Two piece housing assembly with elongated attachment and method for making the same

A housing assembly configured to house a door handle mounted to a vehicle, a portion of the housing assembly further configured to attach to an interior trim panel of a door assembly, the housing assembly comprising:

• a base having a first support surface, a first wall and a first attachment, the first wall defining a portion of a peripheral edge of the base, the first support surface is generally planar, and the first wall projects outwardly from the first support surface, the first wall having a generally uniform thickness, the first attachment having a generally elongated body extending outwardly from the first wall with respect to the first support surface, a bottom portion of the elongated body being contiguous with the first wall;
• at least one indent, the at least one indent formed on the first wall, the at least one indent extending into the first wall a predetermined depth so as to define a thinned section of the first wall and a peripheral side edge of the bottom portion of the elongated body, the peripheral side edge being open to the indent and the thinned section of the first wall providing the elongated body with a predetermined resiliency;
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• a trim piece having a second wall bounding a space configured to hold the door handle, the trim piece having a second attachment configured to engage the first attachment so as to secure the base to the trim piece.

A housing assembly comprising:

• a first part configured to attach to a second part, the second part including a second attachment, the first part further configured to release from the second part under a predetermined force wherein,
• the first part includes a first support surface and a first wall, the first wall defining a portion of a first peripheral edge of the first part, the first support surface is generally planar, and the first wall projects outwardly from the first support surface, the first wall including a generally uniform thickness;
• a first attachment configured to engage the second attachment so as to attach the first part to the second part, the first attachment includes a generally elongated body extending outwardly from the first wall with respect to the first support surface, a bottom portion of the elongated body being contiguous with the first wall, the elongated body includes an opening disposed centrally within the elongated body so as to define a pair of side legs and a top edge, the pair of side legs extend outwardly from the first wall, the top edge extends between distal ends of the pair of side legs;
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• at least one indent, the at least one indent formed on the first wall, the at least one indent extending into the first wall a predetermined depth so as to define a peripheral side edge of the bottom portion of the elongated body, the peripheral side edge being open to the indent so as to provide the elongated body with a predetermined resiliency.