Abstract: A body-shaping wear is disclosed. The body-shaping wear is produced by a process including a step of softening a fabric. The fabric has a thickness of about 280 to about 600 den. About 22 to about 56 percent of the fabric is made of a synthetic and elastic fiber.

Abstract: An apparatus suitable for carrying personal items is described. The apparatus includes a partial vest body and a shoulder strap. The partial vest body is formed from one or more flexible materials and defines an arm hole therethrough. The vest body includes a front portion configured to lie over a portion of a wearer's chest and a rear portion configured to lie over a portion of the wearer's back, with a first arm of the wearer extending through the arm hole. The front portion of the partial vest body includes a first material forming a forward face and defining at least one pouch opening therethrough, and a second material disposed rearward of the first material and defining, together with the first material, at least one pouch accessible through the pouch opening. The shoulder strap extends from the rear portion of the partial vest body.

Abstract: A garment worn to assist in the relief of discomfort and provide support to a surgical patient is provided. The garment includes a body having a front side and a rear side. The front side has a front surface, a rear surface and a top edge. A pouch is secured to the front surface and is capable of accommodating and securing an ice pack therein. A compartment is secured directly to the rear surface of the front side and is capable of supporting a scrotum of the patient. The compartment is provided a predetermined distance below the top edge of the front side. The compartment has an opening along a top edge to allow entry of the scrotum of the patient therein.

Abstract: A medical support assembly garment dimensionally adapted to receive a torso of a patient. The garment includes a vest portion including a back portion, and a left front portion and a right front portion each extending from opposite ends of the back portion and each comprising an inner surface facing the torso, and at least one pocket attached to the inner surface of at least one of the left and the right portions, wherein the pocket is adapted to support at least one container for storing bodily fluid outputted from the patient.

Abstract: A glove comprises at least one elasticized opening located on the palm side of the glove and generally around an area corresponding to the first joint of either a finger or thumb. In use, a user wears the glove conventionally until the user needs to perform a task requiring additional dexterity and tactile feedback. The user then pulls the elasticized opening around a finger or thumb to expose the digit for use. The elasticized opening may be pushed down around the digit joint for comfort and unencumbered operation. If the user no longer needs the digit exposed, the elasticized opening is pulled back up around the digit. In an embodiment of the invention, the elasticized opening includes an elastic band within the elasticized stitching to bias the opening in a closed configuration. A stretchy insert is used to support the elasticized opening in materials such as leather, etc.

Abstract: A hand glove for the participant of an active sport in which at least one of the participants fingers maybe subjected to hyper-extension from contact received from participating in that sport. The glove has respectively oppositely disposed palm and dorsal faces, a plurality of individual finger elements and an elongate strip of material having at least elastically stretchable portions spaced apart from one another longitudinally along the strip and on the palm face side of the glove for each one of selected finger elements of the glove. Each strip is anchored at one end thereof proximate the tip of the glove finger element associated therewith and at the other end proximate the palm portion of the glove. Each strip being elastically stretchable is tensioned causing the finger element associated therewith to curl in a direction of the fingers for gripping an article.

Abstract: A glove comprising a hand portion and a sleeve portion has a thumb cavity and at least one finger cavity, and is made of flexible material that is generally impermeable to fluids. The hand portion terminates at a junction with said sleeve portion which extends from the junction to a point at least midway between the wrist and elbow of a wearer of the glove. The sleeve portion terminates at an open end. The sleeve and the hand portions are invertible and removable from a wearer's hand such that any aseptic matter being held in the hand portion during removal can be secured within the inverted sleeve and hand portions following removal.

Abstract: A lining for use under head gear—such as baseball hats, top hats, helmets, cowboy hats, hard hats, beanies, stocking caps, etc.—comprised of two layers, one specifically for comfort, in both softness and breathability, and a second specifically for the filtering of salt, dirt, oils, particulate matter and other undesirable constituents contained in the sweat of the wearer. The two layers are each comprised of four roughly equal pieces of an isosceles triangular shape that are stitched together to form a half-dome. The two layers are then stitched together along the bottom circumference of said dome two form a single half-dome comprised of two individual layers. The two layers employ their relative absorbency to transport moisture from the head of the wearer and into the lining. The outer layer employs its maximal surface area to filter and store the sweat of the wearer, while maintaining breathability.

