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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Sean Richard Cysewski, Snohomish, WA (US);
Nicholas Van Den Handel, Everett, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a panel assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes at least one panel having a finished surface and a covering that is removably adhered to the finished surface of the panel, where the covering includes a plurality of patch sections defined by lines of demarcation. The method also includes removing at least one patch section from the finished surface of the panel to create an opening by tearing the at least one patch section along the lines of demarcation. Each of the plurality of patch sections are frangible with respect to an adjacent patch section at the lines of demarcation.