Adjustable elevator belt splice

An elevator belt splice, the splice comprising:

• a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a central plate disposed between the first and second clamping plates, each of the first and second clamping plates including inner facing surfaces oriented toward the central plate, the first and second clamping plates each including outwardly curved opposing ends;
• a first gripping region on the inner facing surface of a first opposing end of each of the first and second clamping plates, the first gripping region comprising a plurality of rows of slotted teeth;
• a second gripping region on the inner facing surface of a mid-portion of each of the first and second clamping plates, the second gripping region comprising a plurality of spaced apart ridges positioned generally transverse to a long axis of the first and second clamping plates;
• a third gripping region on the inner facing surface of a second opposing end of each of the first and second clamping plates, the third gripping region comprising a plurality of spaced apart elongated ribs positioned parallel to the long axis of the first and second clamping plates;
• the central plate having opposing flanged ends;
• and
• a wedge removably affixed to one of the opposing flanged ends of the central plate.

An elevator belt splice, the splice comprising:

• a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate and a central plate disposed between the first and second clamping plates;
• a wedge member removably coupled to an end of the central plate;
• and
• a spacer member disposed between the wedge member and the central plate, the spacer member having a thickness to enable the belt splice device to accommodate belts of differing thicknesses.