Vehicle hardtop lift
The evenly-spaced broken lines in the drawings are included for purpose of illustrating portions of the particle blast apparatus that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash-dot broken lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of defining the boundary of the claim, it being understood that the region between the dot-dash-dot broken lines and the dot-dash-dot broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle hardtop lift, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 2020
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 2023
Inventor: John D. Cullinan (Mason, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/745,873