Body Cooling Device

Abstract

A cooling device for cooling a portion of a body. The device includes a curved bias member disposed in a bias member chamber, and a plurality of elongated liquid permeable containers comprising a plurality of elongated chambers, wherein each have a plurality of liquid absorbent particles disposed therein. The elongated chambers are in fluid communication with a plurality of compartments, and configured to redistribute the particles in the containers. The particles have a thermal conductivity constant less than that of ice; and the particles expand into a gel and occupy a volume of the containers when the device is immersed into a liquid. In other embodiments, the bias member has a pair of end portions extending outwardly therefrom in a substantially orthogonal orientation, forming an omega shaped bias member.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to cooling devices, specifically to a cooling device for cooling a portion of a user's body.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It protects the body from exposure to harmful solar radiation, chemicals, and other potentially dangerous particles disposed in the atmosphere. Another important function of the skin is to regulate human body temperature. Skin temperature depends on the air temperature and the time spent in an environment. Wind chill, humidity, and other climate conditions can cause changes in human skin temperature. The normal temperature of human skin is about 33 degrees Centigrade (91 degrees Fahrenheit). However, there are many circumstances when it becomes more difficult for the skin to maintain proper internal temperatures, including but not limited to fevers and heat exposure. In addition, such factors may cause disco...

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Problems solved by technology

Wind chill, humidity, and other climate conditions can cause changes in human skin temperature.

However, there are many circumstances when it becomes more difficult for the skin to maintain proper internal temperatures, including but not limited to fevers and heat exposure.

In addition, such factors may cause discomfort to a person, such as perspiration, dizziness, or headaches especially in areas of high temperature.

However, each of these methods / devices includes difficulties and / or inefficiencies such as difficult to use, uncomfortable in cooling, non-portability, weak cooling effect, short cooling duration, damage to clothing, and / or messiness.

Problems with prior art cooling devices include, but are not limited to, a slimy feel, too rapid heat transfer, pooling of liquid absorbent particles, inconsistencies between function and / or configuration of the product between successive hydration / dehydration cycles, improper fitting to body parts, toxic and / or hazardous components, non-biodegradable components, expensive components, difficult to retain on the body, difficult to manufacture, lacking a support mechanism to retain the device on a body, and only single functional use.

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