Belt termination

A termination comprising:

• a housing defining an internal socket that receives an end of an elevator suspension member;
• wherein the housing comprises a unitary body including:
• a first face plate;
• a second face plate;
• a first side plate extending between the first face plate and the second face plate;
• a second side plate extending between the first face plate and the second face plate;
• and
• the unitary body includes a first bend formed between the first side plate and the first face plate, a second bend formed between the first side plate and the second face plate, a third bend formed between the second face plate and the second side plate;
• and
• wherein:
• inner surfaces of the first face plate, the second face plate, the first side plate, and the second side plate define the internal socket, and including a weld interface formed between the second side plate and the first face plate;
• and
• the second side plate extends from the third bend to a side plate distal edge surface that extends outwardly beyond an outer surface of the first face plate.

A method of manufacturing comprising:

• bending a single piece of material to form a termination housing defining an internal socket that receives an end of an elevator suspension member, wherein the termination housing includes a first face plate, a second face plate, a first side plate extending between the first face plate and the second face plate, and a second side plate extending between the first face plate and the second face plate;
• forming a first bend between the first side plate and the first face plate;
• forming a second bend between the first side plate and the second face plate;
• forming a third bend between the second face plate and the second side plate;
• and
• including:
• forming the first face plate with an extension portion that extends outwardly beyond an outer surface of the second side plate and wherein the second side plate extends from the third bend to a distal edge surface that faces an inner surface of the extension portion, the first face plate and the extension portion being co-planar;
• or
• forming the second side plate to extends from the third bend to an extension portion having a side plate distal edge that extends outwardly beyond an outer surface of the first face plate and the first face plate extends from the first bend to a distal edge surface that faces an inner surface of the extension portion, the second side plate and the extension portion being co-planar.