Patent ID: 8308225

Claim:
An automotive front support beam for use in an automotive front carrier, wherein the automotive front support beam comprises: a top piece; and a bottom piece, wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are fastened together and enclose a hollow space, and wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are molded, and wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are fastened together via a snap-fit, which is formed by: (i) one of the top piece and the bottom piece having at least two tabs and a stabilizing rim, (ii) the other of the top piece and the bottom piece having at least two openings and a stabilizing channel, (iii) the stabilizing rim being adapted to fill the stabilizing channel within a first predetermined tolerance, (iv) the openings being adapted for receiving the tabs such that the tabs snap-fit into the openings and the number of tabs and the number of openings are identical, wherein there is an inter tab space between each of the at least two tabs, and wherein there are spacers mounted next to the openings which are adapted to fill the inter tab space to within a second predetermined tolerance when the snap-fit is made.