Edge-Wrapped Panel and Methods for Edge-Wrapping a Panel
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJon B. Shaw
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Abstract
An edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel. The panel comprises a substrate layer, a laminate layer, and at least one retainer. The laminate wraps around the substrate first edge and around the retainer first edge and sandwiches the substrate and the retainer between a first portion of the laminate and a second portion of the laminate. A method for edge-wrapping the panel includes the steps of securing the retainer to the laminate and then snap-wrapping the laminate flap around the edge of the panel. A stiffness and curvature in the retainer facilitates the swift snap-wrap movement.
Claims7
1-17. (canceled)
A panel for an aircraft interior, the panel comprising:
- a substrate layer having at least a first edge;
- a laminate layer;
- and
- at least one retainer having at least a first edge extending substantially parallel to the substrate first edge;
- wherein the laminate wraps around the substrate first edge and around the retainer first edge and sandwiches the substrate and the retainer between a first portion of the laminate and a second portion of the laminate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.