Patent ID: 8714410

Claim:
A product dispenser ( 20 ), comprising: a motor ( 40 ); a shaft ( 44 ) extending from the motor ( 20 ); a threaded shaft ( 46 ) attached to the shaft ( 44 ); a flywheel ( 50 ) rotatably mounted on the threaded shaft ( 46 ); a mixing chamber ( 34 ) having an outlet ( 68 ); a valve assembly ( 42 ) adapted to move relative to the mixing chamber outlet ( 68 ), the valve assembly ( 42 ) being attached to the flywheel ( 50 ); and a spinner ( 75 ) rotatably mounted within the valve assembly ( 42 ), wherein a single actuation of the motor ( 40 ) rotates the spinner ( 75 ) around a vertical axis and axially translates the valve assembly ( 42 ) to open and close the product dispenser ( 20 ).