Can anybody tell me the technical name of the DOG HOUSE front portion in plastic design

Dog house is an engineering feature used in plastic trim design. Dog
houses are used as supporting feature. Sometimes other engineering
features like snaps; locators etc. are mounded on them to increase their
strength.

2 DESIGN CONSIDERATION FOR CREATING DOG
HOUSE
Wall thickness = 0.70 x Thickness of the plastic material
Fillet on the inner side = 0.25 x Thickness of the plastic material
Fillet on the outer side = 1.25 x Thickness of the plastic material
Fillet on the coring edges = 0.25 x Thickness of the plastic material
Coring thickness = 0.40 x Thickness of the plastic material
Draft angle 2deg to 3deg

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