Abstract: Focus enhancing blinders for usage in sporting activities and other activities that require visual focus and concentration. More particularly, the invention is the blinders can be worn by players of tennis and other sports where hand-eye coordination is critical. In one mode, blinders are affixed to a headband or cap worn by the user, and extend to the areas on the outside of each eye, functioning to block off a previously-determined degree of peripheral vision. In another mode, blinders are affixed to an article of eyewear worn by the user, and again extend to the areas on the outside of each eye, functioning to block off a previously-determined degree of peripheral vision. Such blocking of peripheral vision assists the user in the difficult task of keeping his or her visual focus straight ahead and directly on the ball, thus enhancing the user's performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hiking pant/short having the advantages of both shorts and long pants. The invention preferably comprises an upper portion similar to a pair of regular hiking shorts. Extended down from the upper portion are two leg sections made from a mesh-like material that allows air to ventilate, but protects against insect bites and sunburn. Preferably, there are two layers of mesh like fabric to provide enhanced UV ray protection, while not significantly reducing air ventilation. The layers can be adapted to be separated to improve insect bite prevention.

Abstract: A weighted belt is provided. The weighted belt comprises a belt body that defines a body pocket; a plurality of weights disposed within the body pocket; a first cinching end that extends from an end of the belt body; and, a second cinching end that extends from an opposite end of the belt body. The first and second cinching ends comprise a suitable dress-belt material disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the belt body sufficient to conceal at least partially the belt body when worn and viewed face on, and are configured for releasable engagement.

Abstract: A girdle underwear for men comprises a first fabric piece defined with leg openings and having a waist band and a first elastic fiber line which is stitched to center portions of a front part, a rear part and a bottom part of the first fabric piece; a second fabric piece externally attached to left and right portions of the front part and upper portions of the rear part and side parts of the first fabric piece; and a third fabric piece stitched to the first fabric piece such that the third fabric piece covers the entire front part and upper portions of the rear part and the side parts of the first fabric piece, with the second fabric piece placed between the first and third fabric pieces, and having a second elastic fiber line which is stitched to a center portion of a front part of the third fabric piece.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a disposable deflector eyepiece to protect the face and particularly the eyes of its wearer from light flying particles, splashed liquids, dust, paint, aerosol emissions and the like. The disposable deflector eyepiece for the human head preferably comprises a transparent flexible sheet, an absorbent elongated part and a resilient band. The high flexibility of the transparent flexible sheet follows perfectly the curvature of the forehead thus leaving no gap between the sheet and the forehead when the disposable deflector eyepiece is worn on the head of a user.

Abstract: A lightweight wrestling headgear that includes a pair of ear covering assemblies and at least three straps that are coupled between the pair of ear coverings to secure the headgear onto the head of a wrestler. The pair of ear covering assemblies each includes a relatively soft inner cushion and a relatively hard outer shell portion. The relatively hard outer shell portions have a deeply cupped portion formed with a symmetrical pattern of curved protrusions which each extend outward from a central portion of the relatively hard outer shell portions.

Abstract: A pair of goggles including two housing units and two eye protecting units, each of the latter being secured within one of the former units that incorporate a flexible, convex, lateral extension for adjusting to a temple area. Each eye protecting units incorporates a cup-shaped structure and is provided, at its back edge, by a convex wall of reduced size that expands backwards into a deflectable lateral extension, the former and the latter being contiguous with a gasket for sealing. The adjustment of the flexible, lateral extension does not interfere with the deflectable, lateral extension and with the sealing unit. The latter has its cantilever length relatively longer than the deflectable, lateral extension, so that during and after stretching of the adjustable unit for strapping—the flexible, lateral extension forms a zone, wherein the deflectable, lateral extension is confined and spaced from the former.

