Patent ID: 7562680

Claim:
A manifold and nozzle closure system for a fluid dispenser, the manifold and closure system comprising: a manifold for supporting a plurality of downwardly directed nozzles, a motor connected to an actuator, the actuator being threaded drive shaft that is threadably coupled to a slide block, the slide block being pivotally coupled to the drip catcher, the motor being disposed rearwardly from the manifold, the actuator being directed towards the manifold, the actuator being pivotally coupled to the drip catcher, the drip catcher comprising a front end that is connected to a container holder, the actuator, drip catcher and container holder being movable by the motor between a closed position where the drip catcher is disposed beneath the manifold and nozzles and serving as a bottom cover for the nozzles and where the container holder is disposed in front of the manifold, and one or more open positions where the container holder is disposed beneath one or more of the nozzles and where the drip catcher has been moved pivotally downward and rearward relative to the closed position.