Patent ID: 7651145

Claim:
An instrument panel, comprising: a glove compartment cover, a surface skin, a foam layer including a first recess having an open end covered by the surface skin and an opposite, open end, a carrier layer supporting the foam layer opposite the surface skin, the carrier layer including: (i) a downward projection forming a second recess having an open end directed toward, and in communication with, the open end of the first recess, and an opposite end spaced away from the open end of the first recess, the first and second recesses defining a volume, and (ii) an aperture therethrough communicating with the volume, a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking the glove compartment cover, and a switch for actuating the locking mechanism, a first portion of the switch being disposed within the first recess, a second portion of the switch being disposed within the second recess, and a third portion of the switch extending through the aperture.