Abstract: A hose for transporting fluids in which a plurality of carcass layers is disposed between an inner surface rubber layer and a cover rubber layer, and a visible design, continuous in a hose axial direction, is provided on an outer surface of the cover rubber layer. The hose for transporting fluids includes a sliding-surface layer that is embedded at least partially in the hose axial direction in the cover rubber layer and that is non-adhesive with respect to the cover rubber layer, and a constraining layer that is embedded so as to be wound partially in a hose circumferential direction on an outer side of the sliding-surface layer and that is adhesive with respect to the cover rubber layer.

Abstract: A hose for transporting fluids in which a plurality of carcass layers 5, 7, and 9 is disposed between an inner surface rubber layer 4 and a cover rubber layer 10, and a visible design 3, continuous in a hose axial direction, is provided on an outer surface of the cover rubber layer 10. The hose for transporting fluids includes a sliding-surface layer 11 that is embedded at least partially in the hose axial direction in the cover rubber layer 10 and that is non-adhesive with respect to the cover rubber layer 10, and a constraining layer 12 that is embedded so as to be wound partially in a hose circumferential direction on an outer side of the sliding-surface layer 11 and that is adhesive with respect to the cover rubber layer 10.

Abstract: A wiper blade which is prepared by one-piece molding of a wiper base material comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and a dynamically vulcanized elastomer component and having a structure wherein the dynamically vulcanized elastomer component is dispersed in a continuous phase comprised of the thermoplastic resin, and a reinforcing material. The wiper blade is advantageous in that it is excellent in wiping property and also durability, the occurrence of chattering noise is expressed, and it needs a reduced number of steps for assembly. The use of the wiper base material has allowed the preparation of a wiper blade having such excellent characteristics by the use of one-piece molding.