end of the belt transverse to and secured to the plurality of belt fibers to secure the belt fibers in a selected position application_number US 201415119402 A description shown in fig1 a 1b and 1c are schematics of exemplary traction elevator systems 10 features of the elevator system 10 that are not required for an understanding of the present invention such as the guide rails safeties etc are not discussed herein the elevator system 10 includes an elevator car 12 operatively suspended or supported in a hoistway 14 with one or more belts 16 the one or more belts 16 interact with one or more sheaves 18 to be routed around various components of the elevator system 10 the one or more belts 16 could also be connected to a counterweight 22 which is used to help balance the elevator system 10 and reduce the difference in belt tension on both sides of the traction sheave during operation the sheaves 18 each have a diameter 20 which may be the same or different than the diameters of the other sheaves 18 in the elevator system 10 at least one of the sheaves could be a traction sheave 52 the traction sheave 52 is driven by a machine 50 movement of drive sheave by the machine 50 drives moves.