Patent ID: 8864178

Claim:
A protective sleeve system to protect leakage of liquids during mating and unmating of fittings in a computer, comprising: a quick connect fitting for receiving a liquid, the quick connect fitting including an unmated end for engaging a mated fitting; and a protective sleeve having a hollow center and a plurality of complementary pieces that fit together and fasten to only one of a female pipe fitting and a male pipe fitting of the quick connect fitting, the protective sleeve including: an actuation collar area that extends beyond the unmated end of said quick connect fitting; fasteners to open and close the protective sleeve such that the unmated end is at least partially exposed when the protective sleeve is open; and a flare area extending radially from said actuation collar, said flare area providing a gripping area for actuating said quick connect fitting wherein said complementary pieces are fastened together to form a single unitary unit; wherein said fastener has two complementary parts, wherein a first part has protrusions and a second part has perforations such that said protrusions fit inside said perforations.