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A portable cooling unit (i.e. a mister) having a portable frame on which a fan and a water tank is mounted. A pump is mounted on the frame for pumping water from the tank to nozzles in a mister head which, in turn, is mounted on the front of the fan. Both the direction and the flow through the nozzl

A portable cooling unit (i.e. a mister) having a portable frame on which a fan and a water tank is mounted. A pump is mounted on the frame for pumping water from the tank to nozzles in a mister head which, in turn, is mounted on the front of the fan. Both the direction and the flow through the nozzles are adjustable.

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1. A portable mister unit comprising:a frame;wheels mounted on said frame for allowing said frame to be easily moved about;an electrically-driven fan mounted on said frame;a mister head mounted on the front of said fan whereby said mister head lies within the air flow from the fan when said fan is o

1. A portable mister unit comprising:a frame;wheels mounted on said frame for allowing said frame to be easily moved about;an electrically-driven fan mounted on said frame;a mister head mounted on the front of said fan whereby said mister head lies within the air flow from the fan when said fan is operating; said mister head comprising:an H-shaped support comprised of two elongated conduits joined with a cross conduit to form a continuous fluid passageway therethrough;a spray nozzle mounted on each end of each of said two elongated conduits by a rotatable connection;a valve fluidly connected between said respective ends of said elongated conduits and each respective spray nozzle to control flow through said spray nozzle;a storage tank mounted on said frame for movement therewith; andmeans for delivering water from said storage tank to said mister head. 2. The portable mister unit of claim 1 wherein said means for delivering water from said storage tank comprises:an electrically-driven pump mounted on said frame having an inlet in fluid communication with said storage tank; anda conduit fluidly connected between said pump and said mister head for delivering water from said storage tank to each said spray nozzle. 3. The portable mister unit of claim 2 wherein said pump is mounted on said storage tank. 4. The portable mister unit of claim 3 including means for furnishing power to both said fan and said pump from a common electrical source. 5. The portable mister unit of claim 1 wherein said frame comprises:a horizontal platform having said wheels mounted on the underside thereof and said storage tank mounted on the upper side thereof;a vertical support connected to said horizontal platform and extending upward therefrom, said fan being mounted on said vertical support; anda handle means mounted on the rear of said vertical support for aiding in the movement of said unit. 6. The portable unit of claim 5 including:a shelf mounted on the rear of said vertical support and adapted to support a gas-powered, electricity generator. 7. The portable unit of claim 5 wherein said vertical support comprises:a first section and a second section pivotably connected together whereby said sections can be folded towards each other, said first section being connected to said horizontal platform and said second section having said fan mounted thereon. 8. The portable unit of claim 5 including:a second fan mounted on vertical support, said second fan having a second mister head mounted on the front thereof. 9. A portable mister unit comprising:a frame comprising:a horizontal platform anda vertical support attached to said horizontal platform and extending upward therefrom;wheels mounted on the underside of said horizontal platform for allowing said frame to be easily moved;an electrically-powered fan mounted on the front of and near the upper end of said vertical support;a mister head mounted on the front of said fan whereby said mister head lies within the airflow from the fan when said fan is operating;a storage tank mounted on said horizontal platform;an electrically-powered pump mounted on said storage tank and having an inlet fluidly connected to the interior of said storage tank; anda conduit fluidly connecting the outlet of said pump to said mister head. 10. The portable mister unit of claim 9 wherein said mister head comprises:an H-shaped support comprised of two elongated conduits joined with a cross conduit to form a continuous fluid passageway therethrough;a spray nozzle mounted on each end of each of said two elongated conduits. 11. The portable mister unit of claim 10 including:a ball-joint for connecting each spray swivel to a respective end of said elongated conduits; anda valve fluidly connected between each said spray nozzle and said respective end of said elongated conduit to control glow through said spray nozzle. 12. The portable mister unit of claim 11 including means for furnishing power to both said fan and said pump from a co mmon electrical source. 13. The portable unit of claim 12 wherein said vertical support comprises:a first section and a second section pivotably connected together whereby said sections can be folded towards each other, said first section being connected to said horizontal platform and said second section having said fan mounted thereon.