Patent ID: 7802622

Claim:
A cable-protective pipe section intended for incorporation in a pipe string of a well; wherein at least one cable-retaining strip is attached along an outside of said pipe section; wherein the cable-retaining strip includes at least one continuous cable track for receiving and protecting at least one cable therein, said cable track being open in an outward direction, characterized in that the at least one cable-retaining strip is comprised of a strip profile formed with an axially extending and projecting middle section within which said cable track is recessed; wherein the at least one strip profile is provided with at least one quick coupler device for attaching said cable within the cable track, the quick coupler device for attaching said cable within the cable track is comprised of a deflection lip that may be selectively transitioned over the cable to hold the cable in the cable track; wherein at least one peripheral side edge of the strip profile is provided with an axially extending and supporting side member; and wherein the at least one strip profile is attached along an outside of a sand screen arranged around an inner base pipe string of said pipe section.