Patent ID: 7210637

Claim:
An apparatus for dispersing mist in a predetermined area comprising: a) means for obtaining water from a water source; b) means for dispersing the water as mist comprising a plurality of misting units in series joined by connection tubes and arranged in a U-shaped configuration in a horizontal plane, said U-shaped configuration being arranged over an open cockpit of a boat to provide a cooling mist to occupants of said boat, said boat having uprights and horizontal supporting members for supporting said U-shaped configuration, said water source being a body of water in which boat is floating; c) means for connecting said obtaining means to said dispersing means comprising a pump for pumping water from the water source and providing the water to said dispersing means, an input tube connected at a first end to said pump, wherein a second end of said input tube is submerged in said water source, a guard releaseably connected at said second end of said input tube for preventing debris from entering, said input tube having a filter for filtering contaminants from said water passing therethrough, said pump delivering water to a closed end of said U-shaped configuration through a T-shaped connector for providing said water to said misting units; d) each misting unit comprising a tube having an outlet on a side of said tube, said outlet having female threads, and a nozzle threaded into said outlet for discharging the mist; e) said connecting tubes having lips which extend over opposite ends of adjacent misting units; f) said connecting tubes, misting units, and T-shaped connector all releasably connected to each other; and g) wherein said connecting tubes are all S-shaped.