threaded through the drill pipe stand 16 and connected to the cable section 2 b extending through the drill pipe 14 typically the connection is made by engaging the overshot 10 attached to the winch side cable section 2 a with a spearhead 12 in fig1 attached to the downhole side cable section 2 b the cable section 2 a is inserted into the drill pipe stand 16 through the insert 38 shown in fig5 of the cable protector 24 the insert body 40 shown in fig5 is rotated if necessary to ensure that the winch side cable section 2 a is positioned over the roller 46 shown in fig5 within the groove 44 shown in fig5 upon connecting the cable sections 2 a and 2 b the drill pipe stand 16 is lowered onto the drill pipe 14 and rotated relative to the drill pipe 14 to make the threaded connection as the drill pipe stand 16 rotates the housing body 26 shown in fig5 also rotates because it is connected to the drill pipe stand 16 the winch side cable section 2 a rides on the roller 46 shown in fig5 in the groove 44 shown in fig5 and tends to keep the insert body 40 shown in fig5 stationary while the housing body 26 rotates relative to the insert body 40 in this way contact is avoided between the winch side cable section 2 a and the drill pipe threads after making the connection the drill pipe stand 16 is lowered and the cable protector 24 is disengaged from the drill pipe stand 16 the opening 30 shown in fig4 in the housing body 26 and.