Cooling pad system

A structure for forming an evaporative cooling pad of separate cooling cells, comprising:

• a lower stringer, a gutter mounted along said stringer, a plurality of support brackets mounted to said gutter in spaced relationship, and a drip pan having a plurality of openings therein and resting on said support brackets so as to extend along said gutter, an upper stringer spaced above said lower stringer, a plurality of pad cover brackets, a first retainer attached to said pad cover brackets and secured at spaced intervals to said upper stringer, a second retainer attached to said pad cover brackets and extending in parallel relationship to said first retainer, a plurality of individually distinct cooling cells each having front, rear and side faces, the bottom of said cooling cells resting on said pan, said first and second retainers being arranged to permit the uppermost portions of said cells to be fitted therebetween, a pad cover positioned between adjacent of said brackets, an intermediate stringer placed above said lower stringer, a plurality of brackets attached to said intermediate stringer and spaced apart from each other a distance corresponding to the width of said cooling cells, a first retaining clip attached to said brackets and extending along said intermediate stringer so as to permit a portion of one side of each of said cells to rest thereagainst, and a second retaining clip attached to said brackets and extending outwardly from said intermediate stringer so as to permit a portion of the other side of each of said cells to rest thereagainst.

An evaporative cooling system for installation within an opening within the wall of a building, comprising a water conductor provided with spaced openings in the top thereof, retainers spaced apart from each other and arranged to be supported by the wall so as to extend along the top of the opening, a plurality of brackets positioned below said retainers and spaced apart from each other and arranged to be supported by the wall, retaining clips secured to said brackets so as to extend across the opening below said retainers and spaced apart from each other a distance corresponding to the distance between said retainers, a gutter arranged to be supported by the wall and positioned below said retainers, a plurality of support brackets secured to said gutter, a pan provided with openings therein resting on said support brackets, a plurality of individually distinct cooling cells each having front, rear and side faces, said cells consisting of a first group having their bottom portions resting in abutting relationship against said pan and extending along said pan to form a wall, and having the front and rear faces of their top portions confined between said retaining clips and the side faces of their top portions confined between said brackets, and a second group having their bottom portions resting in abutting relationship against the tops of said cells of said first group and having the front and rear faces of their bottom portions confined between said retaining clips and the side faces of said bottom portions confined between said brackets, and having their top portions confined between said retainers.