Elevator safety gear guiding assembly and method

An elevator safety gear assembly comprising:

• a base plate having a guiding component;
• a first engagement member operatively coupled to the base plate and configured to be positioned on a first side of a guide rail;
• a second engagement member operatively coupled to the base plate and configured to be positioned on a second side of the guide rail;
• and
• a connector operatively coupled to the first engagement member and the second engagement member for symmetric movement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member relative to the guide rail, the connector having a guiding element disposed in engagement with the guiding component of the base plate, the connector located below the first engagement member and the second engagement member in a vertical direction of the base plate, the vertical direction defined by a direction of travel of an elevator car that the elevator safety gear assembly is coupled to, wherein the connector comprises a first linkage member and a second linkage member, the first linkage member directly coupled to the first engagement member at a first linkage first end, the second linkage member operatively coupled to the second engagement member at a second linkage first end, and the first linkage member and the second linkage member directly coupled to each other at a pivot axis, wherein engagement between the guiding element and the guiding component constrains movement of the guiding element to movement in the vertical direction of the base plate.