Abstract: Here is disclosed a disposable pull-on wearing article. In the article, sheet strips carrying thereon display elements are bonded to an inner surface of an elastically stretchable outer sheet of the article. An inner sheet facing inner surfaces of the sheet strips and being elastically stretchable is bonded to the outer sheet intermittently in a waist-surrounding direction as well as in a vertical direction orthogonal to the waist-surrounding direction in a region extending from lateral edges of sheet strips to spots at which front and rear waist regions of the article are bonded to each other along transversely opposite side margins of the waist regions.

Abstract: [Problems to be solved]A communication cable and a communication wire protecting tube, which can be easily bent to a predetermined bend radius by a low force but which requires such a higher force for the bend of a smaller diameter that it may be hard to bend. [Means for solving the Problems]The communication cable 10,10A comprises a communication wire 11,11A and an armor 13A including at least two synthetic resin layers, and protects the communication wire 11,11A in a loose state. The communication wire protecting tube comprises at least two synthetic resin layers, and inserts the communication wire 11,11A in a loose state. The most hard resin layer 13a, 13aA of the armor 13,13A has a crosswise or spiral annular groove 14 or cut portion 14A continuous in the longitudinal direction to reach the radially inner face, and the outermost layer of the armor 13,13A is formed of a protective layer 13b,13bA made of a softer resin than the hard resin layer 13a, 13aA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining illustrations for a diaper to be worn, for example, by an infant. With the present invention's illustration determination method, for a diaper, comprising a main body, fitted onto the body of an infant, and an illustration displaying part, provided on the main body for displaying an illustration, the abovementioned illustration is determined based on the age in months of the infant. The illustration can arouse interest of an infant definitely since the object of interest of an infant depends on his/her age in months. An infant can thus be made to calm down during diaper exchange and the labor of diaper exchange can be alleviated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable diaper with one or more illustrations. The disposable diaper is constituted of such illustrations that the illustrations can be recognized clearly from outside if viewed in one direction even when the disposable diaper is in a folded state after being taken out from a package by a diaper exchanger. Thus, the illustrations may be fully utilized.

Abstract: A traffic information notification system for use by a vehicle acquires vehicle travel history data, automatically registers, on the basis of the acquired travel history data, at least one route along which the vehicle usually travels, a time at which the vehicle travels along each of the at least one routes, and traffic information associated with each of the at least one routes. The traffic information system compares current traffic information along a registered route to be traveled provided by a traffic information system with the automatically registered traffic information for that registered route to be traveled, and provides a notification, when the current traffic information is substantially different from the automatically registered traffic information, of the substantially different current traffic information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diaper worn by an infant. The diaper comprises a main body, for being fitted onto a body of an infant, and a plurality of illustration displaying parts, provided on the main body, for displaying illustrations that differ from each other, wherein the abovementioned illustrations are mutually relevant or integrated as a whole in terms of shape, pattern, color, concept, or combination thereof. With the present invention, a diaper exchanger can show different illustrations in order to an infant to arouse interest of the infant definitely in the changes of the illustrations. The labor of the diaper exchanger in the diaper exchanging process can thus be alleviated.

Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided such that the disposable diaper comprises at least one predetermined illustration displayed thereon and is folded into a predetermined shape. The illustration is provided in such a manner that at least a portion of the illustration is hidden when the disposable diaper is folded into the predetermined shape, and the hidden portion of the illustration is exposed as the disposable diaper is unfolded from the folded state. The burden of labor required for changing the diaper may be reduced by attracting a baby whose intellectual facilities are grown to a certain extent.

Abstract: A concealed sprinkler head is mounted above the ceiling of a fire protected zone. The sprinkler head includes a housing within which a valve and other operative parts are contained. A decorative cover plate is secured to the housing to conceal the sprinkler head within the ceiling so that none of the operative parts is visible. The cover assembly includes a thin metallic cover plate made of a heat conductive material such as copper, and a metallic skirt including a cylindrical wall threaded on the housing, an annular flange extending outwardly from one end of the cylindrical wall, and a plurality of tabs extending downwardly from the flange. A plurality of heat insulative elements are disposed between the tabs and the cover plate. A metallic layer is attached to the lower surface of each of the insulative elements. A layer of fusible material is disposed between the metallic layer and the cover plate to secure each of the insulative elements to the cover plate through the metallic layer.

Abstract: A self-supporting cable includes a main cable constructed by covering a cable core with an inner cover layer and installing one or more strength members inside the inner cover layer such that they lie on a plane passing through the central axis thereof; a support member; and an outer cover layer formed so as to cover the main cable and the support member while they are arranged in parallel. A support member portion including the support member and a part of the outer cover layer and a main cable portion including the main cable and a part of the outer cover layer are connected by connecting portions, which are also a part of the outer cover layer, in the longitudinal direction thereof. The main cable portion is made longer than the support member portion so that there is an allowance in the length thereof.

Abstract: A parking brake device which can not only better the safety, but also reduce the cost by simplifying the construction. A shock absorbing portion 35, 36 which resists an operating force in pulling a brake lever 30 toward the compartment and which is deformed by an impact force in the direction which is approximately opposite to the direction of pulling the brake lever 30 toward the compartment, absorbing the impact force is provided.

Abstract: A plurality of optical fibers are arranged in parallel and peripheries of the plurality of these optical fibers are integrally formed using a sheath. Here, the sheath is formed over the entire length of optical fiber ribbons and a flat portion of the sheath is formed substantially parallel to a common tangent of the neighboring optical fibers. A maximum value of a thickness of the optical fiber ribbons is set to a value which is larger than an outer diameter of the optical fibers by 40 &mgr;m or less. Due to such a constitution, it is possible to easily branch the optical fibers from the integrally formed optical fiber ribbons.

