Patent ID: 7250038

Claim:
Safety apparatus, comprising: a unitary molded syringe having a syringe barrel, said syringe barrel having a distal portion and a distal end, a needle hub integrally mounted on said distal portion, a needle extending from said needle hub, a portion of said needle hub being circumferentially separated from said distal end by an annular space, a collar reception mechanism formed at said distal portion proximate to said distal end of said syringe barrel, a collar having a housing for protecting said needle pivotally attached thereto matingly fitted to said collar reception mechanism by first passing said distal end, said annular space enabling said distal end to compress toward said needle hub to facilitate the fitting of said collar to said collar reception mechanism when said collar makes contact therewith, said housing pivotable to a position along the longitudinal axis of said syringe, said housing having a slot wherethrough said needle passes when said housing is pivoted to said position for covering said needle.