Temperature Controlled Pillowcase Assembly

Abstract

A temperature controlled pillowcase assembly for cooling a user when the user is lying on a pillow includes a pillowcase for insertably receiving a pillow for the purposes of sleeping. A plurality of tubes is integrated into the pillow case and each of the tubes is in thermal communication with the pillow case. A cooling unit is provided and the cooling unit is in thermal communication with the plurality of tubes. Moreover, the cooling unit cools each of the tubes when the cooling unit is turned thereby facilitating the plurality of tubes to cool the pillowcase. In this way the cooling unit can cool the user when the user lies on the pillowcase. Additionally, the cooling unit is remotely positioned with respect to the pillowcase.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A temperature controlled pillowcase assembly for cooling a pillowcase thereby enhancing comfort for a user while sleeping, said assembly comprising:
 a pillowcase having an open end for insertably receiving a pillow for the purposes of sleeping;   a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes being integrated into said pillow case, each of said tubes being in thermal communication with said pillow case; and   a cooling unit being in thermal communication with said plurality of tubes, said cooling unit cooling each of said tubes when said cooling unit is turned thereby facilitating said plurality of tubes to cool said pillowcase wherein said cooling unit is configured to cool the user when the user lies on said pillowcase, said cooling unit being remotely positioned with respect to said pillowcase.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said pillowcase has an outer layer, a middle layer and an inside layer, said outer layer being comprised of a textile, said middle layer being comprised of a resiliently compressible material, said inner layer being comprised of a textile, said middle layer abutting said outer layer, said inner layer being spaced from said middle layer to define a tube space between said inner layer and said middle layer. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said tubes is positioned in said tube space between said inner layer and said middle layer of said pillow case, said plurality of tubes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over an entire length and an entire width of said pillowcase. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said tubes is in fluid communication with a common outlet and a common inlet, each of said common outlet and said common inlet being fluidly coupled to a port extending through said outer layer of said pillowcase. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said cooling unit comprises:
 a housing having an outer wall, said outer wall having a vent extending into an interior of said housing; and   a conduit having a send portion and a return portion, said send portion being fluidly discrete from said return portion, said conduit being fluidly coupled to said port having said send portion being in fluid communication with said common inlet of said plurality of tubes, said return portion being in fluid communication with said common outlet of said plurality of tubes.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said cooling unit comprises:
 a control circuit being positioned in said housing; and   a pump being positioned within said housing, said pump having an intake and an exhaust, said pump urging a fluid outwardly through said exhaust when said pump is turned on, said exhaust being fluidly coupled to said send portion of said conduit such that said pump urges the fluid into said plurality of tubes when said pump is turned on, said exhaust being fluidly coupled to said return portion of conduit for retuning the fluid to said pump, said pump being electrically coupled to said control circuit.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein said cooling unit includes a blower being positioned in said housing, said blower being in fluid communication with said pump, said blower blowing air across said pump when said blower is turned on wherein said blower is configured to exchange heat from the fluid with ambient air thereby cooling the fluid, said blower being electrically coupled to said control circuit. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said cooling unit includes:
 a low button being movably coupled to said housing, said low button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned to a minimum intensity when said low button is depressed;   a medium button being movably coupled to said housing, said medium button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned on to a medium intensity when said medium button is depressed; and   a high button being movably coupled to said housing, said high button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned on to a high intensity when said high button is depressed.   
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein said cooling unit includes:
 a low button being movably coupled to said housing;   a medium button being movably coupled to said housing;   a high button being movably coupled to said housing; and   a plurality of light emitters, each of said light emitters being coupled to said housing wherein each of said light emitters is configured to emit light outwardly therefrom, each of said light emitters being electrically coupled to said control circuit, respective ones of said light emitters being turned on when either said low button, said medium button or said high button is depressed.   
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein said cooling unit includes a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said housing, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power cord having a distal end, said distal end having a male plug being electrically coupled thereto for plugging into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet. 
     
     
         11 . A temperature controlled pillowcase assembly for cooling a pillowcase thereby enhancing comfort for a user while sleeping, said assembly comprising:
 a pillowcase having an open end for insertably receiving a pillow for the purposes of sleeping, said pillowcase having an outer layer, a middle layer and an inside layer, said outer layer being comprised of a textile, said middle layer being comprised of a resiliently compressible material, said inner layer being comprised of a textile, said middle layer abutting said outer layer, said inner layer being spaced from said middle layer to define a tube space between said inner layer and said middle layer;   a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes being integrated into said pillow case, each of said tubes being in thermal communication with said pillow case, each of said tube being positioned in said tube space between said inner layer and said middle layer of said pillow case, said plurality of tubes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over an entire length and an entire width of said pillowcase, each of said tubes being in fluid communication with a common outlet and a common inlet, each of said common outlet and said common inlet being fluidly coupled to a port extending through said outer layer of said pillowcase; and   a cooling unit being in thermal communication with said plurality of tubes, said cooling unit cooling each of said tubes when said cooling unit is turned thereby facilitating said plurality of tubes to cool said pillowcase wherein said cooling unit is configured to cool the user when the user lies on said pillowcase, said cooling unit being remotely positioned with respect to said pillowcase, said cooling unit comprising:
 a housing having an outer wall, said outer wall having a vent extending into an interior of said housing; 
 a control circuit being positioned in said housing; 
 a conduit having a send portion and a return portion, said send portion being fluidly discrete from said return portion, said conduit being fluidly coupled to said port having said send portion being in fluid communication with said common inlet of said plurality of tubes, said return portion being in fluid communication with said common outlet of said plurality of tubes; 
 a pump being positioned within said housing, said pump having an intake and an exhaust, said pump urging a fluid outwardly through said exhaust when said pump is turned on, said exhaust being fluidly coupled to said send portion of said conduit such that said pump urges the fluid into said plurality of tubes when said pump is turned on, said exhaust being fluidly coupled to said return portion of conduit for retuning the fluid to said pump, said pump being electrically coupled to said control circuit; 
 a blower being positioned in said housing, said blower being in fluid communication with said pump, said blower blowing air across said pump when said blower is turned on wherein said blower is configured to exchange heat from the fluid with ambient air thereby cooling the fluid, said blower being electrically coupled to said control circuit; 
 a low button being movably coupled to said housing, said low button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned to a minimum intensity when said low button is depressed; 
 a medium button being movably coupled to said housing, said medium button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned on to a medium intensity when said medium button is depressed; 
 a high button being movably coupled to said housing, said high button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said pump and said blower being turned on to a high intensity when said high button is depressed; 
 a plurality of light emitters, each of said light emitters being coupled to said housing wherein each of said light emitters is configured to emit light outwardly therefrom, each of said light emitters being electrically coupled to said control circuit, respective ones of said light emitters being turned on when either said low button, said medium button or said high button is depressed; and 
 a power cord being coupled to and extending away from said housing, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power cord having a distal end, said distal end having a male plug being electrically coupled thereto for plugging into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.