Automated cosmetics dispenser for point of sale cosmetics products
First Claim
1. A cosmetics dispensing system comprising:
- a controller, a plurality of pumps, a plurality of reservoirs of cosmetics ingredients, a plurality of nozzles, a manifold for concentrically supporting the nozzles, a turntable rotatably mounted beneath the manifold, the turntable including a through opening for permitting the passage of fluid from one of the nozzles therethrough, a motor for rotating the turntable, the controller linked to the plurality of nutating pumps and the motor, each pump being in fluid communication with one of the reservoirs and vice versa, each pump being connected to one of the nozzles and vice versa.
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Abstract
An improved cosmetics dispensing system that includes a controller, a plurality of mutating pumps, a plurality of reservoirs of cosmetics ingredients, a plurality of nozzles, a manifold for concentrically supporting the nozzles, a turntable rotatably connected beneath the manifold wherein the turntable includes a through opening for permitting the passage of fluid from one of the nozzles through the turntable, a motor for rotating the turntable, and wherein the controller is linked to each of the mutating pumps and the motor and each pump is in fluid communication with one of the reservoirs and vice versa and each pump is connected to one of the nozzles and vice versa. The system is computer operated whereby the turntable can rotate in either of the clockwise or counterclockwise directions and the turntable is equipped with a container holder that can accommodate containers of varying sizes. An improved method of dispensing ingredients for a cosmetic application at a point of sale is also disclosed which avoids coating an interior wall of the container with tints or colorants which are difficult to mix into the final solution once they engage the container wall or next surface.
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29 Claims
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1. A cosmetics dispensing system comprising:
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a controller, a plurality of pumps, a plurality of reservoirs of cosmetics ingredients, a plurality of nozzles, a manifold for concentrically supporting the nozzles, a turntable rotatably mounted beneath the manifold, the turntable including a through opening for permitting the passage of fluid from one of the nozzles therethrough, a motor for rotating the turntable, the controller linked to the plurality of nutating pumps and the motor, each pump being in fluid communication with one of the reservoirs and vice versa, each pump being connected to one of the nozzles and vice versa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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18. A cosmetics dispensing system comprising:
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a controller, an input terminal linked to the controller for inputting a cosmetics formula, a plurality of nutating pumps, a plurality of reservoirs of cosmetics ingredients, a plurality of nozzles, a manifold for concentrically supporting the nozzles, a turntable rotatably mounted beneath the manifold, the turntable including a through opening for permitting the passage of fluid from one of the nozzles therethrough, the turntable comprising a top side facing the manifold and an underside which is connected to a container holder for holding said container with an opening of said container disposed beneath the through opening. a drip cutter mounted on the turntable and which extends at least partially across the through opening, a motor for rotating the turntable, the controller linked to the plurality of nutating pumps and the motor, each pump being in fluid communication with one of the reservoirs and vice versa, each pump being connected to one of the nozzles and vice versa, wherein the controller activates the motor to rotate the turntable so that the through opening is aligned beneath one of the nozzles and then activates the pump connected to said nozzle to dispense fluid from the reservoir connected to said pump through said nozzle and said through opening to the container disposed therebelow. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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