Patent ID: 8584901

Claim:
A powder dispensing apparatus comprising: (a) a base adapted for receiving a container; (b) a dispenser including a rotatable carriage contacting a support element with an opening, said rotatable carriage including a plurality of compartments, said rotatable carriage rotatable about a central axis, a hopper disposed above said rotatable carriage and communicating with less than all said compartments, each said compartment capable of separately dispensing a powder from said hopper through said opening into said container resting on said base; (c) a tower disposed between and attached to said base and said dispenser; (d) a funnel disposed below said support element opposite of said rotatable carriage, said funnel aligned with said container, said funnel fixedly or removably attached to said dispenser; (e) a reservoir attached to said powder dispensing apparatus and adapted to store a liquid; (f) a pump communicating with said reservoir and said funnel, said pump configured to move said liquid from said reservoir into said funnel as said rotatable carriage dispenses said powder into said funnel for mixing therein; and (g) a motor or a rotatable handle attached to said powder dispensing apparatus and configured to rotate said rotatable carriage and to operate said pump, a mechanical linkage attached to said motor or said rotatable handle and configured to dispense said liquid and said powder according to a specific ratio.