Patent ID: 8544553

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a downhole tool configured to be conveyed within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises a flowline connector comprising: a first body portion having a first fluid flow path; a second body portion having a second fluid flow path, wherein the second body portion is movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the first body portion, wherein when the second body portion is in the second position, the first body portion is disposed within the second body portion; and a stopper coupled to the second body portion and disposed within the first body portion and outside of the second body portion, wherein the stopper sealingly engages the first fluid flow path when the second body portion is in the first position, and wherein the stopper sealingly disengages from the first fluid flow path when the second body portion is in the second position.