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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
John T. Pitts, Avon, CT (US);
Ary O. Mello, Farmington, CT (US);
Hugh J. O'Donnell, Longmeadow, MA (US);
John P. Wesson, West Hartford, CT (US);
William A. Veronesi, Hartford, CT (US);
Douglas E. Logan, Bristol, CT (US);
Mark Steven Thompson, Tolland, CT (US);
Kathryn Rauss Sherrick, Bristol, CT (US);
Bill Perron, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illustrative method of making a load bearing member for use in an elevator system includes mechanically roughening at least one surface on an exterior of a jacket of the load bearing member to establish a friction characteristic that facilitates engagement between an elevator system sheave and the roughened surface.