An image forming apparatus has sufficient fixing stability and load capacity and being free of sheet jamming and poor image formation. The pole grip includes a grip member and a hand-retaining device in the form of a hand strap or a glove. A main board is installed on the frame and supplies power to and provides image data to the recording head. This can be achieved by applying the hypersensitive response eliciting fragments in a non-infectious form to plants or plant seeds under conditions effective to impart disease resistance, to enhance plant growth, andor to control insects on plants or plants grown from the plant seeds. Each of the second cloth-like pieces has a leading portion for mutual connection at the back of the user’s head.