JP3241582U - head cover - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to continuously and stably cool a user's head with a cooling body that is excellent in heat insulation, durability, adhesion to the head, and fixing stability, and is housed inside. Provide a head cover that can. A cap part (11) formed in an upwardly convex hollow hemispherical shape and worn on the head of a user; The sheet material 15 constituting the cap part 11 is composed of a rubber inner sheet having closed cells and a synthetic fiber bonded to the outer surface of the inner sheet. A cooling body for cooling the user's head is held inside the cap part 11 . [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a head cover that can cool the user's head by being mounted on the user's head and holding a cooling body such as a cooling agent inside the head cover.

Chemotherapy, such as anticancer drug treatment, causes hair loss on the head and the like as a side effect, which may cause mental distress to the patient and interfere with chemotherapy. Hair loss on the head due to the side effects of chemotherapy is known to be suppressed by cooling the head after administration and suppressing blood flow to hair matrix cells.
Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, a scalp cooling hat having a cap covering the supporter and the supporter provided with first to third cooling agents and first to third storage parts for storing the first to third cooling agents is proposed.

Japanese Patent No. 7190218

In Patent Document 1, the first to third ice packs and the first to third storage portions (supporters) are described in detail, but the cap is not described in great detail.
However, in order to enhance the cooling effect on the head, it is necessary to improve the heat insulating properties of the cap and the adhesion to the head so that the temperature of the cooling body such as the cooling agent is stably maintained. In addition, it is also necessary to improve the comfort and stability of fixing when worn on the head so that the user (patient) does not feel pain even when using the device continuously for a long period of time.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has excellent heat insulation and durability, excellent adhesion to the head and excellent fixing stability, and a cooling body held inside it, so that it can be used by the user. To provide a head cover capable of continuously and stably cooling the head of a worker.

A head cover according to the present invention in accordance with the above object comprises a cap portion formed in a hollow hemispherical shape convex upward and attached to the head of a user, and an outer peripheral belt attached along the lower outer periphery of the cap portion. and a fixing belt that is attached to the cap portion and hooked to the chin of the user. It has a two-layer structure formed of synthetic fiber outer sheets bonded to the surface, and a cooling body for cooling the user's head is held inside the cap portion.

In the head cover according to the present invention, it is preferable that the inner sheet is a chloroprene rubber foam sheet and the outer sheet is a jersey fabric.

In the head cover according to the present invention, it is preferable to have a diaphragm mechanism provided along the lower end side peripheral edge of the cap portion.

In the head cover according to the present invention, the outer peripheral belt has an outer peripheral length adjuster for adjusting the length of the outer peripheral belt, and the fixed belt has a fixed length adjuster for adjusting the length of the fixed belt. is preferably provided.

In the head cover according to the present invention, the sheet material preferably has a thickness of 2 to 10 mm (more preferably 5 to 8 mm).

In the head cover according to the present invention, the cap part is made of a sheet material having a two-layer structure, so that it achieves high heat insulation, and the cooling body held inside the cap part cools the user's head. The head can be cooled continuously and stably, effectively suppressing hair loss on the head caused by side effects of chemotherapy. Moreover, the cooling agent can be brought into close contact with the user's head through the cap portion by the outer peripheral belt and the fixing belt attached to the cap portion, and the cooling effect can be enhanced.

In the head cover according to the present invention, when the inner sheet is a chloroprene rubber foam sheet and the outer sheet is a jersey fabric, the cap portion has excellent heat insulation, elasticity (stretchability) and durability, and the user can Stable cooling performance can be maintained continuously without giving a feeling of oppression to the air conditioner.

In the case where the head cover according to the present invention has a squeezing mechanism provided along the lower edge of the cap portion, in addition to the outer peripheral belt, the squeezing mechanism squeezes the lower edge of the cap portion to allow the cap portion to be held by the user. It can be brought into close contact with the head, and the fixation stability of the cap portion can be improved.

In the head cover according to the present invention, when the outer peripheral belt is provided with an outer peripheral length adjuster for adjusting the length of the outer peripheral belt, and the fixed belt is provided with a fixed length adjuster for adjusting the length of the fixed belt, The cap part can be reliably fixed in accordance with the size of the user's head, and the cooling body can be wrapped with the entire cap part to prevent displacement and falling off of the cooling agent.