Abstract: Ski-Safety Vest is a vest with an airbag system that can be worn by skiers and deployed instantly in the event of an impending collision with a tree or other object found on a ski slope or the like. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a vest with adjustable straps, a ripcord, airbag, airbag flap and a carbon dioxide container with a connecting line operatively attached to the airbag. To use the preferred embodiment of Ski-Safety Vest, an individual would place the vest on his chest and waist with the airbag flap on the front and the carbon dioxide container side of the vest on the back. The straps would then be adjusted to provide a comfortable and firm fit. In the event of an impending collision with a tree or other object, the ripcord on the front of the vest would be pulled, activating the carbon dioxide container which would deploy the airbag from the airbag flap.

Abstract: The invention provides a personally-worn load-bearing system for carrying weights adjacent to the back and front of a user, comprising front and back load-supporting panels wherein the front and back panels are secured to each other via interconnecting shoulder straps to form a garment, characterized in that the system further comprises a load-bearing weight-distribution waist belt and at least one first front weight-transferring frame element interconnecting the front load-supporting panel and the waist belt and at least one second back weight-transferring frame element interconnecting the back load-supporting panel and the waist belt, wherein the at least one first front weight-transferring frame element and the at least one back weight-transferring frame element transfer at least a major portion of the weight of the front load-supporting panel and the weight of the back load-supporting panel to the load-bearing weight-distribution waist belt.

Abstract: Electrically energized apparatus mounted within the water tank of a conventional flush toilet draws air from the toilet bowl into a plenum to expose the air to UV radiation to produce ozone molecules that have an oxidizing effect on organic matter and to serve as a germicide and a virucide. The ozone enriched air is entrained in the water present in the toilet tank.

Abstract: A deodorizing toilet bowl attachment is attachable to a toilet including a toilet seat and a toilet bowl. The attachment includes a ring, including outlet openings and inlet openings, securable between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. A blower unit is provided in airflow communication with the outlet openings and the inlet openings via suitable piping. The blower unit includes a fan and a deodorizer insert. The attachment is constructed such that in use, the blower unit draws foul air from the toilet bowl via the inlet openings in the plastic ring and through the deodorizer insert and delivers deodorized air to the toilet bowl via the outlet openings.

Abstract: A device for automatically lowering a toilet seat. A lowering finger, in slidable connection with a cylinder like chamber, is utilized to create a vacuum in a chamber. The vacuum pressure varies from a metering valve system that thus propels the finger toward the seat in a controlled manner in order to affect a complete lowering of the seat.

Abstract: A sensor-type flushing system for a toilet tank includes a pressured tank installed in a toilet tank, both a switch valve and an electromagnetic valve connected to the pressured tank. The pressure tank is provided with a drain valve so that pressured tater stored in the pressured tank may be made to flow out of the drain valve to flush pressed water in the toilet bawl by handling manually an operational device set on an outer wall of the toilet tank. Further, the operational device is provided with a sensor, which senses a human body and emits and receives signals to electrically open the electromagnetic valve so as to open the drain valve for flushing pressured water into the toilet bawl. Thus the sensor-type flushing system has two functions of manual and automatic flushing.

Abstract: The present water jet provides an apparatus method and system for producing water flow within a pool or spa. A pump body contains a pump assembly with an impeller for aspirating water. In one embodiment an apparatus for producing fluid flow in a pool includes a pump body, an impeller for aspirating a fluid in the pump body, a jet nozzle for directing fluid aspirated by the impeller out of the pump body and a front cover attachable to the pump body wherein the front cover includes a fluid intake structure allowing fluid ingress from outside the pump body. The fluid intake structure includes ports distal from a front cover opening for the jet nozzle. The fluid intake structure is positioned to allow fluid flow ingress substantially parallel to the fluid flow egress from the apparatus.

Abstract: Pool systems and methods of constructing and regulating the temperature of such systems are provided. An exemplary pool system can include a bottom having an integrated thermal regulating element and a wall having both a structural component and a thermally insulative component. The thermal regulating element can be placed in closed-loop fluid communication with a solar energy collector, such as an array of evacuated tube solar energy collectors.

