Patent ID: 8029317
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: E21B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A power plug system configured to electrically couple a submersible pump to a source of power, said system comprising: a first plug end defining a male plug and comprising a housing defining an external shell, a cable receiver cooperative with said housing, an insulative sleeve, a conductive receptacle and a conductive sleeve disposed within said first plug end housing; a second plug end defining a male plug and comprising a housing and a conductive pin disposed within said second plug end housing; and a plurality of seals cooperative with said first and second plug ends such that upon electrical connection established between said first and second plug ends and a cable configured to convey electric current from said source of power, radial sealing is formed between said cable and a corresponding one of said first and second plug ends, while additional sealing is formed between each of said housings and respective ones of said conductive sleeve and said conductive pin such that said system operates to substantially prohibit fluid leakage into said system once placed into a submerged environment.