In the head cover according to the present invention, when the thickness of the sheet material is 2 to 10 mm, the appropriate elasticity and stretchability reduce the feeling of oppression, discomfort, or discomfort given to the user, while cooling the cooling body. It can be attached to the head to enhance the cooling effect.

1 is a front view of a head cover according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a top view of the same head cover.

Next, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described to provide an understanding of the present invention.
A head cover 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is mounted on the head of a user, and a cooling body is held therein to cool the head of the user. It is possible to
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the head cover 10 includes a cap portion 11 formed in an upwardly convex hollow hemispherical shape and attached to the user's head, and a cap portion 11 along the lower outer periphery of the cap portion 11. It has an attached peripheral belt 12 and a fixed belt 13 attached to the cap part 11 and hooked to the chin of the user.

The sheet material 15 constituting the cap portion 11 has a two-layer structure (not shown) formed of an inner sheet made of rubber having closed cells and an outer sheet made of synthetic fiber bonded to the outer surface of the inner sheet. have. The inner sheet made of rubber having closed cells can enhance the heat insulation and cushioning properties of the cap portion 11 . Specifically, a chloroprene rubber foam sheet is preferably used as the inner sheet, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other rubber foam sheets such as styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) or nitrile rubber (NBR) may be used. may be used. In addition, the outer sheet restricts the elongation of the inner sheet, and the durability and shape stability of the cap portion 11 can be improved. As such an outer sheet, for example, a jersey fabric made of synthetic fibers such as polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, polypropylene hollow fiber fibers, or polyethylene fibers is preferably used, but the outer sheet is not limited to these. A rubber-based (for example, chloroprene rubber-based) adhesive is preferably used for bonding the inner sheet and the outer sheet. The thickness of the sheet material 15 is preferably about 2 to 10 mm (more preferably about 5 to 8 mm), but is not limited to this range.

As the cooling body, conventionally known cooling agents are suitably used, but the cooling body is not limited to this, and any cooling body capable of cooling the user's head can be used as appropriate. For example, as the cooling body, an ice bag or the like in which a bag is filled with ice or ice water may be used.
The shape, size and number of cooling bodies held inside the cap portion 11 are appropriately selected. The cooling body may be held (covered) by the cap portion 11 so as to be placed directly on the user's head, or may be held (covered) by a supporter made of a synthetic resin such as polyester in the shape of a bag. It may be held between the user's head and the cap portion 11 in the stowed state. If the supporter is formed with a plurality of storage portions and a cooling body is stored in each storage portion, each cooling body is held at a predetermined position and the head is effectively cooled. The supporter is preferably held (fixed) inside the cap portion 11 by fixing means such as hook-and-loop fasteners.

The outer peripheral belt 12 is held along the lower outer periphery of the cap portion 11 by being passed through a plurality of (here, three) outer peripheral belt loops 16 attached to the lower outer periphery of the cap portion 11 . A peripheral length adjuster 17 for adjusting the length of the peripheral belt 12 is attached to one longitudinal side of the peripheral belt 12 , and the other longitudinal side of the peripheral belt 12 is inserted through the peripheral length adjuster 17 . and slidably held. During use, the other side of the outer peripheral belt 12 in the longitudinal direction is slid against the outer peripheral length adjuster 17, so that the length of the outer peripheral belt 12 is adjusted according to the size of the user's head (peripheral length). is adjusted. On the other side of the outer peripheral belt 12 in the longitudinal direction, a hook-and-loop fastener 20 is attached as fixing means, in which a male member 18 and a female member 19 form a pair. Therefore, the other longitudinal side of the outer peripheral belt 12 inserted into the outer peripheral length adjuster 17 is folded back, and the male member 18 and the female member 19 are joined, thereby fixing the length of the outer peripheral belt 12 and capping the cap portion. The lower perimeter of 11 is in close contact with the user's head.

