Head cooling apparatus

Abstract

A head cooling apparatus for cooling a user's head includes a cap which defines a cavity configured for receiving the user's head. The cap comprises a base member which defines a rim of the cap and extends toward a top end of the cap. The cap also comprises a containment member which is coupled to the base member and a heat transfer substance which is housed in an interior space in the containment member. A covering is removably mountable over the cap.

1 . A head cooling apparatus comprising:
 a cap defining a cavity configured for receiving a head of a user therein, the cap comprising:
 a base member defining a rim of the cap and extending toward a top end of the cap; 
 a containment member coupled to the base member, the containment member defining an interior space therein; 
 a heat transfer substance housed in the interior space of the containment member; 
   a covering removably mountable over the cap; and   wherein the containment member comprises a hub portion and a plurality of spoke portions, the hub portion being aligned with and covering an apex of the cap, the spoke portions being coupled to and radially arranged around the hub portion, the interior space being positioned within the hub portion and each spoke portion of the plurality of spoke portions.   
     
     
         2 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member defines a plurality of holes which extend through the exterior side and the interior side of the base member. 
     
     
         3 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the base member comprises a fluid impermeable material. 
     
     
         4 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member defines a slit which extends from the rim toward the top end of the cap, the slit being open at the rim. 
     
     
         5 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member is resiliently flexible such that the rim may be widened. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the containment member is exposed on the interior side of the base member. 
     
     
         8 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the containment member is exposed on the exterior side of the base member. 
     
     
         9 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 :
 wherein the cap further comprises a plurality of base mating members coupled to the base member, the plurality of base mating members being positioned on the exterior side of the base member adjacent to the rim of the cap, the base mating members being radially spaced from each other around the cap; and   further comprising a plurality of covering mating members mounted to the covering, each covering mating member of the plurality of covering mating members being couplable to an associated base mating member of the plurality of base mating members.   
     
     
         10 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a beanie having a dome shape and defining a recess complementary in size and shape to the cap, the beanie having a uniform thickness between an inner side and an outer side of the beanie, the beanie having a lower edge which aligns with the rim of the cap when the beanie is mounted over the cap. 
     
     
         11 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 10 :
 wherein the cap further comprises a plurality of base mating members coupled to the base member, the plurality of base mating members being positioned on the exterior side of the base member adjacent to the rim of the cap, the base mating members being radially spaced from each other around the cap; and   further comprising a plurality of beanie mating members coupled to the beanie, each beanie mating member of the plurality of beanie mating members being couplable to an associated base mating member of the plurality of base mating members, the plurality of beanie mating members being positioned on the inner side of the beanie adjacent to the rim of the beanie, the plurality of beanie mating members being spaced from each other along the inner side of the beanie.   
     
     
         12 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a scarf comprising a flexible fabric material, the scarf being positionable in a planar configuration, the scarf having a front edge which aligns with the rim of the cap when the scarf is mounted over the cap. 
     
     
         13 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the scarf has a triangular shape when positioned in the planar configuration, the scarf having a pair of lateral vertices positioned opposite each other across the front edge, the scarf having a rear vertex positioned opposite the front edge. 
     
     
         14 . The head cooling apparatus of  claim 12 :
 wherein the cap further comprises a plurality of base mating members coupled to the base member, the plurality of base mating members being positioned on the exterior side of the base member adjacent to the rim of the cap, the base mating members being radially spaced from each other around the cap; and   further comprising a plurality of scarf mating members coupled to the scarf, each scarf mating member of the plurality of scarf mating members being couplable to an associated base mating member of the plurality of base mating members, the plurality of scarf mating members being positioned adjacent to the front edge of the scarf, the plurality of beanie scarf mating members being spaced from each other along the front edge of the scarf.   
     
     
         15 . A head cooling apparatus comprising:
 a cap defining a cavity configured for receiving a head of a user therein, the cap comprising:
 a base member defining a rim of the cap and extending toward a top end of the cap, the base member defining a plurality of holes which extend through an exterior side and an interior side of the base member, the base member comprising a fluid impermeable material, the base member defining a slit which extends from the rim toward the top end of the cap, the slit being open at the rim, the fluid impermeable material being resiliently flexible such that the rim may be widened; 
 a containment member coupled to the base member, the containment member defining an interior space therein, the containment member comprising a hub portion and a plurality of spoke portions, the hub portion being aligned with and covering an apex of the cap, the spoke portions being coupled to and radially arranged around the hub portion, the interior space being positioned within the hub portion and each spoke portion of the plurality of spoke portions, the hub portion and the plurality of spoke portions are exposed on the interior side and exterior side of the base member; 
 a heat transfer substance housed in the interior space of the containment member; and 
 a plurality of base mating members coupled to the base member, the plurality of base mating members being positioned on the exterior side of the base member adjacent to the rim of the cap, the base mating members being radially spaced from each other around the cap; and 
   a pair of coverings interchangeably mountable over the cap, the pair of coverings including:
 a beanie having a dome shape and defining a recess complementary in size and shape to the cap, the beanie having a uniform thickness between an inner side and an outer side of the beanie, the beanie having a lower edge which aligns with the rim of the cap when the beanie is mounted over the cap; and 
 a scarf comprising a flexible fabric material, the scarf being positionable in a planar configuration, the scarf having a front edge which aligns with the rim of the cap when the scarf is mounted over the cap, the scarf having a triangular shape when positioned in the planar configuration, the scarf having a pair of lateral vertices positioned opposite each other across the front edge, the scarf having a rear vertex positioned opposite the front edge of the scarf; 
   a plurality of beanie mating members coupled to the beanie, each beanie mating member of the plurality of beanie mating members being couplable to an associated base mating member of the plurality of base mating members, the plurality of beanie mating members being positioned on the inner side of the beanie adjacent to the rim of the beanie, the plurality of beanie mating members being spaced from each other along the inner side of the beanie; and   a plurality of scarf mating members coupled to the scarf, each scarf mating member of the plurality of scarf mating members being couplable to an associated base mating member of the plurality of base mating members, the plurality of scarf mating members being positioned adjacent to the front edge of the scarf, the plurality of beanie mating members being spaced from each other along the front edge.