Abstract: An optical cable has a plurality of one-groove spacers 3 which are twisted in one direction around a central member 1. Anti-tensile elements 2 are arranged in the central portion of the central member 1. Each one-groove spacer having a single groove which is linear lengthwise and substantially square in cross section and holding a stack of a plurality of optical fiber ribbons 4. The inner width and the height of the side walls of the groove of the one-groove spacer are set greater than the diagonal length of the stack. Therefore, the transmission loss becomes reducible because the contact portions of the optical fiber ribbons with respect to the side walls of the grooves vary in the longitudinal direction, thus preventing a specific number of optical fibers from being continuously subjected to edgewise pressure.

Abstract: From a mobile communication device (12), road information (RI) about either a preliminarily registered point or an arbitrary point on a route from a present position to a destination is transmitted to and received in a network navigation center (10) via a cellular phone base station (14) and a general telephone network (16). Based on that road information RI, the network navigation center (10) retrieves traffic information (TI) about the registered point or the arbitrary point on the route, and then transmits the retrieved traffic information (TI) to the mobile communication device (12) via the general telephone network (16) and the cellular phone base station (14). The traffic information (TI) is comprised of traffic congestion area data about the registered point or the arbitrary point on the route, which displayed on a display (43) in the mobile communication device (12); whereby the user is informed of future traffic information like traffic congestion.

Abstract: A container with a lid (10) comprises a container body (11), a lid (23) supported for turning on the container body (11) and a rubber plate (950) provided between the container body (11) and the lid (23). The lid (23) is provided with a stopping projection (32)that engages a catching projection 33 formed in an operating member (55) provided on the container body (11). A slider (60) is supported so as to be slidable on the container body (11). A recess (51) is formed at the lower end of the operating member (55) and a protrusion (61) is formed on the slider (60). In a state where the protrusion (61) of the slider (60) and the recess (51) of the operating member (55) are dislocated from each other, the operating member (55)is restrained from downward movement. Thus the mischievous opening of the lid (23) by children can be prevented.

Abstract: A self-supporting cable includes a main cable constructed by covering a cable core with an inner cover layer and installing one or more strength members inside the inner cover layer such that they lie on a plane passing through the central axis thereof; a support member; and an outer cover layer formed so as to cover the main cable and the support member while they are arranged in parallel. A support member portion including the support member and a part of the outer cover layer and a main cable portion including the main cable and a part of the outer cover layer are connected by connecting portions, which are also a part of the outer cover layer, in the longitudinal direction thereof. The main cable portion is made longer than the support member portion so that there is an allowance in the length thereof.

Abstract: A concealed sprinkler head is mounted above the ceiling of a fire protected zone. The sprinkler head includes a housing within which a valve and other operative parts are contained. A decorative cover plate is secured to the housing to conceal the sprinkler head within the ceiling so that none of the operative parts is visible. The cover assembly includes a thin metallic cover plate made of a heat conductive material such as copper, and a metallic skirt including a cylindrical wall threaded on the housing, an annular flange extending outwardly from one end of the cylindrical wall, and a plurality of tabs extending downwardly from the flange. A plurality of heat insulative elements are disposed between the tabs and the cover plate. A metallic layer is attached to the lower surface of each of the insulative elements. A layer of fusible material is disposed between the metallic layer and the cover plate to secure each of the insulative elements to the cover plate through the metallic layer.

Abstract: A wet tissue container (10) includes a container body (11), a lid (23) supported for turning on the container body (11) and a bottom wall (12) hermetically closing the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate (50) is extended between the container body (11) and the lid (23). The wet tissue container (10) is held by a container holder (1). The container holder (1) has a back part (2) on which the bottom wall (12) is seated, guide parts (3, 4) of an L-shaped cross section that engage edge parts (12a, 12b) of the bottom wall (12) and edge parts (14a, 14b) of a flange (14) formed on the container body (11). A support part (5) to be inserted in a slot formed in a toilet paper holder (7) is connected to the back part (2).

Abstract: A disposable diaper has an absorbent core. The core contains therein hydrophilic fibers of 30-70 wt % and super-absorbent polymer particles of 70-30 wt %. Of the super-absorbent particles, first super-absorbent polymer particles having a relatively long liquid-absorbing duration lying in a middle zone of the core as viewed in a transverse direction as well as in a thickness direction of the core to form a polymer phase and second super-absorbent polymer particles having a relatively short liquid-absorbing duration lying in the core above, below and laterally outside the polymer phase to form a mixture phase containing therein the hydrophilic fibers mixed therewith.

Abstract: A disposable diaper has an absorbent core comprising hydrophilic fibers and super-absorbent polymer particles. The core contains therein the hydrophilic fibers of 30-70 wt % and the super-absorbent polymer particles of 70-30 wt %. The super-absorbent polymer particles have a liquid-absorbing duration of 3-30 seconds and a liquid-permeating duration of 15-100 seconds.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet package including a stack of sheets having a plurality of sheets folded about fold lines and arranged in a vertically stacked configuration, and a receptacle for containing the stack of sheets which is made of hard or soft material and has a dispensing opening in a top surface thereof. The stack of sheets includes an upper layer of a plurality of sheets located in the vicinity of the dispensing opening, and a lower layer of a plurality of sheets located under the upper layer. The width of the upper layer is smaller than that of the lower layer in a direction perpendicular to the fold lines of the sheets.