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In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a gun manifold, the gun manifold includes a shelf portion that extends outwardly from its front face and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly shaped aperture configured to engage the shelf portion so that the dispensing module

In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a gun manifold, the gun manifold includes a shelf portion that extends outwardly from its front face and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly shaped aperture configured to engage the shelf portion so that the dispensing module rests, or hangs, on the gun manifold without being held into place. From this position, the module can be easily and readily attached to the manifold. The shelf and aperture have complementary shapes and can be keyed so as to require the mating of the manifold and module in only one orientation. Additionally, an adaptor can be provided between the module and manifold so that smooth face manifolds and modules can still be coupled to corresponding manifolds and modules having shelves or apertures.

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1. An adaptor for joining a gun manifold and a dispensing module, the gun manifold including a front face, a liquid port, and a first interactive surface comprising a projection extending from the front face, the dispensing module including a rear face, the adaptor comprising: a first face configure

1. An adaptor for joining a gun manifold and a dispensing module, the gun manifold including a front face, a liquid port, and a first interactive surface comprising a projection extending from the front face, the dispensing module including a rear face, the adaptor comprising: a first face configured to attach to the front face of the gun manifold;said first face comprising an air port and a second interactive surface adapted to interfit with the first interactive surface when the adaptor is coupled to the front face such that the adaptor is vertically and laterally aligned at a predetermined position on the front face, said second interactive surface comprising a recess; anda second face configured to attach to the rear face of the module. 2. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said second interactive surface is shaped complimentary to the first interactive surface. 3. The adaptor of claim 1, wherein said second interactive surface is adapted to cooperate with the first interactive surface to at least partially support said adaptor on the gun manifold. 4. An adaptor for a gun manifold, the gun manifold including a front face, a first liquid port, a first air port, and a first interactive surface comprising one of a projection extending from the front face or a recess extending into the front face, the adaptor comprising: a first face configured to attach with the front face of the gun manifold;said first face comprising a second liquid port, a second air port, and a second interactive surface comprising the other of a projection or a recess and adapted to interfit with the first interactive surface; anda second face configured to attach with a rear face of a dispensing module;wherein said second interactive surface cooperates with the first interactive surface to align said second liquid port and said second air port with the first liquid port and the first air port, respectively, when said second interactive surface is operatively engaged with the first interactive surface;wherein said second interactive surface includes asymmetrically curved surfaces such that the first and second interactive surfaces cooperate only when the first liquid port is aligned with said second liquid port. 5. The adaptor of claim 4, wherein the first interactive surface of the gun manifold includes a projection extending from the front face, and wherein said second interactive surface includes a recess adapted to receive the first interactive surface. 6. The adaptor of claim 4, wherein said second interactive surface is shaped complimentary to the first interactive surface. 7. The adaptor of claim 4, wherein said second interactive surface is adapted to cooperate with the first interactive surface to at least partially support said adaptor on the gun manifold. 8. An adaptor for joining a first component of a liquid dispensing system to a second component of the liquid dispensing system, the first and second components including respective liquid ports and air ports, the adaptor comprising: an adaptor body including a first side and a second side, said first side defining a first plane;a first air port through said adaptor body;a first liquid port through said adaptor body and spaced from said first air port;and a first interactive surface disposed between said first air port and said first liquid port;said first interactive surface comprising a recess extending into said adaptor body and beyond said first plane;said first interactive surface defining a relatively narrower central portion, and relatively wider portions disposed on opposite sides of said narrower portion;said first air port and said first liquid port positioned and arranged to be coupled with the respective air ports and liquid ports of the first and second components when the first and second components are coupled to said first and second sides of said adaptor body. 9. The adaptor of claim 8, wherein wherein said first interactive surface cooperates with at least one of the first or second components to form a barrier to fluid flow from the liquid ports to the air ports when the first and second components are coupled to said first and second sides of said adaptor body. 10. A liquid dispensing system, comprising: an adaptor body for mating between first and second dispensing components, said adaptor body comprising: a first side and a second side, said first side defining a first plane;a first air port through said adaptor body,a first liquid port through said adaptor body and spaced from said first air port, anda first interactive surface disposed between said first air port and said first liquid port,said first interactive surface comprising a recess extending into said adaptor body and beyond said first plane; anda first dispensing component operatively coupled to said adaptor body, said first dispensing component comprising: a second air port in communication with said first air port,a second liquid port in fluid communication with said first liquid port, anda second interactive surface disposed between said second air port and said second liquid port, said second interactive surface comprising a projection such that said second interactive surface interfits with said first interactive surface when said first dispensing component is operatively coupled to said adaptor body such that said first dispensing component is vertically and laterally aligned at a predetermined position on said adaptor body. 11. The liquid dispensing system of claim 10, wherein said second interactive surface has a shape that is complementary to said first interactive surface. 12. The liquid dispensing system of claim 10, wherein said second interactive surface is adapted to cooperate with said first interactive surface to at least partially support one of said adaptor or said first dispensing component on the other of said adaptor or said first dispensing component. 13. A method of adapting a dispensing module including an air port and a liquid port to mate with a gun manifold including an air port and a liquid port, wherein one of the dispensing module or the gun manifold includes a mating surface and the other includes a first interactive surface in the form of a projection or a recess disposed between the respective air and liquid ports, the method comprising: attaching an adaptor to the mating surface of the gun manifold or the dispensing module, the adaptor comprising a first face couplable with the mating surface and a second, oppositely arranged face including a second interactive surface, the second interactive surface comprising the other of a projection or recess and configured such that the first interactive surface and the second interactive surface interfit when engaged such that the adaptor is vertically and laterally aligned at a predetermined position on the gun manifold or the dispensing module; andcoupling the dispensing module to the gun manifold. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising securing the dispensing module to the gun manifold with a fastener. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second interactive surfaces have complementary shapes.