Patent ID: 8104819

Claim:
An assembly for a vehicle, comprising: an instrument panel having an interior surface of a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a rigid body element extending substantially parallel to the interior surface, from which extends a first mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface; an object mounted to the interior surface so that at least a portion of the object is accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle; wherein at least one edge of the object touches an edge of the interior surface along at least one predetermined trim line; a bracket having a second mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and directly attached to the object so that the second mounting surface is positioned in an alignment zone relative to the first mounting surface; and a fastening mechanism attaching first mounting surface and second mounting surface and including a first aperture extending through one of the first mounting surface and second mounting surface in a position spaced from and below the rigid body member and the object, the first aperture being of a size larger than a required size to receive the fastening mechanism, wherein the fastening mechanism is positioned below the object.