Hand stabilizing identification member for an instrument panel

A vehicle instrument panel assembly, comprising:

• an instrument panel;
• a plurality of components connected to said instrument panel, one of said components having a control device that is controllable by a first portion of a hand of a user;
• a hand stabilizing member attached to said instrument panel adjacent to said plurality of components, said hand stabilizing member extending in first direction away from said instrument panel and extending substantially horizontally in a second direction along a portion of said instrument panel, said hand stabilizing member having a support surface extending in said first direction away from said instrument panel, said support surface being a first distance from said control device that allows a user to engage said control device with said first portion of the user's hand while a second portion of the user's hand engages said support surface and substantially stabilizes the user's hand from movement relative to said control device;
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• an illuminating device behind said hand stabilizing member, and indicia being coupled to said hand stabilizing member adjacent to said illuminating device, said indicia being positioned to be illuminated by said illuminating device and being positioned substantially adjacent to said plurality of components, said indicia representing functions associated with said plurality of components, said hand stabilizing member having a plurality of integral windows therein positioned with said indicia being visible to a user therethrough.

A vehicle instrument panel assembly, comprising:

• an instrument panel;
• a plurality of components connected to said instrument panel, one of said components having a control device that is controllable by a first portion of a hand of a user;
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• a hand stabilizing member attached to said instrument panel adjacent to said plurality of components, said hand stabilizing member extending in a first direction away from said instrument panel and extending substantially horizontally in a second direction along a portion of said instrument panel, said hand stabilizing member having a support surface extending in said first direction away from said instrument panel, said support surface being a first distance from said control device that allows a user to engage said control device with said first portion of the user's hand while a second portion of the user's hand engages said support surface and substantially stabilizes the user's hand from movement relative to said control device, said hand stabilizing member including an indicium connected thereto, said indicium being positioned substantially adjacent to one of said plurality of components, said indicium representing a function associated with said selected one of said plurality of components.