Apparatus for Connected Hair Pigment Dispenser

An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of hair products into a receptacle comprising:

• a. a plurality of cartridges containing hair products removably secured to a rotatable platform, each of said cartridges comprising a cap and a valve;
• b. a platform rotator motor in mechanical communication with said rotatable platform;
• c. said receptacle formed for receiving dispensed hair products from said cartridges;
• d. a scale capable of weighing said receptacle and said dispensed hair products;
• e. a plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms for dispensing said plurality of hair products as controlled by a first computing device, wherein said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms further comprises:
• i. a pin actuating motor;
• ii. a pin controlled by said pin actuating motor;
• iii. an actuator capable of opening said valve when pressure is applied to said actuator by said pin;
• iv. said valve opening to dispense said hair product from one of said cartridges;
• and
• v. an alignment mechanism capable of aligning said pin with said cap of said one of said cartridges on said rotatable platform;
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• vi. a plurality of computing devices each including a processor and memory, for:
• 1. receiving data related to previous hair product combination requests from a plurality of independent user interfaces;
• receiving instructions from said plurality of independent user interfaces for hair products requests;
• 2. sending data related to previous hair products orders to a plurality of independent user interfaces;
• 3. storing data related to previous hair products requests;
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• 4. operating said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms in response to data from said scale while activating and deactivating at least one of said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms to release at least one of said plurality of hair products in an amount directed by a formula for a desired product.

A method for dispensing hair product from a hair product dispenser, said method comprising:

• a. a plurality of cartridges containing hair products removably secured to a rotatable platform, each of said cartridges comprising a cap and a valve;
• b. a platform rotator motor in mechanical communication with said rotatable platform;
• c. a receptacle formed for receiving dispensed hair products from said cartridges;
• d. a scale for weighing said receptacle and said dispensed hair products;
• e. a plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms for dispensing said plurality of hair products as controlled by a first computing device, wherein said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms further comprises:
• i. a pin actuating motor;
• ii. a pin controlled by said pin actuating motor;
• iii. an actuator capable of opening said valve when pressure is applied to said actuator by said pin;
• iv. said valve opening to dispense said hair product from one of said cartridges;
• and
• v. an alignment mechanism capable of aligning said pin with said cap of said one of said cartridges on said rotatable platform;
• and
• vi. a plurality of computing devices each including a processor and memory, for
• 1. receiving data related to previous hair product combination requests from a plurality of independent user interfaces;
• 2. receiving instructions from said plurality of independent user interfaces for hair product requests;
• 3. sending data related to previous hair product requests to a plurality of independent user interfaces;
• 4. storing data related to previous hair product requests;
• and
• 5. operating said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms in response to data from said scale while controlling at least one of said plurality of computer-controlled dispensing mechanisms to release at least one of said plurality of hair product in an amount directed by a formula for a desired product.

An apparatus for enabling a hair product dispenser to dispense, receive, and execute requests for a plurality of hair product formulas, comprising:

• a. said hair product dispenser enabled for receiving a request from one or more of a plurality of independent user interfaces;
• b. a plurality of printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) of which at least one is enabled to activate a dispensing mechanism, said dispensing mechanism comprising:
• i. a pin actuating motor enabled to push a pin into a cap of a cartridge;
• ii. said pin enabled to open a valve of said cap of said cartridge by way of pressure application to an actuator;
• iii. said cartridge dispensing hair product into a receptacle;
• iv. a scale on top of which said receptacle is located, said scale configured to weigh the contents of said receptacle;
• v. said scale connecting with at least one of said plurality of PCBs;
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• vi. said PCBs controlling said pin actuating motor to prevent further dispensing of said hair product into said receptacle upon detection of a correct weight of said hair product in said receptacle.