Patent ID: 7094223

Claim:
A device for protecting a syringe ( 2 ) needle ( 7 ), comprising a needle-protecting cap ( 8 ) made of a flexible material and a protective end-piece ( 5 ) made of a rigid material adapted to cover the needle-protecting cap ( 8 ) and equipped with internal means ( 12 ) for gripping the said needle protecting cap which are capable of entraining the latter upon the removal of the said protective end-piece, wherein the internal gripping means provided in the protective end-piece ( 5 ) comprise at least one longitudinal claw ( 12 ) secured to the side wall of the protective end-piece ( 5 ) via a flexible transverse intermediate hinge ( 13 ) forming an articulation longitudinally delimiting: a downstream longitudinal section ( 16 ) having a free end in the form of a point ( 19 ) capable of sticking into the needle-protecting cap ( 8 ), and arranged so as to come into contact with the said needle-protecting cap upon the introduction of the latter into the protective endpiece ( 5 ) and to bring about the tilting of the claw ( 12 ), the said downstream longitudinal section having a rear endface ( 18 ) for abutting against the side wall of the said protective end-piece, adapted to limit the said tilting, an upstream longitudinal section ( 17 ) equipped with a rear end-face ( 20 ) for abutting against the side wall of the protective end-piece ( 5 ), adapted to limit the opposite tilting of each claw ( 12 ) upon the removal of the said protective end-piece.