Patent ID: 7980873

Claim:
A connector system for electrically and mechanically connecting insulated conductor wires encapsulated in protective tubing with down hole equipment comprising: A first connector formed with an internal passage and a tube fitting assembly, the internal passage and tube fitting assembly being adapted to selectively engage a conductive wire in protective tubing; wherein the first connector exhibits an elongated longitudinal dimension; A second connector formed with an internal passage and a tube fitting assembly, the internal passage and tube fitting assembly being adapted to selectively engage a conductive wire in protective tubing; wherein the second connector exhibits an elongated longitudinal dimension, the first and second connectors being adapted to selectively mate; and A protective rigid outer sheath formed with a hollow tubular chamber sized and shaped to slidably receive and engage at least a portion of the first and second connector assemblies, the first and second connector assemblies being longitudinally aligned within the tubular chamber; and Wherein the tube fitting assembly of the first or second connector is shaped to engage a conductive wire encapsulated in protective tubing that supplies power to an electrically powered device within a well bore, Wherein said conductive wire engaged by said tube fitting assembly is fitted with a pothead flange that mechanically and electrically couples with the power receptacle of a device within a well bore; and Wherein the protective tubing encapsulating the conductive wire is sized and shaped to form a continuous protective layer, from about the first or second connector to about the pothead flange, that prevents the conductive wire from coming into contact with well fluids.