Patent ID: 6991412

Claim:
A method of supporting automotive instrument panels on a carrier, comprising: providing a frame, pivotally mounting a pair of carry arms to the frame in order to carry opposite sides of an instrument panel; locating a carry formation on an outer end section of each carry arm for positively engaging a complementary carry formation on a corresponding side of the instrument panel; locating an inner end section of each carry arm in order to obstruct the path of a central portion of the instrument panel as it reaches a carry elevation relative to the frame; aligning the carry formations on the arms positively to engage the carry formations on the instrument panel while displacing the instrument panel toward the frame until the central portion of the instrument panel engages the central region on each carry arm; displacing the instrument panel to cause a corresponding displacement of the central regions of the carry arms to advance the positive engagement of the carry formations between the instrument panel and the arms, until the instrument panel reaches a carry elevation relative to the frame.