Patent ID: 7422163

Claim:
A water-misting apparatus for providing user comfort in outdoor environments comprises: a ceiling fan system including a plurality of fan blades operably coupled thereto, further comprising: a power operated fan motor shroud supporting said mister system above a ground surface; a support shaft connected to said fan motor shroud; a mounting bracket connected to said support shaft; and, said fan blades each comprises a base member and an extended member mated to said base member, said extended member being angled from said base member to thereby create a paddle shape, said extended member having a curvilinear edge formed at a distal tip thereof respectively; wherein said fan blades are coupled to said fan motor shroud in such a manner that said fan blades rotate about an axis perpendicular to said fan motor shroud and in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions based upon a user input; a mister system removably coupled to said ceiling fan system, further comprising: a plurality of mister arms located along said fan blades and equidistantly spaced apart from a center of said fan motor shroud, said mister arms defining a curvature travel path that is concentric with a rotational center of said fan motor shroud when said ceiling fan system is operating, each of said mister arms being provided with a nozzle connected to a distal end thereof wherein said nozzles have an orifice formed therein for scattering the water outwardly from said mister arms respectively; and, a mister manifold assembly in fluid communication with said mister arms respectively such that the water is guided about the circumference of said fan motor shroud and subsequently discharged through each of said mister arms respectively, said mister manifold assembly including a plurality of fittings mating a proximal end of said mister arms to selected portions said mister manifold assembly; and, a water supply system in fluid communication with said mister system such that a plurality of independent streams of water are discharged along a circumferential path when said ceiling fan system is operably rotated.