Abstract: A bathtub with a shower therein has adaptable, configurable modules, the modules configured to enclose the bathtub and contain water within and provide shelving, and a shower curtain that can be hidden behind a column when not in use. An adjustable header is disposed on top of the columns and the columns have shelves built into them that are accessible from the shower side thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Hartford loop manifold assembly installed in operable communication with an air control assembly in a whirlpool bathing system. The manifold assembly includes a tubular manifold housing having a coupling member in intussusceptible relation therewith. The manifold housing has an elongate body and an elongate wall coextensive with an upper body proximate extent and a lower body distal extent thereof. The elongate wall includes an internal manifold wall delineating a reception lumen that accommodates insertion of the coupling member therein. The internal manifold wall is disposed by a predetermined distance from an external manifold wall in parallel therewith to define a flow area therebetween. The external manifold wall has at least one outlet depending generally normally therefrom. Each outlet has a lumen defined therethrough for unoccluded fluid communication between each manifold flow area and at least one conduit detachably coupled to each outlet extent.

Abstract: The shower curtain rod assembly is adapted to be mounted between opposing surfaces of a shower enclosure. The assembly includes a rod with a two-part arcuate main section extending between first and second spaced, substantially parallel side sections. First and second mounting brackets are provided to engage the side sections and to secure the side sections to the respective shower curtain surfaces. Each of the brackets includes a body defining channel means for removably receiving a side section and a plate for mounting the body to a shower enclosure surface.

Abstract: A motorized bathtub seat apparatus is supported by a floor adjacent to a bathtub and includes a base that is connected to the floor. A bearing assembly is connected to the base. A tubular housing has a lower housing end supported by the bearing assembly and extends upward from the bearing assembly. An externally threaded shaft has a bottom shaft end fitted into the bearing assembly. The externally threaded shaft is supported by the bearing assembly. A lift/lower reversible motor is connected to the externally threaded shaft and is supported by the tubular housing. A lift/lower guide slot is contained in the tubular housing. A swingable seat assembly is connected to and is supported by the externally threaded shaft and is guided in up and down motion by the lift/lower guide slot. The subject motorized bathtub seat apparatus permits a person to be seated in the swingable seat assembly, lifted, and swung into and out from the bathtub.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for making artificial rocks and wood. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of the following steps: making a mold that has the shape and surface texture of a rock or wood; applying cementitious material within the mold, the cementitious material including acrylic and/or resin-modified cementitious material; applying a hardcoat on the cementitious material; allowing the cementitious material and hardcoat to harden; and removing the mold, the hardened cementitious material and hardcoat having the shape and surface texture of rock or wood.

Abstract: A co-sleeper convertibly adapted for use as a changing table is described. The invention includes a collapsible rigid frame designed to support an enclosure at a predetermined height. The enclosure has padded walls and is sized and shaped to fit over the rigid frame. The back, first and second side walls of the enclosure are of a first height above a floor of the enclosure while the front wall is of a lower height. The floor of the enclosure is designed to be slightly lower that the top surface of a parental bed. A mattress pad is sized and shaped to fit within the enclosure and is segmented to use as a containing cover for the co-sleeper when the frame is collapsed. A strapping member is provided to hold the co-sleeper to the parental bed. A number of variations of this strapping member are provided. Several styles of support members for the enclosure are provided.

Abstract: A bed for use with two adjacent seats separated from each other so that a gap is defined therebetween, which may include adjacent seats within or outside of a vehicle. The bed comprises a body comprising a first end disposed on one of the passenger seats and a second end disposed on the other seat. The body bridges the gap defined between the seats. The bed may further include means for securing the body into a position relative to the seats, and/or means for securing the body about the back of at least one seat.

Abstract: A comprehensive means of providing protection to a bed frame by covering various locations about the bed frame with plastic shields. The plastic shields are adapted to enclose the various locations about the bed frame including the ends of side rails, the junction of side rails and cross members, leg assemblies and the side rails themselves. The shields comprise a pair of housings joined together with a living hinge such that the free ends can be affixed together to surround and enclose the various locations where sharp edges are present. The use of the shields provides overall protection to all of the locations where there may be sharp edges that could harm a person striking the location and thus there is a comprehensive approach to full protection of the bed frame.

