Patent ID: 8344252

Claim:
A cable splice connection assembly for coupling a first cable to a second cable, the cable connection assembly comprising: (a) a main body having first and second ends and defining an inner cavity and an outer circumference, the first end configured to receive at least a portion of a first cable therein, and the second end configured to receive at least a portion of a second cable therein; and (b) a first engagement mechanism configured to couple the main body to a first cable having an outer circumference, wherein the first engagement mechanism comprises: (i) a first collar assembly disposed at the first end of the main body, the first collar assembly having an inner circumference and a first threaded bore in a first end of the first collar assembly to engage corresponding threads disposed on an exterior surface of the first cable; and (ii) a cable seal, wherein the cable seal includes an adhesive seal bonded to both a surface of the first cable and a surface of the first collar assembly, wherein the adhesive seal extends around the entire outer circumference of the first cable and the entire inner circumference of the first collar assembly to prevent fluids from passing between the cable and the first collar assembly at the adhesive seal, and wherein the cable seal is between the first threaded bore and the corresponding threads disposed on the exterior surface of the first cable.