What kind of methods can one use to bind two objects as one, without any adhesive I'm thinking of methods, similar to how some products use a lid to snap onto an object so that it remains clipped to that particular object and snaps into place. However, I want no 3rd party material applications used. Just mechanisms used to combine two objects temporarily into place to become as one structure. 

I'm sorry if this doesn't exactly paint the perfect picture in your head and also if didn't use proper terminology to properly describe what I am looking for.. However, any help, lead or point towards a direction to find this would be helpful, even it isn't the whole answer. 

Again thank you for your time.
A general term you may find helpful here is fastening.

A search on fastening method turns up some interesting resources that discuss various fastening methods used in industry. I'd start there with the abstract discussions. Those are likely places to find other general category terms you can use to refine your search.

I found this one interesting for a start: Fastening &amp; Assembly.

It would indicate what you're looking for may belong to the category "integral fasteners".