Method and Apparatus for Fitting a Sleeve

A method of connecting a first tube to a second tube, the method comprising:

• encircling, with a spreine, a sleeve encircling the first tube, by connecting a first section of the spreine engaged with the sleeve to a second section of the spreine;
• aligning the first tube with the second tube;
• moving the spreine such that the sleeve encircles the first tube and the second tube;
• and
• removing the spreine.

A method of fitting a sleeve about a first end of a first tube and a second end of a second tube, the method comprising:

• encircling the first tube with the sleeve, such that a leading face of the sleeve and a trailing face of the sleeve each fully encircle a portion of the first tube, the trailing face being farther from the first end than a distance from the leading face to the first end of the first tube;
• engaging the sleeve with a first section of a spreine;
• engaging the sleeve and the first section with a second section of the spreine;
• forming, via engaging the first section with the second section, a first grip of the spreine and a second grip of the spreine;
• aligning the first end with the second end;
• and
• fitting, using the spreine, the first tube to the second tube, via the sleeve.