Abstract: A sound absorbing material is interposed between an outer perforated plate and an inner plate to constitute a sound absorbing body, which has a bottom wall portion extending generally vertically, a hood portion laterally bulging from the top of the bottom wall portion to assume a semi-circular cross-section, and a top wall portion extending from the hood portion to assume a gentle convex cross-section. A cap is attached to the end face of the top wall portion, and a fixing member is attached to a lower portion of the bottom wall portion to constitute a sound absorbing device. The two sound absorbing devices having the identical structure are fixed to the outer surfaces of an upper portion of an upright sound insulation wall through the fixing members so as to assume a symmetrical fixing posture. The caps of the two sound absorbing devices are connected by a connecting member.

Abstract: Soybean milk-containing alcoholic beverage containing fermented soybean milk, acid soybean milk or a mixture thereof, alcohol and high methoxylpectin. This beverage does not result in formation of precipitates.

Abstract: In a gasket of a cell comprising a marginal portion, an annular center portion and an intermediate portion integrally formed with each other, the intermediate portion of the gasket has an inwardly projecting annular thin wall surrounding the annular center portion with an annular space therebetween. The annular thin wall has, generally, an inverted frusto-conical shape and is provided at the outer surface thereof with an annular horizontal groove and a vertical groove intersecting with each other.

Abstract: A package for batteries which comprises a header board and a heat-shrunk thermoplastic film holding the batteries relative to the header board. The header board has a vertical wall and a skirt integrally extending downwardly from the lower end of the vertical wall and covering a portion of the battery. The thermoplastic film covers the skirt and the batteries.