Abstract: Posture sensing apparatus for notifying an occupant of the posture of the occupant comprises a sensing device and sitting means for infants, babies and children: The sensing device comprises sensors, microcomputer, responding means, switch part and power supply that are electrically interconnected to one another. The sensors generate/send signals to the microcomputer when an occupant on the sitting means contacts thereto. The microcomputer orders the responding means either to produce responding signal or not, according to predetermined program, and when the responding means responds, it is arranged such that the response is stopped when the occupant corrects the posture and contacts all the sensor(s).

Abstract: A disposable dental hygiene implement comprises an elongated small pick member having a body portion (53) and a picking portion (55) and floss member (71) provided to the body portion and/or the picking portion. At the end of the picking portion said pick member has buffering structure comprised of marginal end (56) of the picking portion (55) and floss member (71) that are integrally intermingled to each other. Said floss member (71) further extends outwardly at the end of the picking portion (55), and a gripping member (81) is provided at the end of the floss member for the user to easily and firmly grasp the floss member (71) for efficient flossing operation.

Abstract: Device and method for encouraging and urging an occupant in a sitting means to have optimum sitting posture, in which one or a plurality of sensors are provided to the seat member and/or the back member of the sitting means to which the thighs, hip, spine, shoulder blades and/or ribs, and/or the head of an occupant are contacting when the occupant sits in the sitting means in right sitting posture, said sensors generate/send signals to the microcomputer when an occupant on the sitting means contacts or activates said sensors, upon receiving the signals, the microcomputer orders the responding means either to produce responding signal or not, according to predetermined program, and when the responding means responds, the occupant, upon recognizing the responding signal, tries to contact or activate all the sensors in order to stop the response by correcting his/her sitting posture.