Patent ID: 8887955

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing a liquid from a liquid storage container operably associated with the apparatus for dispensing a liquid, said apparatus comprising: (a) a main housing having a dispensing location at which liquid from a liquid storage container is dispensed and a storage location for storing said liquid storage container, said dispensing location being disposed above at least a portion of said storage location; (b) a reservoir disposed in said housing, said reservoir being configured to receive a liquid from said liquid storage container prior to said liquid being dispensed from said main housing; and, (c) a removable manifold operably connected to said reservoir and said liquid storage container for conveying liquid between said reservoir and said liquid storage container, said removable manifold being further operably connected to said dispensing location to convey a liquid from said reservoir towards said dispensing location, said removable manifold having an upper chamber and a lower chamber, said upper chamber and said lower chamber share a common wall portion, said upper chamber being configured to direct a liquid from said reservoir towards said dispensing location in a substantially horizontal path, said lower chamber being configured to convey liquid between said liquid storage container and said reservoir in a substantially horizontal path, said upper chamber being disposed above said lower chamber.