Elevator system suspension member termination

An elevator system, comprising:

• a hoistway;
• an elevator car disposed in the hoistway;
• a suspension member operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway, the suspension member including:
• a plurality of tension members extending along a length of the suspension member including a plurality of fibers extending along the length of the suspension member bonded into a polymer matrix;
• a jacket substantially retaining the plurality of tension members;
• and a termination assembly disposed in the hoistway and operably connected to a suspension member end of the suspension member;
• wherein the suspension member is deformed at the suspension member end to allow for installation of the suspension member end into the termination assembly, the suspension member having a closed wedge cross-sectional shape at the suspension member end;
• wherein the suspension member includes a plurality of tension member layers, and the wedge-shaped cross-section includes additional tension member layers between internal surfaces of the suspension member at the suspension member end, such that the suspension member end includes at least one more tension member layer than the remainder of the suspension member.