PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low cost and general-purpose retaining appliance capable of retaining a retaining object at superior stability by being hardened into an optimal shape according to various types of retaining objects such as a body, an article and a machinery.SOLUTION: A plurality of granular matters 3 are stored with air in a container 2 having flexibility, and the air inside the container 2 is exhausted and decompressed to 0.1 Pa or less to prevent flowing of the granular matters 3 in the container 2 and fix the shape of the container 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】 身体、物品および機械器具などの各種の保持対象物に応じて最適な形状で硬化し、優れた安定性で保持対象物を保持することができる安価な汎用保持具を提供する。【解決手段】 可撓性を有する容器2内に複数の粒状物3が空気とともに収容され、容器2内の空気を排出して0.1Pa以下に減圧し、粒状物3の容器2内の流動を阻止して容器2の形状を固定する。【選択図】 図1