Abstract: A rail assembly (10) for a hospital bed (11). The rail assembly (10) includes a based (13) having brackets (14) that provide for pivoting movement of horizontally extending runs (17) between a lowered position providing access to the bed (11), and a raised position maintaining a patient on the bed.

Abstract: A sheet assembly including at least one flat sheet having a head end and a foot once an elastomeric component is connected to the sheet. Alternatively, the elastomeric component can be woven into the sheet. The elastomeric component can be either removably attached to a sheet or affixed to a sheet. On a perfect embodiment, the sheet assembly can be connected to a second sheet, preferably a fitted sheet, to tightly secure the sheet assembly to a bed while the elastomeric component provides additional space for a user. The sheet assembly can be removably attached to the second sheet of affixed to the second sheet.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector subassembly associated with a removable component, and a second connector subassembly associated with a host component to which the removable component is removably connectable. One and only one of the first and second connector subassemblies is floatable relative to its associated component.

Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.

Abstract: A pillow for supporting at least one user's head and neck, the pillow having fluid-inflatable first and second chambers disposed about corresponding portions of the perimeter of the pillow. The first chamber has a maximum cross-sectional dimension when inflated that is greater than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the second chamber when inflated. Preferably, a plurality of fluid-inflatable support chambers extend between the first and second chambers. In one embodiment, the first and second chambers are U-shaped with open ends disposed opposite one another. In another embodiment, the first and second chambers are L-shaped with joined end portions. In yet another embodiment, the first and second chambers extend parallel to one another along opposite sides of the pillow.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body further comprises a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. The cover comprises a main section that extends about the first and second sides and the outer periphery, and a center panel coupled to the main section so as to be located along the inner periphery. Also, the center panel is constructed of a woven fabric having two grain directions that are generally perpendicular to each other and a bias. The woven fabric is generally non-stretchable in at least one of the grain directions, and the center panel is coupled to the main section so as to be substantially on the bias.

Abstract: A therapeutic support apparatus comprises multiple layers of foam having different densities and memories. The support apparatus comfortably supports the weight of a user while minimizing pressure points between the user and the support apparatus. Each foam layer has a unique density and memory based upon the type of tissue the layer is intended to support. A relatively low-memory outer foam layer made from latex non-viscoelastic foam substantially supports skin and subcutaneous tissue. A relatively high-density and medium-memory intermediate layer made from polyurethane foam supports muscle tissue. A relatively high-density and high-high memory core layer made from polyurethane foam supports the spine. In combination, these layers minimize hyperextension and promote blood circulation and comfort while the support apparatus is used by a user positioned in a supine, recumbent, or sideways-lying position.

Abstract: A bed includes a mattress having a core the core being one of at least two types. A control system is capable of automatically identifying the core type. In one variant, one core type is a bladder core type and another core type is a foam core type. The mattress may include a tag indicative of the core type and the control system may include a sensor for identifying the core type from the tag and wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller to indicate a tag type and therefore a mattress type.

Abstract: A Mattress (1) composed of a base (3), and various independent and detachable parts (4) in form of blocks, and various joining means (2) consisting of adhesive fabrics of a Velcro type or similar that join the base (3) together with the independent and detachable (4) parts. The base can be of any shape and material, flexible or semi-rigid and provided of different dimensions depending on each type of use. The independent parts (4) can be cut lengthways and transversely, like a traditional mattress and can have sections with different shapes and dimensions, therefore also having different heights. They are preferably manufactured in latex even though other materials can be used that would favour its adaptability. The mattress (1) may be covered, in this case it would carry a fastener that would facilitate the insertion, extraction or change of position for the independent parts, this fastener can consist of a zipper, pressure latch or any other type that would permit an easy access to the cushion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hair colouring and hair bleaching compositions comprising a source of hydrogen peroxide, alkalizer and a specified gel network thickener system. The compositions surprisingly provide improved hair colourant and bleaching compositions which deliver improved lift, lightening and colour delivery whilst minimizing damage and scalp sensory irritation which are easy to manufacture and have long shelf life stability.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of organic copper complexes based on bisazomethines which, when added as light stabilizers to a dyebath for dyeing textiles, especially undyed polyamide, give rise to much less copper in the dyehouse effluent than substances hitherto used.

