COVER FOR HUMAN SCALP COOLING CAT

摘要

A cover (10) for fitting to a cap for cooling a human scalp, said cap comprising: an internal chamber defined in the cap for receiving scalp coolant; means provided to circulate coolant through the chamber; and the cap being made of flexible material so as to be able to conform to the shape of a particular human scalp; in which the cover is provided with an adjustable arrangement which is operative to apply tension to the cover, when the cover and the cap are fitted together, so as to draw the cover and cap into contact with the surface of the scalp, said adjustable arrangement comprising: a chinstrap (13), an annular member (14) overlying the lower edge (15) of the cover and which can be tightened in order to engage the lower edge of the cap firmly with the scalp; and a tensile arrangement (18) of flexible elongate elements connected to the chinstrap and engaging with the cover in such a way as to conform the cap interior with the surface of the scalp.