HYBRID STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

A hybrid structure, comprising: a frame member comprising at least three walls forming a channel having a convex portion where two walls meet; a concave deformation in at least one of the convex portions, wherein the concave deformation extends into the channel and has open ends forming an opening through the convex portion; and a plastic reinforcement member in the channel, wherein a portion of the reinforcement member extends into the opening and on the deformation.