Patent attributes
An umbrella and cooling apparatus combination includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. The top wall has a plurality of air inlets extending therethrough. A fastener attached to the top wall is removably attachable to a bottom side of a canopy. An elongated handle has a top end attached to the bottom wall. A screen is mounted in the housing and divides the housing into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. At least one duct is fluidly coupled to the lower compartment and has a free end extending outwardly from the housing. A fan assembly is mounted in the housing and is configured for directing air outwardly of the ducts when the fan assembly is turned on. Ice is positionable in the upper compartment and air moved through the ice and outwardly of the ducts so that the ice cools the air.