Patent ID: 7405358

Claim:
A splice connection system for electrical cables that transmit power from an external source to down hole equipment in an underground well, comprising: a) first and second power cables with opposed ends and a plurality of conductor wires projecting out of the respective opposed ends, so that the conductor wires in the first cable can be spliced to the conductor wires in the second cable; b) a splice connector formed out of a conductive material for connecting each conductor wire in one cable to a conductor wire in the other cable so that electrical power can be transmitted from one cable to the other cable; c) an insulating section formed of an insulating material with an internal passageway for receiving and engaging each splice connector and portions of the conductor wires connected by the splice connector, and for separating the various splice connectors and portions of the conductor wires connected by the splice connectors from each other; d) a protector formed of multiple rigid pieces comprising: a protective housing with opposite ends for covering and engaging the surface of the insulating section; and first and second end collars connected to the opposite ends of the protective housing, each end collar extending from the protective housing over an opposed end of one of the power cables and covering the conductor wires projecting out of said opposed end; and e) a resilient material in each end collar for encapsulating the portions of the conductor wires and the exposed ends of the power cables inside the end collar.