Patent ID: 11884345
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of removing a removable hardtop from a vehicle using the apparatus of claim 1, such apparatus comprising a movable base structure, a vertical support structure, a means of vertical lifting and a top platform assembly, such method comprising the steps of:
positioning the movable base unit to the back of the vehicle;
positioning the vertical support structure having a lower end and upper end, wherein said lower end is affixed to said movable base and said upper end is attached to a means for vertical lifting;
engaging the means for vertical lifting and thereby exerting vertical force to remove the hardtop from the vehicle, sustain the hardtop at a fixed height, and thereafter allow the hardtop to be controllably lowered onto the vehicle during reinstallation, and thereby
lifting the hardtop with the top platform assembly, wherein the top platform assembly slopes upward away from the apparatus and interfaces with the hardtop to distribute lifting forces evenly throughout the hardtop.