Patent ID: 7669664

Claim:
A downhole deflector tool which is removably insertable into a wellbore for selectively opening and closing a lateral wellbore extending from a wellbore, the downhole tool comprising: a body incorporating a wall provided with an opening extending therethrough; a hollow tubular deflector member slidably mounted in the body and having a deflecting surface for deflecting, in use, downhole equipment laterally within the body, the deflector member being slidable between an open position, in which the deflecting surface is located adjacent and facing towards said body opening so that, in use, downhole equipment laterally deflected by the deflecting surface is directed through said body opening, and a closed position, in which the deflector member is oriented relative to said body opening so as to prevent downhole equipment from being laterally deflected through said body opening during use; and constraining means for restricting movement of the deflector member relative to the body.