Patent ID: 7798230

Claim:
A downhole tool for use within a well, comprising: a body having a first downhole fluid passage provided in the body and at least one secondary fluid passage extending between the first downhole fluid passage and an outer surface of the body, the first downhole fluid passage having an upper inlet and a lower outlet; a first sleeve member slidably mounted to the body such that the first sleeve member is movable between a first position in which the first sleeve member extends from the body and a second position in which the first sleeve member is substantially retracted into the first downhole fluid passage of the body, the first sleeve member being adapted to close the or each secondary fluid passage when the first sleeve member is at one of the first and second positions; and a second sleeve member adapted to guide an object travelling within the first downhole fluid passage to the first sleeve member wherein the second sleeve member comprises at least one aperture defining at least one tertiary flow passage to allow fluid communication between a bore of the second sleeve member and an outer surface of the second sleeve member, such that the at least one tertiary flow passage remains open to allow said fluid communication when the first sleeve is in its first position, and when the first sleeve is in its second position.