Lamp assembly light shield and retaining means

In a lamp assembly, the combination comprising body means adapted to be supported by associated support means and effective for operative connection to associated bulb socket means, and light shield means for detachable connection to said body means, a first open end formed in said body means, a second open formed in said body means, clearance passage means formed through said body means and operatively interconnecting said first and second open ends, said light shield means being detachably connected to said body means as to be supported and carried thereby and effectively closing said first open end, detent-like latching means effective for detachably securing said light shield means to said body means, said second open end being adapted to have operatively connected thereto said associated bulb socket means whereby bulb means carried by said socket means extends into said clearance passage means and upon energization emits light to the interior of said light shield means, said light shield means comprising a shield main body portion, said shield main body portion comprising a generally relatively forwardly disposed first closed end and a generally relatively rearwardly disposed second end, a recesslike cavity formed in said shield main body portion, said cavity having an end opening in said rearwardly disposed second end, said end opening being effective for receiving at least a portion of said associated bulb means therein, aperture means formed in said shield main body portion as to be located generally between said first closed end and said rearwardly disposed second end, said aperture means being effective for permitting the passage therethrough of light rays generated by said associated bulb means, said latching means comprising a generally annular groove carried by said body means, a resiliently deflectable retainer member generally contained by said groove, said retainer member comprising a plurality of integrally interconnected resiliently deflectable latching portions, said retainer member when normally contained by said groove having said plurality of latching portions extending through portions of said clearance passage means, and ramp-like surface means carried by said shield main body portion, said plurality of latching portions being effective to operatively engage said ramp-like surface means and resiliently restrain the detachment of said light shield main body portion from said body means.