Patent ID: 7640764

Claim:
An apparatus for providing a controlled rate of cooling, said apparatus comprising: a cool water supply device having a reservoir and a cover, said reservoir of said cool water device having a first chamber and a second chamber, said first and second chamber each having a bottom proximate a bottom of said reservoir, said first chamber configured to receive a quantity of ice, said reservoir configured to receive a quantity of a liquid, said cool water supply device having an inlet port and an outlet port; a baffle defining said second chamber, said first chamber in fluid communication with said second chamber through a plurality of passages in said baffle; a pump in said second chamber, said pump having an intake and a discharge, said discharge of said pump in fluid communication with said outlet port of said cool water supply device; a switching unit operatively connected to said pump to cause said pump to start, said switching unit being operable at a distance from said cool water supply device; a thermal pad in fluid communication with said inlet port and said outlet port of said reservoir; a conduit having a first end connected to said inlet port of said reservoir; said conduit having a second end positioned in said second chamber, said conduit configured to discharge said fluid from said thermal pad proximal said intake of said pump; and a flow restrictor in said conduit, said flow restrictor dimensioned and configured to maintain a selected back pressure in said thermal pad; whereby said liquid is forced by said pump through said thermal pad, and a portion of said liquid returning to said cool water supply device after passing through said thermal pad flows directly into said intake of said pump.