Patent ID: 8434531

Claim:
A fuel dispensing nozzle hold open clip release assembly comprising: a slide bar assembly associated with a nozzle lever guard and comprising: a slide bar movable between a first position wherein a first end of said slide bar extends beyond said nozzle lever guard and a second position wherein said first end of said slide bar is substantially within said nozzle lever guard; and a first resilient member biasing said slide bar toward said first position; a pivot bracket associated with and engaging a nozzle hold open clip, said pivot bracket and said hold open clip being mounted for pivotal movement relative to said nozzle lever guard so that said hold open clip can be moved between a nozzle closed position and at least one nozzle hold open position wherein said hold open clip engages at least one detent on a nozzle operating lever, and said pivot bracket can be moved between an enable hold open clip position and a disable hold open clip position; a second resilient member for biasing said hold open clip toward said nozzle closed position; and wherein said slide bar engages and moves said pivot bracket when moving from said first position to said second position and said pivot bracket in turn moves said hold open clip from said at least one nozzle hold open position to said nozzle closed position.