Patent ID: 8550049

Claim:
A composite material intake manifold cover, comprising: a shell having an inner surface and an outer surface; a peripheral flange extending outwardly from a periphery of the shell, the peripheral flange lying in a first plane and extending outwardly a first distance from the periphery of the shell; a peripheral weld bead extending generally downwardly from the peripheral flange, the peripheral weld bead lying in a second plane generally parallel to the first plane; a brace flange portion extending outwardly from a portion of the peripheral flange of the shell a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance, the brace flange portion lying in the first plane; a brace weld bead extending generally downwardly from the brace flange portion, the brace weld bead lying in the second plane; and a brace extending generally upwardly from the brace flange portion and integrally formed with the outer surface of the shell.