Misting fan

1 . A misting fan system comprising:

a fan including a motor and a fan motor housing, the motor disposed within the fan motor housing, and a plurality of fan blades operably coupled to the motor;

a support shaft connected to the fan for supporting the fan above a ground surface; and

a mister positioned above the fan, wherein the mister comprises:

a manifold assembly disposed within a mister housing, the manifold assembly comprising an inlet for a pressurized liquid, wherein the inlet is configured for fluid communication with a fluid source; and

a plurality of nozzles disposed within the mister housing, wherein each of the plurality of nozzles is in fluid communication with the manifold assembly and includes an orifice for spraying the pressurized liquid outwardly from the mister housing;

wherein the mister housing defines an aperture through which the support shaft extends and wherein the mister housing is coupled to the fan motor housing.

2 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of fan blades comprises a base member and a paddle member mated to the base member, and wherein each paddle member comprises an upper surface and a lower surface.

3 . The misting fan system of claim 2 , further comprising a hydrophobic coating applied to at least one of the upper surface or the lower surface of the paddle member of at least one of the plurality of fan blades.

4 . The misting fan system of claim 3 , wherein the hydrophobic coating is UV resistant.

5 . The misting fan system of claim 2 , wherein each paddle member is made of plastic.

6 . The misting fan system of claim 2 , wherein:

each paddle member comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge relative to a direction of movement of the paddle member when the fan is in operation, wherein the leading edge is thinner than the trailing edge.

7 . The misting fan system of claim 6 , wherein the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge.

8 . The misting fan system of claim 2 , wherein the mister housing is substantially circular.

9 . The misting fan system of claim 8 , wherein:

each paddle member comprises an inner end proximate the motor and an outer end distal to the motor, wherein the inner end is spaced a first distance away from a central axis;

wherein the mister housing has an inner radius and an outer radius, and wherein the inner radius is greater than the first distance.

10 . The misting fan system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of nozzles disposed within the mister housing are radially spaced apart from each other.

11 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein the manifold assembly further comprises a plurality of fittings, wherein the mister housing comprises a plurality of snap-fit connections spaced along an interior surface thereof for securing the plurality of fittings, and wherein each of the plurality of fittings is coupled to a nozzle having an orifice formed therein for spraying the pressurized liquid outwardly from the manifold assembly.

12 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein the mister housing is made of a heat-resistant and humidity resistant thermoplastic.

13 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with a pump.

14 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein the mister housing is substantially circular.

15 . The misting fan system of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of nozzles disposed within the mister housing are radially spaced apart from each other.

16 . The misting fan system of claim 1 , wherein the mister housing includes an inner radius, the fan motor housing includes an outer radius, and the inner radius of the mister housing is greater than or equal to the outer radius of the fan motor housing.

17 . The misting fan system of claim 16 , wherein the mister housing further includes an outer radius greater than the inner radius, the outer radius and inner radius of the mister housing defines an outer periphery of the mister housing, and the outer periphery defines a plurality of openings distributed around the manifold assembly.

18 . The misting fan system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of nozzles are disposed within the outer periphery of the mister housing.