1. A steering wheel having a pad section nearly in the center of a steering section to be gripped by a driver,
wherein a traffic slogan display unit having a character section displaying a traffic slogan and a background section being other than said character section is formed on the pad section.
2. The steering wheel according to claim 1,
wherein the character section is formed so as to be convex or concave to the background section.
3. The steering wheel according to claim 1,
wherein the character section and the background section are colored in different colors.
4. The steering wheel according to claim 3,
wherein the character section andor the background section are colored with a coloring material containing a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material.
5. The steering wheel according to claim 1,
wherein a lens layer for magnifying the character section is formed on the surface of the traffic slogan display unit.
6. The steering wheel according to claim 1,
wherein characters of safe drive andor obey rule are formed on the traffic slogan display unit.
7. A traffic slogan display to be mounted on a steering wheel, comprising:
a mounting section for mounting on the steering wheel;
a traffic slogan display unit having a character section displaying a traffic slogan and a background section being other than said character section; and
a protecting section to protect said traffic slogan display unit,
wherein the character section is formed so as to be convex or concave to the background section.
8. The traffic slogan display according to claim 7,
wherein the character section and the background section are colored in different colors.
9. The traffic slogan display according to claim 7,
wherein the character section andor the background section are colored with a coloring material containing a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material.
10. The traffic slogan display according to claim 7,
wherein the protecting section comprises a lens layer for magnifying the character section.
11. The traffic slogan display according to claim 7,
wherein characters of safe drive andor obey rule are formed on the character section.
12. The steering wheel according to claim 2,
wherein the character section and the background section are colored in different colors.
13. The steering wheel according to claim 12,
wherein the character section andor the background section are colored with a coloring material containing a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material.
14. The steering wheel according to claim 2,
wherein a lens layer for magnifying the character section is formed on the surface of the traffic slogan display unit.
15. The steering wheel according to claim 2,
wherein characters of safe drive andor obey rule are formed on the traffic slogan display unit.
16. The traffic slogan display according to claim 8,
wherein the character section andor the background section are colored with a coloring material containing a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material.
17. The traffic slogan display according to claim 8,
wherein the protecting section comprises a lens layer for magnifying the character section.
18. The traffic slogan display according to claim 8,
wherein characters of safe drive andor obey rule are formed on the character section.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A pickup truck having: a cab; a bed with two side panels connected to the cab; at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed; and two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising:
a storage box mounted within the bed and adjacent to one of the wheel wells; and
at least a portion of one of the side panels is hinged to provide access to at least a portion of the storage box.
2. The improvement of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well.
3. The improvement of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located in front of the wheel well.
4. The improvement of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located behind the wheel well.
5. The improvement of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well, at least a portion is located in front of the wheel well, and at least a portion is located behind the wheel well.
6. The improvement of claim 1, wherein the storage box is substantially centered in a lateral direction relative to one of the rear wheels.
7. The improvement of claim 1, wherein the hinged portion is constructed such that the pickup truck has an external appearance of a conventional pickup truck free of storage box, hinges, key locks, or handles.
8. A pickup truck having: a cab; a bed with two contoured side panels connected to the cab; at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed; and two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising:
at least one storage box adjacent a side panel and substantially aligned in a lateral direction with the center of the wheel well; and
a hinged panel providing access to the storage box.
9. The improvement of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well.
10. The improvement of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located in front of the wheel well.
11. The improvement of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located behind the wheel well.
12. The improvement of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well, at least a portion is located in front of the wheel well, and at least a portion is located behind the wheel well.
13. The improvement of claim 8, wherein the hinged portion is constructed such that the pickup truck has an external appearance of a conventional pickup truck free of storage box, hinges, key locks, or handles.
14. A pickup truck having: a cab with two or more doors, each having an external surface; a bed with two contoured side panels connected to the cab; at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed, and two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising:
at least one storage box adjacent a side panel, wherein the storage box does not substantially extend laterally beyond the exterior surfaces of the doors;
and at least one hinged panel providing access to the storage box.
15. The improvement of claim 14, wherein the exterior surface of the side panel is flush with an exterior surface of the cab.
16. The improvement of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well.
17. The improvement of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located in front of the wheel well.
18. The improvement of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located behind the wheel well.
19. The improvement of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well, at least a portion is located in front of the wheel well, and at least a portion is located behind the wheel well.
20. The improvement of claim 14, wherein the storage box is substantially centered in a lateral direction relative to one of the rear wheels.
21. The improvement of claim 14, wherein the hinged portion is constructed such that the pickup truck has an external appearance of a conventional pickup truck free of storage box, hinges, key locks, or handles.
22. A pickup truck having: a cab; a bed connected to the cab; two side panels connected to the bed, each side panel having a top, a bottom, and an approximate center; and two wheel wells adjacent to the side panels and connected to the bed wherein the side panels are disposed approximately equidistant from a midline of the bed, the improvement comprising:
a storage box, wherein the storage box is connected to the bed and adjacent to one of the side panels;
at least a portion of the adjacent side panel is hinged to provide access to the storage box; and,
wherein the side panels are contoured such that the distance between the top of the side panels and the midline of the bed is less than the distance between the approximate center of the side panels and the midline of the bed.
23. The improvement of claim 22, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well.
24. The improvement of claim 22, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located in front of the wheel well.
25. The improvement of claim 22, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located behind the wheel well.
26. The improvement of claim 22, wherein at least a portion of the storage box is located above the wheel well, at least a portion is located in front of the wheel well, and at least a portion is located behind the wheel well.
27. The improvement of claim 22, wherein the storage box is substantially centered in a lateral direction relative to one of the rear wheels.
28. The improvement of claim 22, wherein the hinged portion is constructed such that the pickup truck has an external appearance of a conventional pickup truck free of storage box, hinges, key locks, or handles.
29. A vehicle with a bed comprising:
at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed;
a pair of side panels over the rear wheels and connected to the bed; and
a storage box mounted within the bed and adjacent to at least one of the side panels;
wherein at least a portion of at least one of the side panels is hinged to provide access to at least a portion of the storage box.
30. The vehicle of claim 29, wherein the vehicle is a pickup truck.
31. The vehicle of claim 29, wherein the vehicle further comprises a passenger area comprising seats.
32. The vehicle of claim 29, wherein the storage box is substantially centered in a lateral direction relative to one of the rear wheels.
33. A vehicle comprising:
a passenger cabin;
a cargo area defined by a pair of side panels and located behind the cabin;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the cargo area; and
a storage box mounted within the cargo area and adjacent to the side panels.
34. The vehicle of claim 33, wherein the vehicle is a pickup truck and the cabin is a cab.
35. The vehicle of claim 33, wherein the cabin comprises a driver’s seat and a front passenger seat.
36. The vehicle of claim 33, wherein the storage box is substantially centered in a lateral direction relative to one of the rear wheels.