Cooling pillow

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a pillow having a filler contained therein for providing heat dissipation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling apparatus comprising:
 an outer enclosure; and   a filler located in the outer enclosure, the filler comprising a mixture of:
 a viscous liquid with heat dissipation properties for dissipating heat away from a contacting object to the filler; and 
 a plurality of beads permitting the viscous liquid to evenly distribute the heat throughout the filler. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer enclosure is formed from a nylon-woven fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the outer enclosure comprises a polyethylene (PE) coating. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the outer enclosure comprises a cotton fabric. 
     
     
         5 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the beads are circular polystyrene foam beads. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the beads have a diameter of approximately one millimeter. 
     
     
         7 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the viscous liquid is a mixture of sodium polyacralate and water. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the mixture comprises approximately 99% water and 1% sodium polyacralate. 
     
     
         9 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the viscous liquid is propylene glycol. 
     
     
         10 . A cooling apparatus comprising:
 a pillow enclosure comprising a first filler; and   a cooling enclosure comprising a viscous liquid with heat dissipation properties;   wherein the pillow enclosure is attached to the cooling enclosure along a common edge to form the cooling pillow, and   wherein, when an object contacts the cooling enclosure, the viscous liquid dissipates heat away from the object to the second filler.   
     
     
         11 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the first filler is a polyester fiber fill. 
     
     
         12 . The cooling apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second filler further comprises a plurality of beads mixed with the viscous liquid.