Multi-material dispensing system having a quick-connect fluid dispenser that releasably couples to a pump housing

A fluid dispenser for a material dispensing system, the fluid dispenser comprising:

• a dispensing body having a first end and a second end that are offset from one another, the second end comprising at least one nozzle configured to dispense first and second fluid materials;
• a plug attached to the first end of the dispensing body and configured to be received in a receptacle of a housing that supports first and second pumps of the fluid material dispensing system, the plug comprising:
• at least one outer surface that defines first and second openings;
• and
• at least one projection that extends from the at least one outer surface, the projection configured to be received in a hole of the receptacle and defining an engagement feature that is configured to engage a corresponding engagement feature of the housing,
• wherein the fluid dispenser defines 1) a first fluid passage that extends from the first opening towards the at least one nozzle, the first fluid passage being configured to direct a first fluid material from the first pump towards the at least one nozzle, and 2) a second fluid passage that extends from the second opening towards the at least one nozzle, the second fluid passage being configured to direct a second fluid material from the second pump towards the at least one nozzle.

A method of assembling a fluid material dispensing system, the method comprising:

• aligning a plug of a fluid dispenser with a receptacle of a housing, the housing configured to support first and second pumps of the fluid material dispensing system,
• inserting the plug in the receptacle such that first and second fluid passages of the fluid dispenser are in fluid communication with first and second fluid passages of the housing, respectively, and such that 1) the first fluid passages of the fluid dispenser and the housing are in fluid communication with one another and configured to direct a first fluid material from the first pump to at least one nozzle of the fluid dispenser, and 2) the second fluid passages of the fluid dispenser and the housing are in fluid communication with one another and configured to direct a second fluid material from the second pump to the at least one nozzle;
• and
• actuating a fastener so as to move an engagement feature of at least one of the fluid dispenser and the housing into engagement with an engagement feature of the other of the at least one of the fluid dispenser and the housing so as to releasably secure the fluid dispenser to the housing.