Removable hardtop for a sport utility vehicle

- Bestop, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sport utility vehicle with a removable hardtop showing our new design. The vehicle is shown in dotted lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the removable hardtop of our new design.

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of a second embodiment of the removable hardtop for a sport utility vehicle of our new design.

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIGS. 2-8 are shown on an enlarged scale compared to FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a removable hardtop for a sport utility vehicle, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D481987
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 25, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2003
Assignee: Bestop, Inc. (Broomfield, CO)
Inventors: Roderick J. MacWilliam (Arvada, CO), Frank A. Borke (Windsor, CO)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: W. Scott Carson
Application Number: 29/169,753
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover, Canopy, Or Top (21) (D12/401)
International Classification: 1216;