Device for removing, storing and installing convertible SUV hardtops
OwnerFrederick Hallinventor
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Abstract
A device designed for the removal, storage, and installation of removable hardtops from convertible sport utility vehicles, comprising a wheeled base unit, a vertical support structure and a platform assembly, wherein the base unit is aligned directly below the platform unit and the vertical support structure connects them together, wherein the device can be disassembled for simple shipping, is adjustable for height and depth to accommodate different SUV models, and includes markers for easy assembly.
Claims8
An apparatus for removing, storing, and installing removable hardtop devices from vehicles comprising:
- a movable base unit which is sufficiently long and wide to support the apparatus from longitudinal and axial moments with and without the hardtop engaged;
- a vertical support structure having a lower and upper end, wherein said lower end is affixed to said movable base and said upper end is attached to a top platform assembly:
- a means for vertical lifting which is arranged at the vertical support structure and allows the apparatus to exert force vertically for removing the hard top from the vehicle, sustaining the hardtop at a fixed height once the hardtop has been removed from the vehicle, and allowing the hardtop to be controllably lowered onto the vehicle during installation;
- wherein the top platform assembly comprises a plurality of adjustable legs, each with a distal end comprising a bumper for contacting the hardtop;
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- wherein the apparatus may be positioned to the hardtop on the automobile and selectively raised or lowered by said vertical lifting means.
An apparatus for removing, storing, and installing removable hardtop devices from vehicles comprising:
- a movable base unit which is sufficiently long and wide to support the apparatus from longitudinal and axial moments with and without the hardtop engaged;
- a vertical support structure having a lower and upper end, wherein said lower end is affixed to said movable base and said upper end is attached to a top platform assembly:
- a means for vertical lifting embodied as a hand crank arranged at the vertical support structure and operating a screw jack within the vertical support structure, allowing the apparatus to exert force vertically to raise the top platform assembly;
- wherein the top platform assembly comprises a plurality of adjustable legs, each with a distal end comprising a bumper for contacting the hardtop;
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- wherein the apparatus may be positioned to the hardtop on the automobile and selectively raised or lowered by said vertical lifting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.