Fluid dispensing system with adapter for a table top dispenser

A fluid dispensing system comprising:

• a housing;
• a first fluid dispenser;
• and
• a second fluid dispenser;
• wherein the first fluid dispenser comprises:
• a first bottle containing a supply of a first fluid;
• a first dispenser outlet;
• and
• a first pump mechanism for dispensing an allotment of the first fluid from the first bottle out the first dispenser outlet upon activation of the first pump mechanism;
• wherein the first pump mechanism has an activation member that is movable relative to the first bottle between a raised position and a depressed position;
• wherein the first pump mechanism has a first biasing mechanism that biases the activation member towards the raised position;
• wherein the first bottle has a bottom surface that engages with a horizontal support surface when the first fluid dispenser is placed on top of the horizontal support surface for operation of the first fluid dispenser in a stand-alone mode;
• wherein, when the first fluid dispenser is placed on top of the horizontal support surface for operation of the first fluid dispenser in the stand-alone mode, the first pump mechanism is manually activatable to dispense the allotment of the first fluid by manually depressing the activation member from the raised position to the depressed position;
• wherein the housing is configured to removably receive the first fluid dispenser for operation of the first fluid dispenser in a housed mode;
• wherein the housing comprises:
• an actuation mechanism;
• and
• a support member that engages with a support surface of the first fluid dispenser when the first fluid dispenser is received by the housing;
• wherein the actuation mechanism comprises an engagement member that moves relative to the support member between a first position and a second position upon activation of the actuation mechanism;
• wherein, when the first fluid dispenser is received by the housing for operation of the first fluid dispenser in the housed mode, and the engagement member is moved from the first position to the second position, the engagement member depresses the activation member from the raised position to the depressed position, to thereby activate the first pump mechanism to dispense the allotment of the first fluid;
• wherein the second fluid dispenser comprises:
• a second bottle containing a supply of a second fluid;
• a second dispenser outlet;
• and
• a second pump mechanism for dispensing an allotment of the second fluid from the second bottle out the second dispenser outlet upon activation of the second pump mechanism;
• wherein the second pump mechanism has a piston forming element and a piston chamber forming body;
• wherein the piston chamber forming body defines a piston chamber that slideably receives the piston forming element;
• wherein the piston forming element is slideable along a pump axis relative to the piston chamber forming body between an extended position and a retracted position;
• wherein the housing is configured to removably receive the second fluid dispenser for operation of the second fluid dispenser when the first fluid dispenser is absent from the housing, without removal of the engagement member from the housing;
• wherein the housing further comprises a support element that engages with the piston chamber forming body to prevent the piston chamber forming body from moving axially relative to the support element;
• wherein the actuation mechanism further comprises a catch member that moves relative to the support element between an elevated position and a lowered position upon activation of the actuation mechanism;
• wherein the piston forming element has a catching member that engages with the catch member;
• wherein, when the catching member is engaged with the catch member and the support element is engaged with the piston chamber forming body, movement of the catch member between the elevated position and the lowered position moves the piston forming element relative to the piston chamber forming body between the extended position and the retracted position, to thereby activate the second pump mechanism to dispense the allotment of the second fluid;
• and
• wherein the actuation mechanism further comprises a second biasing mechanism that biases the catch member towards the elevated position.