It seems that the Sun~Brella concept has been taken into reality. Like the Sun~Brella, the Patio is a solar-powered umbrella that comes with the support base and table top. You can connect a television monitor and speaker system on the shaft of the umbrealla and they will be powered by the solar energy. The support base is made up of a hollow container, which can be filled with ice or chilled water. And there’s a pump within the shaft that draws chilled water up through to atomising spray nozzles that are arranged around the perimeter skirt of the umbrella cover.

This solar umbrella also included a fans. But unlike the Sun~Brella, they are placed inside the base. The fans circulate the cold air and expel it through louvered vents at deck chair level to cool the occupants sitting beneath the umbrella.

Sounds like a fun umbrella for the summer, doesn’t it?

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