Abstract: Provided is a lumbar kyphosis-preventing lumbar brace which is capable of being placed on a back surface of a lumbar portion of a wearer to provide resistance to lumbar kyphosis, while facilitating a wearing operation thereof without the occurrence a displacement when it is being worn or during use. The lumbar kyphosis-preventing lumbar brace comprises: a generally rectangular-shaped resilient plate which has a width dimension capable of covering a lateral region of a back surface of a lumbar portion of a wearer, and a height dimension capable of covering between a hip region and a lower back region of the back surface of the lumbar portion; and a belt engagement member provided on one side of the resilient plate in an engageable manner with a belt of a garment worn by the wearer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hanger hook adapted to be attached to a headrest of an automobile seat, which comprises an upper edge portion, a plate-shaped body portion and a lower edge portion. The upper edge portion has width-directional opposite ends each formed as a cylindrical-shaped slip-resistant region which includes a slip-resistant rubber member fitted around an outer peripheral surface thereof. The body portion extends from the upper edge portion toward the lower edge portion in such a manner as to have an even thickness and a gradually narrowed width and form a circular arc shape, and the lower edge portion is formed to have a C-shaped hook configuration.

Abstract: A stationary board adapted to be set up in a medial strip between traffic lanes to block lights of oncoming vehicles in the medial strip and facilitate identification of the medial strip in nighttime driving or riding. This stationary board comprises a pair of plate members each composed of a molded component made of a transparent plastic material, and the plate members are coupled with one another at the respective marginal edges thereof to form an integrated assembly having a hollow space therein. Each of the plate members is formed with irregularities in its inner surface facing the hollow space of the assembly. A top member molded of a plastic material is attached to the top portion of the assembly in a fitting manner. The plastic material of the top member contains a luminous pigment capable of absorbing, storing and emitting light.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a diffusion plate for use in a screen plate of projection TV is disclosed. The diffusion plate having a plurality of quadrangular pyramid protrusions almost over one side thereof is manufactured by means of injection molding process of plastic material. This method uses a first molding die having a first molding die surface, a pre-molding die capable of forming a first volume of molding cavity in matching with the first molding die, and a second molding die capable of forming a second volume of molding cavity smaller than the first volume in matching with the first molding die.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stationary board adapted to be set up in a medial strip between traffic lanes to block lights of oncoming vehicles in the medial strip and facilitate identification of the medial strip in nighttime driving or riding. This stationary board comprises a pair of plate members each composed of a molded component made of a transparent plastic material, and the plate members are coupled with one another at the respective marginal edges thereof to form an integrated assembly having a hollow space therein. Each of the plate members is formed with irregularities in its inner surface facing the hollow space of the assembly. A top member molded of a plastic material is attached to the top portion of the assembly in a fitting manner. The plastic material of the top member contains a luminous pigment capable of absorbing, storing and emitting light.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ornamental exterior component with a luster finished appearance and a method of forming the component at a low cost. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of mixing a lustrous material with a colored resin material or transparent resin material, setting the temperature of a molding die at a desired high temperature, injecting the resin material in its molten state into a molding cavity of the high-temperature molding die to rapidly heat the injected resin material, and reducing the temperature of the molding die to rapidly cool the resin material in the cavity, whereby a highly lustrous molding is formed with a smooth surface. Then, a transparent coating material is applied on the surface of the molding to finish the molding into a resin product having an excellent appearance.

Abstract: A method for producing an article made of plastics by an injection molding process is described. A movable die of a plastic-material injection molding die assembly is heated at a temperature of 50 to 70° C., or 60 to 95° C., and placed at a coating station to apply a liquid acrylic lacquer coating or urethane-based or epoxy-based coating on a molding surface of the movable die. Then, the movable die is moved into a drying chamber maintained at a temperature of 50 to 60° C., or 80 to 90° C., and placed in the drying chamber for 30 to 90 seconds, or 6 to 30 seconds, to semi-dry the coating applied on the molding surface. Subsequently, the movable die is connected to a fixed die of the die assembly to form a molding cavity. Then, a molten plastics material is injected into the molding cavity to produce an injection-molded plastics material product having a coated film of the coating.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ornamental exterior panel having a lustrous appearance. The method including the steps of forming a part having front and rear faces with a transparent resin material, applying an adhesive on the rear face of the part, dispersedly applying colored or lustrous fine particles onto the adhesive, and coating with a selected color tone of paint over the resulting rear face of the part.

Abstract: A combination of beverage can cap and straw, including a beverage can cap including a top plate portion and a peripheral rim portion which is to be fitted into a can edge of a beverage can. The beverage can cap being formed with a straw-inserting aperture at a position corresponding to a drinking aperture which is to be opened in a top cover of the beverage can. The beverage can cap being formed with a straw retaining portion on the outer surface of the peripheral rim portion as rising outward in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the top plate portion. The straw retaining portion having a fitting slot capable of retaining a straw fitted thereinto. A straw having a diameter capable of being fitted into the fitting slot formed in the straw-retaining portion. The straw being formed with a bendable accordion-like portion.

Abstract: A writing board with an electronic calculator and a writing board to which an electronic calculator is installable. The writing board including a case member provided with an opening in a top surface of the case member, and a frame section surrounding the opening is formed on the top surface of the case member. A recording sheet including a microcapsule magnetic sheet is disposed in the case member with a top face of the recording sheet exposed through the opening of the case member. A magnetic member is used for writing on the recording sheet. The writing board further includes a magnetized erasing sheet which is positioned under the recording sheet in parallel with the recording sheet. An erasing button is used in the case member so that writings on the recording sheet can be erased only by depressing the erasing button. An electronic calculator is or can be mounted on the top surface of the case member.

