| abstract |
An elevator load bearing member assembly includes at least one traction enhancing surface ( 46 ) on a jacket ( 44 ). In one example, a mechanical removal process is used to strip away at least some of an amide-rich layer from the surface ( 46 ) after the jacket has been extruded onto tension members ( 42 ). In another example, a chemical removal process is used. Another disclosed example includes disrupting the surface. |