Patent ID: 7497225

Claim:
A self-standing multi-functional umbrella for providing user enjoyment during inclement weather conditions, said multi-functional umbrella comprising: a first rod; a collapsible canopy directly anchored to said first rod; a second rod pivotally attached to said first rod in such a manner that said canopy is rotatably pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined orthogonal to said second rod; a handle section monolithically formed with said second rod and spaced from said first rod; means for automatically penetrating said second rod beneath a ground surface such that said first rod remains statically anchored at a fixed position during operating conditions; means for broadcasting audio signals, said broadcasting means being housed within said second rod and said handle section; and means for discharging a predetermined quantity of fluid from said first rod; wherein said automatic penetrating means and said broadcasting means and said fluid discharging means are simultaneously and independently operable as desired by the user; wherein said fluid discharging means comprises a reservoir formed within said first rod and extending downwardly from an open top end of said first rod such that said top end defines an inlet port for introducing water into said reservoir; a plurality of outlet ports in fluid communication with said reservoir and disposed along a bottom end thereof; a protrusion formed along an inner wall of said reservoir and at an entrance of said outlet ports, said protrusion being located above said outlet ports; a vertically displaceable stop member linearly positioned within said reservoir and being selectively disengaged from said protrusion; an air pump seated within said first rod and subjacent to said stop member; an inflatable diaphragm directly coupled to said air pump and removably abutted directly against a bottom surface of said stop member, said diaphragm being selectively adaptable for receiving a volume of air therein; and a conduit directly coupled to said air pump and passing through said stop member, said conduit having a distal end terminating at a top surface of said stop member and within said reservoir; wherein said air pump causes said diaphragm to inflate and thereby elevates said stop member a predetermined vertical distance such that outer edges of said stop member disengage said protrusion and thereby allows the fluid to flow along a downward passageway into said outlet ports; wherein said conduit introduces air into said reservoir and thereby causes the fluid to rapidly discharge outwardly from said outlet ports for creating a mist.