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In order to provide a lumbar support which conforms to the curve of the spinal column so as not to give a feeling of incompatibility or other unpleasant feeling, and is easily adjusted to meet a user's preference, a lumbar support 10 of the present invention is structured such that a bulging member 30 provided with two housing parts 31 and 32 to house a cushioning material for adjustment 34 is fixed on the back surface of a flexible plate 20, which is incorporated so that the front surface of the flexible plate 20 is positioned to the front surface side of a back cushion 120. Accordingly, the curvature of the two housing parts 31 and 32 does not affect a feeling of contact with the waist as it is, but works as a feeling of contact with larger curvature owing to the flexible plate 20, which results in suppression of pressure on the nervous system between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. Furthermore, by setting the width of a border region 33 between the two housing parts 31 and 32 in an appropriate range, it is possible to suppress a feeling of pressure on such a nervous system, and at the same time, to suppress any feeling of incompatibility or other unpleasant feeling caused by too large a curvature.

An electrochemical apparatus having a plurality of ceramic electrochemical cells, a plurality of gas feed members and a plurality of gas discharge members. The electrochemical cell has a first electrode contacting with a first gas, a solid electrolyte layer and a second electrode contacting with a second gas. A gas flow channel for flowing the first gas therethrough, a first through hole and a second through hole are provided in the electrochemical cell. The gas feed member is inserted into the first through hole, the gas discharge member is inserted into the second through hole. The adjacent gas feed members are airtightly coupled to each other thereby forming a gas feed channel, and the adjacent gas discharge members are airtightly coupled to each other thereby forming a gas discharge channel.

A vented hollow translucent / transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a sheet of solar radiation reflective material disposed therein to define two compartments within the plastic block. A vent is disposed in a side wall of the plastic block in fluid communication with each of the compartments to alleviate any pressure increase / decrease within the plastic block and for discharging any condensation within the plastic block that may occur.

Optical fiber ribbons each comprise a plurality of optical fiber strands bonded in parallel. In the optical fiber ribbons, adjacent optical fiber strands are bonded by bonding sections that are intermittently bonded at prescribed intervals. The positions of the bonding section for all optical fiber ribbons are mutually offset in the longitudinal direction. In other words, the longitudinal-direction positions of the bonding section for the optical fiber ribbons never exactly match.

This invention can be profitably employed in the fields of medicine and sports in the machines used to strengthen the muscles of the knee and in knee tutors. In its simplest version, the articulated joint is formed by two plates (1, 2) which can move freely on one another; alternatively, one plate (1) or the other (2) can be fastened to a fixed structure by means of a fastener. One of the plates features two openings (2.2, 2.3), where the first (2.2) is located at the center of a plate and is shaped like a rectangle. The second opening (2.3) has a specific shape: at first it is a circumference whose radius is equal to "I"; subsequently, it is a spiral which returns towards the center of the plate (2). The other plate features two pins (1.2 and 1.3), located at a distance "I"; the first pin (1.2) is located in the central position and is inserted into opening the (2.2); the second pin (1.3) is in a peripheral position and is located in the second opening (2.3). Alternatively the plate (2) can be replaced by several overlapping plates (3, 4, 5, 6, 7); the semi-plates are arranged in overlapping couples (4, 7 and 5, 6). The semi-plates (4, 7) are fastened to the plate (3) by means of a pin (4.1) placed in an ideal point of rotation (11) and are therefore free to rotate onto the semi-plates (5, 6).

This vibrating mirror element includes a mirror portion reflecting light, a torsionally deformable beam portion connected to the mirror portion for supporting the mirror portion in a vibratile manner, and a driving portion having a connecting portion connected with the beam portion for driving the mirror portion through the torsionally deformable beam portion. The width of the connecting portion of the driving portion is rendered smaller than the width of a portion of the driving portion other than the connecting portion in plan view.

A position indicator is provided, which includes a chassis that accommodates a holder therein, wherein the holder in turn accommodates various elements therein. The holder includes a core body engaging portion configured to hold a core body, a component disposing portion in which one or more pressure-sensitive components are disposed in an axial direction so as to receive a pressing pressure applied to the core body, and a printed wiring board mounting portion for being engaged with and mounting a printed wiring board with a longitudinal direction of the printed wiring board as the axial direction. The core body and the one or more pressure-sensitive components are held by the core body engaging portion and the component disposing portion in such a way that their central positions are aligned with each other in a predetermined position.

A vented hollow translucent / transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a single vent disposed along in a side wall of the plastic block for alleviating pressure within the plastic block and for discharging any condensation within the plastic block that may occur.