Patent ID: 7717470

Claim:
An arrangement for making fluid connection between a fluid source and a fluid sink, said arrangement comprising: a first portion of a mating quick fluid connector coupled to said fluid source; a second portion of said mating quick fluid connector coupled to said fluid sink, whereby leakage between said first and second portions of said quick fluid connector may occur; first and second mating portions of a fluid chamber, each of said first and second mating portions of said fluid chamber being associated with one of said first and second portions of said quick fluid connector, respectively, said first and second mating portions of said fluid chamber mating to define said fluid chamber when said first and second portions of said quick fluid connector are mated, which fluid chamber, when said first and second portions of said quick fluid connector are mated, surrounds those portions of said quick fluid connector which are subject to leakage; and a fluid channel coupled to said fluid chamber for providing a path for drainage of said leakage, wherein: said first portion of said quick fluid connector is coaxially mounted at the end of a projecting, circularly cylindrical boss defining an exterior first diameter; said second portion of said quick fluid connector is coaxially mounted at the fundus of a cylindrical aperture having an interior second diameter greater than said first diameter.