Cord and polymer jacket assembly having an adhesion enhancer in the polymer jacket material

An elongated load bearing member configured to support a load that is suspended by the load bearing member, comprising:nat least one elongated tension member that supports the load in a longitudinal direction along the tension member; anda jacket covering at least some of the at least one tension member, the jacket comprising a thermoplastic polymer material that establishes an exterior surface of the jacket, the thermoplastic polymer material comprises a base polymer resin and a melamine-based adhesion enhancer mixed in with the base polymer resin, the melamine-based adhesion enhancer facilitates adhesion between the at least one tension member and the jacket.

A method of making an assembly having at least one elongated cord tension member at least partially covered by a jacket, comprising the steps of:nmixing a thermoplastic polymer material base resin with a melamine-based adhesion enhancer to yield a thermoplastic polymer jacket material;placing the thermoplastic polymer jacket material against the at least one elongated cord tension member to form a desired shape of a jacket including an exterior surface established by the thermoplastic polymer jacket material and to adhere the jacket to the at least one elongated cord tension member.