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A hand support member for stabilizing a hand of a user in a selected position adjacent to a controllable component carried by a vehicle instrument panel. The controllable component has a control device that is controllable by a first portion of a user's hand, and the hand support member is connected

A hand support member for stabilizing a hand of a user in a selected position adjacent to a controllable component carried by a vehicle instrument panel. The controllable component has a control device that is controllable by a first portion of a user's hand, and the hand support member is connected to the vehicle instrument panel adjacent to the controllable component. The hand support member has a support portion rigidly located in a selected position away from the instrument panel and adjacent to the controllable component such that the selected position enables the user to rest, for example, the heel or palm of his hand on the support portion so as to be supported in a stable, generally non-moving position relative to the control device, such that the fingers of the user's hand can engage and activate the control device.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle having a dash board, comprising:a panel portion of the instrument panel assembly, the panel portion being vertically oriented in a first plane;a radio mounted in the panel portion, the radio having a vertically oriente

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An instrument panel assembly of an automotive vehicle having a dash board, comprising:a panel portion of the instrument panel assembly, the panel portion being vertically oriented in a first plane;a radio mounted in the panel portion, the radio having a vertically oriented front face plate positioned in a second plane, the second plane being different than the first plane, the radio having a control device in the front face plate and positioned to be engaged by a hand of a user, the front face plate having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a left side extending between the top and bottom side, a right side opposite the left side; anda hand stabilizing bar mounted to the panel portion, the stabilizing bar having a first end rigidly mounted adjacent to the left side of the front face plate and a second end rigidly mounted adjacent to the right side of the front face plate, the stabilizing bar having a left portion connected to the first end and extending from the panel portion away from the first plane in a direction substantially perpendicular to the panel in the first plane, and a right portion connected to the second end and extending from the panel portion away from the first plane in a direction substantially perpendicular to the panel in the first plane, and a middle portion extending horizontally between the left and right portions substantially parallel to the front face plate, said middle portion being located outwardly away from the face plate such that the second plane is between the middle portion and the first plane, the middle portion further being positioned below the bottom side of the front face plate at a pre-selected distance from the control device whereby a first portion of the user's hand engaging the bar is stabilized from movement relative to the control device while a second portion of the user's hand engages the control device the stabilizing bar being rigidly mounted to the panel portion and having a strength that can support the user's hand without the stabilizing bar moving relative to the radio.