Helmet having dual cooling layers

Abstract

A cooling helmet apparatus for cooling the head of a wearer through a plurality of complementary internal components integrated therein. The cooling helmet apparatus comprises a conventional helmet base having a multilayer internal structure, a solar panel and ventilation holes. An electrical cooling pad layer is first internal layer is defined by an electrically powered cooling pad which cools air in and around the cooling pad. The second layer is a gel layer, which is defined by a flexible encasement of conventional cooling gel. The third layer, configured to contact a wearer's head when the helmet base is worn, is an absorbent towel layer. The towel layer is defined as a layer of absorbent towel material which absorbs perspiration from a wearer's head due to its contact with the wearer's head and cools the perspiration due to its proximity to the gel layer and the cooling pad layer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooling helmet apparatus, comprising:
 a helmet base having an exterior shell, an interior surface, and an electrical power source, wherein the exterior shell is configured to provide an encased area inside the helmet base bordered at least in part by the interior surface;   an electrical cooling pad, wherein said electrical cooling pad is disposed in the encased area;   a cooling gel pad, defined as an enclosed structure having cooling gel disposed therein, disposed in the encased area; and   an absorbent towel component disposed in the encased area.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the power source is defined by a solar panel disposed on the exterior shell. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the power source additionally includes a rechargeable battery. 
     
     
         4 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the power source is defined by a rechargeable battery. 
     
     
         5 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the electrical cooling pad is configured to form a layer of material which contacts the interior surface. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the cooling gel pad is configured to be form a layer of material contacting the electrical cooling pad. 
     
     
         7 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the absorbent towel component is configured to be form a layer of material contacting the cooling gel. 
     
     
         8 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling gel pad is configured to be disposed between the electrical cooling pad and the absorbent towel component. 
     
     
         9 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent towel component is configured to form a layer of material which contacts the cooling gel pad on one side and a wearer's head on the other side. 
     
     
         10 . The cooling helmet apparatus of  claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one ventilation hole disposed on said exterior shell.