Headlamp assembly with hook-in bulb shield

An automotive vehicle headlamp assembly comprising:

• a reflector housing having a generally open end with a bore generally opposite the open end, the reflector housing also having a first parabolic reflector surface and a second ledge surface intersecting the parabolic reflector surface and projecting forwardly therefrom to the generally open end, and the reflector housing along the intersection of the parabolic reflector surface and the ledge surface having two generally spaced detentions;
• a bulb connected to the housing projecting through the central bore forwardly from the parabolic reflector surface, providing a source of illumination;
• a lens covering the open end of the reflector, the lens having a protrusion projecting rearwardly toward the reflector housing;
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• a bulb shield having a first tubular portion generally encircling the bulb, blocking a portion of the illumination given off by the bulb, and the bulb shield also having a leg connected to the tubular portion and the leg being connected to two generally parallel spaced feet, each foot having a rearward end with a toe captured within the depression in the reflector housing intersection, and each foot having a front hooked end wrapped around the open end of the reflector housing being interlocked over a top surface of the reflector housing open end and having a spring portion for making contact with the protrusion of the lens, wherein the lens captures the front end of the bulb shield feet, thereby retaining the bulb shield in location.