Thermal pad joining system

A modular thermal pad system, comprising:

• at least two thermal pads including a first thermal pad and a second thermal pad, each of the at least two thermal pads having:
• a substantially flat body including a first side member and a second side member, wherein each of the first and second side members are comprised of a respective sheet of material, the first and second side members defining a sealed volume between the first and second side members which is bounded by a border around the sealed volume where the first side member and the second side member are joined together, and wherein the sealed volume of each of the at least two thermal pads is filled with a thermal material;
• a fringe extending from the border outward relative to the sealed volume and having a plurality of linear sections around the fringe, wherein each linear section includes at least one opening through the linear section that is spaced a first distance from the border;
• and
• a joining clip having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a flat body and at least one post extending perpendicularly from the first portion, the second portion having a flat body and at least one hole through the second portion, and wherein the at least one post is spaced the first distance from an edge of the first portion, and the at least one hole is spaced the first distance from an edge of the second portion;
• wherein the joining clip is configured to hold a fringe portion of the first thermal pad together with a corresponding fringe portion of the second thermal pad on a first side of the first and second thermal pad such that the sealed volume of the first thermal pad abuts the sealed volume of the second thermal pad on a second side of the first and second thermal pads.

A thermal pad system, comprising:

• a first thermal pad and a second thermal pad;
• each of the first and second thermal pads including:
• a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side made of a supple material;
• a volume formed between the first side and the second containing a thermal material, the volume being defined by a border that is sealed around the volume at a perimeter of the volume;
• a fringe, formed by the first side and the second side being bonded together at the border of the volume, that extends outward from the perimeter of the volume to an edge;
• a joining clip that gathers a portion of the fringe of the first thermal pad and a portion of the fringe of the second thermal pad together on a same side of the first and second thermal pads and which, as a result, forces the volume of the first thermal pad to abut the volume of the second thermal pad on the opposite side of the first and second thermal pads from the joining clip.