Abstract: An apparatus for dispersing a spray mist over a large area that cools or provides other benefits to the area or to people and animals in the area. The dispersing apparatus comprises a ducted fan having a shroud with a plurality of fan blades disposed inside the shroud near its intake end and a rotary atomizer positioned inside the shroud towards its discharge end and in the air stream created by the fan blades. The fan blades are powered by a motor inside the shroud. A tilting mechanism tilts the discharge end of the shroud up or down to aim the spray mist and an oscillating mechanism pivots the ducted fan to discharge the spray mist generally across the area. The rotary atomizer discharges an atomized substance, which may be water, pesticide, deodorant, liquid fuel, fire retardant or a wide variety of other materials, into the air stream.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispersing a spray mist over a large area that cools or provides other benefits to the area or to people and animals in the area. The dispersing apparatus comprises a ducted fan having a shroud with a plurality of fan blades disposed inside the shroud near its intake end and a rotary atomizer positioned inside the shroud towards its discharge end and in the air stream created by the fan blades. The fan blades are powered by a motor inside the shroud. A tilting mechanism tilts the discharge end of the shroud up or down to aim the spray mist and an oscillating mechanism pivots the ducted fan to discharge the spray mist generally across the area. The rotary atomizer discharges an atomized substance, which may be water, pesticide, deodorant, liquid fuel, fire retardant or a wide variety of other materials, into the air stream.