GelCool Systems Two-Stage Cooling System
GelCool System's patent-pending two-stage cooling/warming system serves several purposes. Since there is very little passive airflow through helmets, we use the empty space above the user's head and between the existing anti-trauma pads for storage of our main cooling source, the core coolant packs. We use a highly stable gel to provide a long-term cooling source. This non-toxic and food coloring-based gel is stored in fitted coolant packs made from high-quality medical grade plastics to alleviate any toxicity risk to the user. These coolant packs are specifically designed to fit securely inside the major helmet manufacturer's helmets. The coolant packs are bonded to a specially designed thermal distribution layer. The thermal distribution layer serves three purposes: distribution of cooling over the entire cranial contact surface; graduated delivery of the cooling to the head; comfortable user interface via the soft fabric bottom/inside layer. These packs may be warmed or cooled as required.
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GelCool Systems Core Cooling Layer
The core cooling layer in this diagram comprises coolant core packs that are designed to fit securely inside the most popular helmets from the major manufacturers. The packs align between the helmet's approved shock pads (anti-trauma pads). The packs are filled with a high-tech, non-toxic gel that provides long-term cooling. The gel packs are connected to the top of the thermal distribution layer which distributes the cooling across the user's entire cranium. Quick placement and removal of the entire assembly is facilitated by the mounting of the coolant packs on the broader, flat thermal distribution layer. This way, the gel packs don't have to be individually aligned between the existing helmet trauma pads. The entire assembly can be quickly inserted or removed (about 2 or 3 seconds).
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GelCool Systems Thermal Distribution Layer
This solid layer, which makes flat contact with the top of the user's head, serves several purposes. First, it links together separate coolant core components to allow quick placement and removal of the complete assembly. Second, it provides even distribution of the cooling over the entire head contact surface. Third, this layer uses a soft fiber pad for direct contact with the head. The entire assembly is a patent-pending thermal distribution medium that conducts the cooling from the core coolant pack above. The user feels only the uniform "flat" soft fabric surface (actually the pad is concave to conform to the shape of the top of the user's head). With the cooling assembly in place the helmet is more comfortable to wear than without, since the flat lower surface of the thermal distribution layer creates a soft, uniform contact area with the user's head. This design also avoids any "freezing" sensation and reduces the risk of vasoconstriction.
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