Patent ID: 8316949

Claim:
An apparatus for pumping fluids, comprising: a shroud having an enclosed interior with a well fluid inlet on a lower end; a mounting member sealingly mounted within an upper end of the shroud, the mounting member having: an axial passage therethrough, a tubular neck protruding above the shroud, the neck having a connector flange on an upper end, an upper flange portion having an outer diameter equal to or greater than the inner diameter of the upper end of the shroud, and a lower portion having an outer diameter less than the upper flange portion; and wherein portions of a lower side of the upper flange portion are in abutting contact with the upper end of the shroud, and the outer diameter of the lower portion is sealingly engaged with the inner diameter of the upper end of the shroud; a tubular well fluid intake joined to a lower side of the mounting member and having an aperture in fluid communication with the interior of the shroud; a motor located below and connected to the tubular well fluid intake by a seal section, the motor and the seal section being located within the shroud; an electrical conductor connected to and extending from the motor alone side the seal section and sealingly through the mounting member; an electrical receptacle joining the conductor and mounted to an upper side of the mounting member; a pump having a connector flange on a lower end that is bolted to the connector flange on the neck; a power cable extending alongside the pump the power cable having an end connector that couples to the receptacle; and a cap surrounding the upper flange portion and having an aperture in an upper end thereof, the neck and the electrical receptacle extending therethrough, the cap in abutting contact with portions of an upper side of the upper flange portion, the cap threadingly engaging the outer diameter of the upper end of the shroud to thereby securely connect the mounting member to the shroud.