Patent ID: 6886759

Claim:
A portable misting umbrella comprising: a portable umbrella having a reciprocating canopy with an inner and an outer surface, and a shank attached to said canopy at a central location on said inner surface thereof, said shank terminating in a handle and said canopy selectively reciprocating between a stored position adjacent said shank and an unfurled position; a distribution tubing network attached to said inner surface or said canopy; at least one spray nozzle attached to and in fluid communication with said distribution tubing network; a fluid supply tubing in fluid communication with said distribution tubing network; a plurality of ribs pivotally attached to said shank and extending therefrom, each of said ribs individually attached to said canopy at an extended location from said shank; a ring slidably received by said shank; and a plurality of spreaders, each of said plurality of spreaders attached to a separate one of said plurality of ribs and extending to a location of attachment on said ring, and wherein said distribution tubing network is attached to at least one of said plurality of spreaders.