Abstract: A straw comprises a cylindrical plug member having an opening at a top thereof, and a straw member which vertically extends through a bottom portion of the plug member and which is retractable in the longitudinal direction of the straw member, wherein the straw is adapted to fit the plug member with a top of a mouth of a beverage container so as to retain in a state where the straw is inserted into the beverage container. The straw is also adapted to allow a top of the straw member to be protruded from the mouth of the beverage container by extending the straw member and to allow the top of the straw member to be contained within the plug member by retracting the straw member so as to attach a cap of the beverage container.

Abstract: In a magnetically writable and erasable writing device for practice in writing characters, the writing device includes a case member provided with an opening in a top surface of the case member wherein a frame section surrounding the opening is formed on the top surface of the case member. A writing sheet includes a microcapsule magnetic sheet and is disposed on the case member so as to expose a top face of the writing sheet from the opening of the case member. A magnetic member for writing on the writing sheet and an erasing member which is positioned under the writing sheet and which has magnetism is included in the case member. The magnetic member put on the top face of the writing sheet enables writing and moving the erasing member along a back face of the writing sheet enables the written contents to be erased. The frame section of the top surface of the case member indicates a character model.

Abstract: A straw including a straw member having an outer straw portion and an inner straw portion, the outer and inner straw portions being telescopingly fitted with each other, the inner straw portion including an elastic upper section, and a cylindrical plug member having an opening at the upper end thereof. The inner straw portion is retained in the state inserted into a beverage container by mounting the plug member to the upper end of a mouth of the beverage container, and the upper section of the inner straw portion is bent by pressing with a beverage container cap so as to attach the beverage container cap to the beverage container, and the upper end of the inner straw portion is protruded from the upper end of the plug member by detaching the beverage container cap.

Abstract: A telephone comprises a body formed of a plastic material, wherein at least part of the body includes a section formed of a transparent material. An adhesive layer is provided on the rear face of the section formed of the transparent material, and colored or lustrous fine fragments are dispersedly applied onto the adhesive layer. A painting layer is also provided on the colored or lustrous fine fragments. As to painting, metallic coating may be applied as well as regular painting.

Abstract: A straw comprising a straw member having an outer straw portion and an inner straw portion, the outer and inner straw portions being telescopingly fitted with each other, the inner straw portion including an elastic upper section, and a cylindrical plug member having an opening at the upper end thereof. The inner straw portion is retained in the state inserted into a beverage container by mounting the plug member to the upper end of a mouth of the beverage container, and the upper section of the inner straw portion is bent by pressing with a beverage container cap so as to attach the beverage container cap to the beverage container, and the upper end of the inner straw portion is protruded from the upper end of the plug member by detaching the beverage container cap.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination of beverage can cap and straw, comprising: a beverage can cap including a top plate portion and a peripheral rim portion which is to be fitted into a can edge of a beverage can, the beverage can cap being formed with a straw-inserting aperture at a position corresponding to a drinking aperture which is to be opened in a top cover of the beverage can, the beverage can cap being formed with a straw retaining portion on the outer surface of the peripheral rim portion as rising outward in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the top plate portion, the straw retaining portion having a fitting slot capable of retaining straw fitted thereinto; and a straw having a diameter capable of being fitted into the fitting slot formed in the straw-retaining portion, the straw being formed with a bendable accordion-like portion. The present invention also provides a beverage can cap using in such the combination of beverage can cap and straw.

Abstract: A table or base for a telephone or the like includes an outer case, a recording sheet which is retractable within the outer case and which includes a microcapsule magnetic sheet, and an erasing magnetic member disposed within the outer case. The outer case has a top surface on which the telephone and other articles can be placed. The erasing magnetic member is positioned under the recording sheet when the inner case is pushed into the outer case. Thus, pulling out the recording sheet from the outer case enables a top face of the recording sheet to be magnetically written in, and pushing the recording sheet into the outer case enables the magnetic writing on the recording sheet to be erased.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ornamental exterior panel having a lustrous appearance and a method for manufacturing such a panel at lower cost. The method comprises the steps of forming a part having front and rear faces with a transparent plastic material, applying an adhesive on the rear face of the part, dispersedly applying colored or lustrous fine particles onto the adhesive, and coating with a selected color tone of paint over the resulting rear face of the part. The ornamental panel comprises an outer body which is formed of a transparent plastic and the front face of which is exposed outside of the panel, an adhesive layer formed on the rear face of the outer body, a number of colored or lustrous fine particles which are dispersedly distributed over the adhesive layer, and a coated layer formed on the rear face of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A system which enables to observe an image without any trouble by suppressing an occurrence of the Moiré interference fringes, when implementing an enlarging observation of an image using a thin lens with respect to an image display screen having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally with a periodicity, such as the CRT display or the liquid crystal display is provided. The system for enlargedly observing an image on an image screen having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally with a periodicity, said system includes a thin transparent lens means configured to enlargedly and transparently observe an image, and arranged with a plurality of image enlarging optical elements in two-dimensions having a periodicity by a predetermined pitch. The lens means has an overall magnifying power in the range of 1.01˜1.20, and is placed on an observer side apart from the image screen with a predetermined gap.

Abstract: A spike structure consists of a spike body made of a plastic material, and a self-tapping screw 3 made of a metal. The spike body 2 is comprised of a flange-shaped portion 4 and a threaded stud which has a thread on the outer surface thereof and extends from one surface of said flange-shaped portion 4. An axial bore is formed through the flange-shaped portion 4 and the threaded stud 5, while slits are formed in said threaded stud 5, extending to the free end of said threaded stud. A self-tapping screw 3 is inserted with tapping into the axial bore to be fixed to said spike body. Said self-tapping screw 3 is configurated to stretch said threaded stud radially outwardly when inserted into the axial bore of spike body.