Patent ID: 8435215

Claim:
A device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, the injection device comprising: a housing, a container with an injection needle having a tip, said container being movable relative to said housing between at least an initial position, in which the tip of the injection needle is contained within said housing, and an insertion position, in which the tip of the injection needle is not contained within said housing, a needle shield covering the tip of the injection needle, a deshielder coupled with said housing including: a cap engaged with said needle shield, a ring engaged with said housing; and, breakable bridges connecting said cap and said ring, wherein, in an initial pre-use state, said cap being connected with said ring by said bridges, with said needle shield covering said needle, wherein, said cap being removable from said ring without rotation and with sufficient distal pulling force being applied to said cap away from said ring so as to cause breaking of said bridges, and wherein, said cap being removed from said ring with said ring remaining fixed to said housing, removal of said cap from said ring causing removal of said needle shield from said needle.