Abstract: A composition containing (A) an alkali-soluble binder and (B) an azo dye of formula (1), wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, azobenzene, thiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiadiazole, indazole, benzotriazole, pyrazole, anthraquinone, naphtholic acid imide, chromone, phthalimide or diphenylene oxide series, X and Y are each independently of the other C2-C6alkylene, n is a number from 1 to 10, Z denotes oxygen or sulphur, and R1 is —X[—O—Y]n-ZH, wherein X, Y, Z and n are as defined above, C1-C12alkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, hydroxy groups, amino groups or C1-C8alkoxy groups, C5-C24aryl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, hydroxy groups, amino groups, C1-C12alkyl groups or C1-C8alkoxy groups, C6-C30aralkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, hydroxy groups, amino groups, C1-C12alkyl groups or C1-C8alkoxy groups, or a C5-C24cycloaliphatic

Abstract: A dock leveler for a truck loading dock includes a lighting system mounted to the deck of the leveler. The lighting system can be used for illuminating the interior of a trailer, illuminating the deck of the dock leveler, and/or providing a warning signal that alerts nearby pedestrians and others in the area that work is being done at the loading dock. In some cases, the light is protected by a raised curb of the dock leveler's deck. In other cases, the lighting system is pivotally coupled to the deck so that the light can continue pointing toward the trailer regardless of whether the deck is in a horizontal operative position or a vertical stored position.

Abstract: An illuminated loading dock system includes a series of light fixtures having sufficient power to illuminate the interior of a series of trailers from a distance that spans a dock leveler pit. The light fixtures are mounted to stanchions (or a railing thereof) that extend upward from an elevated floor that is higher than the pit's floor. In some cases the light fixtures are coupled to control panels that control the operation of the dock levelers. In this arrangement, the pit floor is kept clear of clutter, and dockworkers can control the lights and the dock leveler from one safe location, as opposed to having to step down into the pit, underneath a raised dock leveler deck.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a support member mounted on a first shaft in the head of the toothbrush. A carrier member is mounted on a second shaft to the support member. The support member is eccentrically mounted so that when its first shaft is rotated the carrier member is moved in an orbital path during the rotation of the support member. The carrier member is freely mounted on its second shaft so that during this orbital movement the carrier member rotates in a random manner. Cleaning elements such as bristles extend outwardly from the carrier member.

Abstract: A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to neck. The head includes a first carrier that is coupled to the head and is operatively connected to a first drive for moving the first carrier in a first direction. The first carrier has bristles, elastomeric cleaning members, or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom. The head also includes a second carrier that is coupled to the head and is in selective engagement with a protrusion extending in a recess defined by the first carrier to impart movement in a second direction. The second carrier has bristles, elastomeric cleaning members or a combination thereof extending outwardly therefrom. In an exemplary embodiment, the first carrier oscillates in a rotational direction and the second carrier moves in a direction parallel to the head.

Abstract: A detachable head for use with an electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has a handle with a motor disposed therein at a first end of the toothbrush. .The toothbrush also has a head at a second end, the head having a longitudinal axis, the head also having a first bristle holder with a plurality of bristle tufts and a second bristle holder with a plurality of bristle tufts. The motor is operatively connected to the second bristle holder to move the second bristle holder in a side-to-side direction with respect to the head. The motor is also operatively connected to the first bristle holder to oscillate the first bristle holder about an axis passing through the first bristle holder and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the head.

Abstract: A rear squeegee linkage for surface cleaning equipment, which uses a pair of compliant bushings for improved shock absorption. The actuator is mounted with a pair of clevis pins and cotter pins, and may be replaced if needed without screwing or unscrewing any bolts or screws, or resetting any springs.

Abstract: A cleaning tool is to remove foreign matter from a surface of a photographic device. The cleaning tool includes an adhesive member and a stick body. The adhesive member has an adhesive surface for the foreign matter to adhere to. The stick body has an end to which the adhesive member is attached. The adhesive surface has an arcuate area, of which part of the outline is an arcuate section and a rectangular area that has a rectangular shape. The arcuate area is located between two theoretical lines which extend from two adjoining sides of the rectangular area.