermined tension threshold, the biasing member biases the first planar member or the second planar member to enlarge the gap thereby separating the first conductive member and the second conductive member to a distance that prohibits an electrical communication between the first conductive member and the second conductive member.