In this embodiment, two female members 19 are spaced apart from one long male member 18, so that the fixing position is variable. The respective shape, number and arrangement of are selected as appropriate. Moreover, the fixing means is not limited to the present embodiment, and may be selected as appropriate, for example, snap buttons, buckles, or the like may be used.
As described above, the sheet material 15 that constitutes the cap portion 11 is formed of an inner sheet made of rubber and an outer sheet made of synthetic fiber, and has sufficient elasticity to give a feeling of pressure to the user. The cap part 11 can be appropriately tightened by the outer peripheral belt 12 and fixed to the head without any need. Incidentally, the number and arrangement of the outer peripheral belt loops 16 are appropriately selected. Also, the method of attaching the outer peripheral belt to the cap portion is not limited to this embodiment. It may be joined by means and the peripheral belt loop may be omitted.

The fixed belt 13 is inserted through a plurality of (here, two) fixed belt loops 22 attached to the upper surface of the cap portion 11 so as to cross the central portion of the cap portion 11 in plan view. It is held along the outer periphery of the upper surface of the portion 11 . A fixed length adjuster 23 for adjusting the length of the fixed belt 13 is attached to one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed belt 13 , and the other side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed belt 13 is inserted through the fixed length adjuster 23 . and slidably held. During use, the length of the fixed belt 13 is adjusted according to the size of the user's head and face by sliding the other side of the fixed belt 13 in the longitudinal direction against the fixed length adjuster 23. be done. In the present embodiment, fixing means for fixing the other end of the fixing belt 13 is omitted, but similar to the outer peripheral belt 12, fixing means such as hook-and-loop fasteners may be attached. In addition, in the present embodiment, one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixing belt 13 hooked on the chin of the user is arranged so as to traverse the central portion of the cap portion 11 in plan view. The cap portion 11 is pressed against the user's head side by 13 to enhance the adhesion of the cooling body to the head. It may simply be attached over the lower end and hooked to the user's chin.

As the material of the peripheral belt and the fixing belt, for example, fabrics made of synthetic fibers such as polyamide fiber, polyester fiber, or polyethylene fiber are preferably used, but the materials are not limited to these. For example, the fixing belt may be made of rubber. Moreover, the outer circumference length adjuster and the fixed length adjuster may be selected as appropriate without being limited to the present embodiment as long as they can adjust the lengths of the outer circumference belt and the fixed belt, respectively.
In this embodiment, a throttle mechanism 24 is provided along the lower edge of the cap portion 11 . The throttle mechanism 24 is formed by inserting a throttle string 26 through a cylindrical portion 25 formed along the lower edge of the cap portion 11 . When in use, both ends of the squeeze string 26 protruding from the tubular portion 25 are pulled, so that the peripheral edge of the lower end of the cap portion 11 is squeezed and closely attached to the user's head. It should be noted that the structure of the aperture mechanism is not limited to the present embodiment, and can be selected as appropriate. Also, the aperture mechanism may be omitted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other implementations conceivable within the scope of the matters described in the claims of the utility model registration. Forms and modifications are also included, and all changes in conditions that do not deviate from the gist of the invention are within the scope of the invention.

10: Head cover, 11: Cap portion, 12: Peripheral belt, 13: Fixed belt, 15: Sheet material, 16: Peripheral belt loop, 17: Peripheral length adjuster, 18: Male member, 19: Female member, 20: hook-and-loop fastener, 22: fixed belt loop, 23: fixed length adjuster, 24: throttle mechanism, 25: cylindrical portion, 26: squeeze string

Claims (5)

A cap portion that is formed in a hollow hemispherical shape that protrudes upward and is attached to the user's head; an outer peripheral belt that is attached along the lower outer periphery of the cap portion; Equipped with a fixing belt that is hooked to the jaw, the sheet material that constitutes the cap portion is formed of an inner sheet made of rubber having closed cells and an outer sheet made of synthetic fiber that is joined to the outer surface of the inner sheet. A head cover having a two-layer structure, wherein a cooling body for cooling the user's head is held inside the cap portion. 2. The head cover according to claim 1, wherein said inner sheet is a chloroprene rubber foam sheet, and said outer sheet is jersey fabric. 2. The head cover according to claim 1, further comprising a diaphragm mechanism provided along the lower edge of said cap portion. 2. The head cover according to claim 1, wherein the outer belt includes an outer circumference length adjuster for adjusting the length of the outer belt, and the fixed belt has a fixed length adjuster for adjusting the length of the fixed belt. A head cover characterized by comprising a tool. 2. The head cover according to claim 1, wherein said sheet material has a thickness of 2 to 10 mm.

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