A resin member includes a base material and a resin molded body disposed on the base material, the resin molded body containing a main component constituted by an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and a carbon black. The resin molded body has two or more peaks within a range of 25° C. to 80° C. in an endothermic curve obtained through measurement performed by heating from 25° C. to 150° C. at 5° C./min with a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) apparatus.

The invention relates to a bicycle saddle having a saddle shell, on the underside of which a frame is arranged. A saddle pad is arranged on the upper side of the saddle shell. According to the invention, the saddle pad has two padding elements for improved comfort, wherein in a preferred embodiment the inner padding element is made of TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane).

The invention relates to a bicycle saddle having a saddle shell, on the underside of which a frame is arranged. A saddle pad is arranged on the upper side of the saddle shell. According to the invention, the saddle pad has two padding elements for improved comfort, wherein in a preferred embodiment the inner padding element is made of TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane).

An inflatable pool includes a floor panel and an inflatable wall coupled to the floor panel. The inflatable wall includes an inner panel, an outer panel coupled to the inner panel to define a wall enclosure, and a plurality of threads, with each thread being connected to the inner panel and the outer panel and extending through the wall enclosure. The inflatable wall is configured to transition between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration, with the volume of the wall enclosure increasing as the inflatable wall transitions from the deflated configuration toward the inflated configuration. The inflatable pool additionally includes an inflation valve extending into the wall enclosure to facilitate inflation of the wall enclosure. At least one valve extends through the inflatable wall to facilitate fluid communication through the inflatable wall through a passageway fluidly isolated from the wall enclosure.

The utilization of heat in the manufacturing of footwear may be accomplished through microwave energy. The microwave energy is conveyed to the footwear components through a microwave transparent window of a tool. The microwave transparent tool window forms as least a portion of a part-contacting surface of the tool. Another surface of the tool is formed from a microwave reflecting material, such as aluminum. The footwear component(s) are exposed to microwave energy while within the tool such that the microwave energy passes through the tool window to cause a dielectric heating of one or more materials within a tool cavity of the tool.

An orthosis is fitted to a body joint, in a preferred embodiment the equine fetlock, by locating the center of rotation (COR) of the joint; measuring the bones comprising the joint at points located with respect to the COR; selecting the appropriate orthosis from a selection of models thereof; and custom-fitting the orthosis to the individual by heating it to soften a layer of thermoformable foam on the interior of the orthosis, and clamping the orthosis in place over the body joint. A kit of tools for performing the measurements is disclosed, as are a method for location of the COR of the body joint by palpation and a preferred heater.

A resin member includes a base material and a resin molded body disposed on the base material, the resin molded body containing a main component constituted by an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and a carbon black. The resin molded body has two or more peaks within a range of 25 C. to 80 C. in an endothermic curve obtained through measurement performed by heating from 25 C. to 150 C. at 5 C./min with a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) apparatus.

A method of manufacturing a developer container including a frame configured to define a developer containing portion, a first electrode, and a second electrode arranged on a surface of the frame and having a surface opposed to the first electrode, a developer amount in the developer containing portion being detected based on a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, the method including: holding a conductive resin member constituting the second electrode on a mold configured to mold the frame, a surface of the conductive resin member being in contact with a surface of the mold configured to mold a surface of the frame on a side of the developer containing portion; injecting a resin to be formed into the frame, into the mold on which the conductive resin member is held; and curing the resin to form the frame to which the second electrode is fixed.

The utilization of heat in the manufacturing of footwear may be accomplished through microwave energy. The microwave energy is conveyed to the footwear components through a microwave transparent window of a tool. The microwave transparent tool window forms as least a portion of a part-contacting surface of the tool. Another surface of the tool is formed from a microwave reflecting material, such as aluminum. The footwear component(s) are exposed to microwave energy while within the tool such that the microwave energy passes through the tool window to cause a dielectric heating of one or more materials within a tool cavity of the tool.

A play ball has a rubber shell filled with resilient foam having an entire outer peripheral surface thereof intimately attached by heat fusion and adhesive to an entire interior surface of the shell. Such attachment enables the foam to provide additional resiliency by foam tension, as well as by foam compression, thereby significantly extending the effective bounce life of the ball. A seamed dog chew toy has essentially similar construction such that the increased retention force provided by the intimate attachment of the foam to the shell resists the chewing force of the dog popping a seam improving durability.