Vehicle top lift and storage system

A vehicle top lift and storage system comprising:

• a portable base;
• at least one base arm configured to selectively extend away from the base, wherein the at least one base arm is selectively extendible between an extended position and a refracted position;
• at least one retainer coupled to the base, wherein the at least one retainer is configured to engage at least a portion of a vehicle top when the vehicle top is resting on the vehicle top lift and storage system in a storage position;
• an upright member coupled to the base;
• a lift arm coupled to and extending away from the upright member;
• and
• a lift mechanism, wherein the lift mechanism is configured to attach to the vehicle top, and wherein the lift mechanism is configured to suspend the vehicle top from the lift arm in order to aid removal of the vehicle top from a vehicle.

A vehicle top lift and storage system comprising:

• a portable base having a front side and a rear side;
• at least one base arm configured to selectively extend away from the front side of the base, wherein the at least one base arm comprises at least one wheel, and wherein the at least one base arm is selectively extendible between an extended position and a retracted position;
• at least one retainer coupled to the base, wherein the at least one retainer is configured to engage at least a portion of a vehicle top when the vehicle top is resting on the vehicle top lift and storage system in a storage position;
• an upright member having a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the lower portion of the upright member is coupled to the front side of the base;
• a lift arm coupled to and extending away from the upper portion of the upright member;
• and
• a lift mechanism comprising a rear cable, a rear hook configured to attach to a rear portion of the vehicle top, a forward cable, and a forward attachment strap configured to attach to sides of the vehicle top, wherein the rear cable is connected to the rear hook at a first end of the rear cable and to a winding mechanism at a second end of the rear cable, wherein the forward cable is coupled to the forward attachment strap at a first end of the forward cable and to the winding mechanism at a second end of the forward cable, and wherein the rear cable and the forward cable are configured to suspend the vehicle top from the lift arm in order to aid removal of the vehicle top from a vehicle.