An actuator assembly (10; 210) for a hand operated pump (18; 218) comprising: an actuator (12; 212) having a hollow body, a nozzle (14; 214) having an inlet end (86; 286) and an outlet end (88; 288) with a flow passage (90; 290) therebetween, and a closure (16; 216) having a hollow body; wherein the nozzle (14; 214) is configured to attach to the actuator (12; 212) and fold between an open and a closed position; wherein the actuator (12; 212) is configured with a generally oval shaped perimeter having a recessed, flat rectangular front surface (52; 252) for receipt of the nozzle (14; 214) when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position, the actuator (12; 212) having a closed, sloped top end (62; 262) and an open bottom end; wherein the actuator (12; 212) includes an internal, vertically oriented tube (64; 264), the tube (64; 264) having a circular interior wall (72; 272), a radially closed upper end (70; 270) and a radially open bottom end (68; 268), wherein the tube (64; 264) further includes an opening (66; 266) in fluid communication with the flow passage (90; 290) of the nozzle (14; 214) at its inlet end (86; 286); wherein the closure (16; 216) includes a generally oval shaped opening (46; 246) configured to correspond to the perimeter of the generally oval shaped actuator (12; 212), wherein the actuator (12; 212) is slideably received within the generally oval shaped opening (46; 246) of the closure (16; 216); means for preventing actuator (12; 212) depression when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position; means for attaching the actuator (12; 212) to a fluid outlet of a hand operated pump (18; 218); means for attaching the closure (16; 216) to a hand operated pump (18; 218); and means for retaining the nozzle (14; 214) in the closed position to prevent inadvertent opening of the nozzle (14; 214); characterized in that the means for retaining the nozzle (14; 214) in the closed position to prevent inadvertent opening of the nozzle (14; 214), comprises a snap tab (40, 42; 238) on the closure (16; 216) wherein the snap tab (40, 42; 238) engages the nozzle (14; 214), when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position. an actuator (12; 212) having a hollow body, a nozzle (14; 214) having an inlet end (86; 286) and an outlet end (88; 288) with a flow passage (90; 290) therebetween, and a closure (16; 216) having a hollow body; wherein the nozzle (14; 214) is configured to attach to the actuator (12; 212) and fold between an open and a closed position; wherein the actuator (12; 212) is configured with a generally oval shaped perimeter having a recessed, flat rectangular front surface (52; 252) for receipt of the nozzle (14; 214) when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position, the actuator (12; 212) having a closed, sloped top end (62; 262) and an open bottom end; wherein the actuator (12; 212) includes an internal, vertically oriented tube (64; 264), the tube (64; 264) having a circular interior wall (72; 272), a radially closed upper end (70; 270) and a radially open bottom end (68; 268), wherein the tube (64; 264) further includes an opening (66; 266) in fluid communication with the flow passage (90; 290) of the nozzle (14; 214) at its inlet end (86; 286); wherein the closure (16; 216) includes a generally oval shaped opening (46; 246) configured to correspond to the perimeter of the generally oval shaped actuator (12; 212), wherein the actuator (12; 212) is slideably received within the generally oval shaped opening (46; 246) of the closure (16; 216); means for preventing actuator (12; 212) depression when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position; means for attaching the actuator (12; 212) to a fluid outlet of a hand operated pump (18; 218); means for attaching the closure (16; 216) to a hand operated pump (18; 218); and means for retaining the nozzle (14; 214) in the closed position to prevent inadvertent opening of the nozzle (14; 214); characterized in that the means for retaining the nozzle (14; 214) in the closed position to prevent inadvertent opening of the nozzle (14; 214), comprises a snap tab (40, 42; 238) on the closure (16; 216) wherein the snap tab (40, 42; 238) engages the nozzle (14; 214), when the nozzle (14; 214) is in the closed position.