Patent ID: 8733121

Claim:
A frozen treat dispenser, comprising: an ice storage bin; a cup de-nesting mechanism to separate a first cup from a stack having a plurality of cups; an ice grinder to grind ice from the ice storage bin to produce snow; a flavoring liquid dispenser; an indexer to move the first cup to a first position whereby the ice grinder can at least partially fill the first cup with the snow and to a second position whereby the flavoring liquid dispenser can dispense at least one flavoring liquid onto the snow in the first cup; and a processor to control the operation of at least one of the cup de-nesting mechanism, the ice grinder, the flavoring liquid dispenser, or the indexer; wherein the cup de-nesting mechanism places the first cup in a starting position, and the indexer comprises: a first pneumatic piston to drive a first cup pusher form to index the first cup from the starting position to the first position; and a second pneumatic piston to drive a second cup pusher form to index the first cup from the first position to the second position.