Patent ID: 7211069

Claim:
A needle cover for covering an injection needle of an injection device, including: a covering means, the covering means having an advanced position, a needle protecting position, and a retracted position, the covering means being configured for shifting longitudinally in the axial direction of the needle to the needle protecting position which covers a needle tip end of said needle, the covering means shifting longitudinally along the needle in the axial direction of the needle via a bore surrounding the needle; a restoring means for axially returning said covering means from the retracted position into the advanced position, wherein the restoring means is designed such that a restoring force acts against the covering means advancing from the advanced position into the needle protecting position; and a plurality of sets of releasable latching means for preventing the covering means from being retracted in said needle protecting position, each set of releasable latching means configured to form a latch when said needle covering means axially moves to said needle protecting position, wherein the position of the covering means is different in said advanced position than in the needle protecting position, and said latching means are activated to prevent the covering means from being retracted when the covering means is shifted near to the needle protecting position.