Patent ID: 7137843

Claim:
A system for protecting mated electrical connectors disposed on ends of a pair of electrical cords, comprising: a. a flexible sleeve having first and second ends and inner and outer surfaces, wherein the mated electrical connectors are placed inside said flexible sleeve between said first and second ends; b. heat activated glue being disposed on said inner surface of each of said first and second ends of said flexible sleeve so that after said glue is heat activated a seal is formed around the mated electrical connectors and each of the ends of the pair of electrical cords; and, c. means for heating said heat activated glue whereby the heat activated glue is heated around each of the pair of electrical cords and first and second ends of the flexible sleeve thereby sealed to each of the electrical cords, wherein said means for heating comprises: i. a tool having first and second members, said first and second members each having first and second ends, said first and second members being pivotally connected to each other; ii. first and second mating jaws being disposed on said first end of said first and second members, each said jaw having a face thereon for mating to said face of the other jaw, each said face having a portion of a transverse aperture formed therein so that when said faces are mated to each other a completed transverse aperture is formed by said portions, said transverse aperture for receiving therein the electrical cord surrounded by said flexible sleeve having said heat activated glue thereon; iii. wherein said first and second jaws are heated to permit the heat activated glue to be activated; and, iv. first and second handles being disposed on said second ends of said first and second members to permit a user to rasp the tool.