Dispenser sump

A dispenser assembly, comprising:

• a liquid fluid dispenser, including
• a housing, the housing having an interior area and a footprint with a predetermined size and configuration;
• and
• at least one liquid dispenser component disposed within the interior area of the housing;
• and
• a dispensing sump disposed beneath the housing, the dispensing sump including:
• a containment structure, the containment structure including a bottom wall structure and at least one sidewall structure, the bottom and the at least one sidewall structures cooperating to define an internal cavity within the containment structure capable of holding a fluid, the at least one sidewall structure further defining a drip opening opposite the bottom wall structure, the drip opening defining a drip area sized and configured in correspondency to the footprint of the housing, the drip opening being disposed beneath the housing footprint and being operative to receive drippage from the at least one liquid dispenser component;
• a passageway extending into space defined by the containment structure and exiting adjacent to the drip area defined by the opening, the passageway being isolated from the internal cavity of the containment structure;
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• at least one auxiliary communication line extending through the passageway, the at least one auxiliary communication line exiting the containment structure and extending from beneath the footprint of the housing to the at least one liquid dispenser component;
• wherein the passageway is formed by a recess in the at least one sidewall of the containment structure that extends vertically from a position below the drip opening into the drip opening, and wherein the recess forming the passageway includes a vertically extending open side extending to an exterior of the containment structure.

A dispenser sump adapted to accommodate auxiliary communication lines, the dispenser sump comprising:

• a containment structure, the containment structure including a bottom wall structure and at least one sidewall structure, the bottom and the at least one sidewall structures cooperating to define an internal cavity within the containment structure capable of holding a fluid, the sidewall structure further defining a drip opening opposite the bottom wall structure, the drip opening defining a predetermined drip area for receiving fluid drippage, the drip opening being adapted for placement beneath a footprint of a fluid handling component;
• and
• an auxiliary communication line receiving structure disposed proximally to the drip opening, the receiving structure being adapted to receive an auxiliary communication line located external to the containment structure and to direct an auxiliary communication line to a position adjacent to the drip area;
• wherein the auxiliary communication line receiving structure comprises a recess formed in the at least one sidewall of the containment structure with a vertically extending open side extending to an exterior of the containment structure.