Modular elevator car

A modular elevator car, comprising:

• a car frame including horizontally oriented, vertically spaced top and bottom beam members, and at least one upstanding structural member which extends between and is fixed to said top and bottom beam member,
• a composite platform assembly for the elevator car including a first platform section defined by the bottom beam of said car frame, and a second platform section,
• and means pivotally connecting said second platform section to said car frame such that said second platform section is pivotable between a shipping position wherein the second platform section is substantially perpendicular to the first platform section, and an operating position wherein the first and second platform sections cooperatively define the platform assembly of the elevator car,
• said second platform section defining a rectangular configuration having first and second corners adjacent to the car frame, and third and fourth remote corners, and first and second diagonal braces each having first and second ends, first fastener means fixing their first ends to the car frame, and second fastener means fixing the second ends of the first and second diagonal braces to the second platform section, at its third and fourth corners, respectively, with at least one of the first and second fastener means being adjustable such that the second platform section may be accurately aligned with the first platform section, in the operating position of the second platform section.