point automatically as the injection is given application_number US 30154194 A description referring to fig1 a sectional view of safety syringe 100 is shown with the sleeve in the exposed position safety syringe 100 would probably be shipped and packaged with a removable cover not shown the principle components of safety syringe 100 are barrel 101 plunger 105 needle 108 sleeve 111 and connector 114 barrel 101 is an elongated hollow cylindrical member made of a rigid or semi rigid material such as molded plastic barrel 101 is transparent or translucent so that the operator can see the medication in barrel 101 barrel 101 has plunger end 102 which is open for receipt of plunger 105 and needle end 103 needle end 103 is like the needle end on conventional syringes known in the art except it has connector aperture 104 connector aperture 104 can be of any shape so long as its shape matches with the cross sectional shape of connector 114 so that when connector 114 is inserted into connector aperture 104 a fluid tight seal is formed in the embodiment shown connector aperture 104 is a cylindrical shaped hole whose long axis is parallel with the long axis of barrel 101 plunger 105 has thumb end 106 and washer end 107 plunger 105 is an elongated rigid or semi rigid member whose length is adapted so that the operator can fully insert plunger 105 into barrel 101 by pushing on thumb end 106 plunger 105 will typically be constructed of molded plastic washer end 107 is adapted so that when washer end.