Patent ID: 7753423

Claim:
A component assembly for a motor vehicle, said component assembly comprising: a first component having a main wall and a tab extending outwardly from the main wall, the tab having an aperture extending therethrough; a second component having a support wall and a tab receiver extending outwardly from the support wall, the tab receiver lockingly engaging the tab to interconnect the first component and the second component, the tab receiver having an end wall and a pair of guide walls extending from opposite ends of the end wall, the guide walls spaced apart to receive the tab therebetween, the tab receiver having a retaining member disposed between the guide walls and extending outwardly from the support wall, the retaining member extending through the aperture of the tab when the tab is fully received between the guide walls, the tab receiver having a rib that extends longitudinally between the retaining member and a free end of the support wall for contacting and tensioning the tab as the tab is received between the guide walls of the tab receiver.