Patent ID: 7810611

Claim:
An elevator car assembly comprising: a frame including a plurality of uprights and a plank beam between the uprights; a platform adjustably supported upon said frame, said platform being selectively adjustable relative to said frame to select an amount of the platform that is positioned on each of opposite sides of the uprights for balancing said assembly; a plurality of braces mounted between said platform and at least one of said uprights, said braces stabilizing said platform in a selected position relative to said plank beam, said plurality of braces mounted in a substantially V-shaped orientation between said platform and said upright, in which two of the braces are legs of a V, a portion of one of the two braces overlapping a portion of the other of the two braces near an end of the braces at the one of said uprights, wherein each of said braces includes a slot; and a single fastener at least partially received through each said slot to secure said overlapping portions of the braces to said upright, wherein each said slot has a longitudinal dimension that is larger than a dimension of said fastener to permit said brace to be longitudinally moveable relative to said fastener into a selected position.