A lift for a vehicle door is disclosed. The vehicle door lift may include a base that includes at least one wheel, a moveable frame connected to the base and comprising at least one moveable vertical post, a moveable bottom platform connected to the moveable frame and configured to hold the bottom o
A lift for a vehicle door is disclosed. The vehicle door lift may include a base that includes at least one wheel, a moveable frame connected to the base and comprising at least one moveable vertical post, a moveable bottom platform connected to the moveable frame and configured to hold the bottom of the door, and at least one hook located above the platform and connected to the moveable vertical post. The at least one hook may be configured to pivot relative to the post in order to be placed through a window opening of the vehicle door and wrap around a frame of the vehicle door forming the window opening. The moveable frame, platform and hook may be configured to move vertically upward relative to the vehicle door and the base by a user applying downward force on a lever connected to the frame.
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1. A vehicle door lift system comprising: a) a base comprising at least one wheel configured to move along the ground;b) a fixed frame comprising a plurality of fixed vertical posts that extend vertically upwardly from the base and have heights generally perpendicular to the ground;c) a moveable fra
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A vehicle door lift system comprising: a) a base comprising at least one wheel configured to move along the ground;b) a fixed frame comprising a plurality of fixed vertical posts that extend vertically upwardly from the base and have heights generally perpendicular to the ground;c) a moveable frame attached to, and vertically moveable relative to, the fixed frame and comprising: i) a lower horizontal bar extending generally parallel to the ground and generally perpendicular to the fixed vertical post heights;ii) a pair of moveable vertical posts, each moveable vertical post having a bottom end extending generally vertically upwardly from the lower horizontal bar, a top end, and a height extending from the bottom end to the top end and generally parallel to the fixed vertical post heights;iii) a moveable bottom platform attached to the moveable vertical posts, extending generally perpendicular relative to the moveable vertical post heights and configured to be placed under and support a bottom of a vehicle door comprising a vehicle door window frame defining a window opening; andiv) a pair moveable hooks, each moveable hook located above the moveable bottom platform and attached to a moveable vertical post and configured to rotate relative to the moveable vertical post from a storage position to a door grasp position in which the moveable hook wraps around a portion of the vehicle door window frame; andd) a lever configured to be moved by a human user, the lever comprising a rear portion comprising a handle bar, a middle portion comprising a middle bar connected to the rear portion and to the fixed frame, the middle bar extending generally parallel to the ground, generally perpendicular to the moveable vertical post heights, generally perpendicular to the handle bar and generally parallel to the lower horizontal bar, and a forward portion comprising a lifter bar having a rear portion connected to the middle bar and a forward portion connected to the lower horizontal bar, the lifter bar extending generally perpendicular to the middle bar,wherein movement of the handle bar toward the ground is configured to cause the middle bar to pivot about a pivot axis generally parallel to the ground, thereby raising the lifter bar forward portion upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts so that the lower horizontal bar moves vertically upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts, the moveable bottom platform moves vertically upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts, the pair of moveable vertical posts slide vertically upwardly along at least some of the fixed vertical posts, and the pair of moveable hooks move vertically upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts. 2. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1, wherein the pair of moveable vertical posts each comprise an interior and further wherein at least some of the fixed vertical posts are nested in the interiors of the pair of moveable vertical posts. 3. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fixed vertical posts each comprise an interior and further wherein the pair of moveable vertical posts are nested in the interiors of at least some of the fixed vertical posts. 4. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein each moveable hook is attached to a moveable vertical post by a hook pin extending generally perpendicular to the moveable vertical post heights. 5. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein the lever comprises a length extending from the forward portion to the rear portion, wherein the handle bar comprises a length generally parallel to the lever length, wherein the lifter bar comprises a length generally parallel to the lever length, and further wherein the length of the lifter bar is less than the handle bar length. 6. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein the handle bar is partially nested in an interior of a female cup, wherein the middle bar comprises a middle bar first aperture adjacent to a first side of the fixed frame and the female cup comprises a female cup aperture aligned with the middle bar first aperture, wherein the system comprises a removable pin extending through the middle bar first aperture and the female cup aperture and connecting the female cup to the middle bar, wherein the middle bar comprises a second aperture adjacent to a second side of the fixed frame and further wherein the female cup aperture is configured to be moved so that it aligns with the second aperture and a removable pin may be placed through the second aperture and the female cup aperture and so that the female cup aperture is adjacent to the second side of the fixed frame. 7. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1, wherein each moveable hook is configured to rotate between about 90 and about 180 degrees about a hook pin from the storage position to the door grasp position. 8. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein the moveable vertical posts comprise padding. 9. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein the base comprises at least two wheels sharing a common axle. 10. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein the base comprises at least one caster wheel. 11. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 wherein each moveable hook is attached to the top end of a moveable vertical post. 12. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 further comprising a chain located between the pair of moveable vertical posts and connecting the lifter bar to the lower horizontal bar. 13. The vehicle door lift system of claim 1 further comprising a third moveable vertical post located between the pair of moveable vertical posts and connecting the lifter bar to the lower horizontal bar. 14. A method of using a vehicle door lift system comprising the steps of: a) providing the vehicle door lift system of claim 1;b) placing the at least one moveable bottom platform under a vehicle door attached to a vehicle;c) moving the handle bar downwardly so as to pivot the middle bar about the middle bar pivot axis, thereby moving the lifter bar forward portion upwardly, thereby moving the lower horizontal bar, the moveable bottom platform, the pair of moveable hooks, and the moveable vertical posts vertically upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts so as to move the vehicle door vertically upwardly relative to the fixed vertical posts; andd) disengaging the vehicle door from the vehicle. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the method further comprises before step c, moving the moveable hooks from the storage position to the door grasp position.
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