Method and apparatus for installing and balancing an elevator car

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for installing and balancing an elevator car is disclosed. The method for installing and balancing an elevator car situated in a hoistway where cables attach to the car, is characterized by the following steps: providing an adjustable connector attached to the elevator car having two degrees of adjustable motion; positioning the connector to a desired location underneath the car, connecting the cables to the adjustable connector, and balancing the elevator car with an adjustable weight which is also attached to the underside of the elevator car. The apparatus for installing and balancing an elevator car having cables attached to its underside includes: (1) an adjustable connector attached to the elevator car having two degrees of adjustable motion; and, (2) an adjustable weight which attaches to the underside of the elevator car and is used to balance the car.

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