Instrumentation supporting panel
First Claim
1. An instrumentation panel comprising a panel display surface and an opposed surface, with an interconnected web of raised material lands arranged across the display surface of said panel and which display surface is otherwise generally characterized by interstitial depressions, and wherein said lands are adapted to receive at least one instrumentation housing in fixed-supported relation there through.
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Abstract
An instrumentation panel has a panel display surface and an opposed surface, with an interconnected web of raised material lands arranged across the display surface of the panel and which display surface is otherwise generally characterized by interstitial depressions, and wherein the display surface lands are adapted to receive at least one instrumentation housing in fixed-supported relation there through. In one embodiment, the opposed surface also comprises a plurality of raised complementary lands, preferably arranged in a transverse intersecting pattern relative to the pattern of the raised lands of the display surface. In another embodiment, the lands form a pattern that provides visual cues that aid the viewer in rapidly centering the instrumentation within the visual field and preferably, the lands and the depressions on the display surface receive respective but mutually visually contrasting surface treatments.
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14 Claims
- 1. An instrumentation panel comprising a panel display surface and an opposed surface, with an interconnected web of raised material lands arranged across the display surface of said panel and which display surface is otherwise generally characterized by interstitial depressions, and wherein said lands are adapted to receive at least one instrumentation housing in fixed-supported relation there through.
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10. A method of producing an instrumentation panel comprising the steps of:
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machine-relieving depressions from panel stock to leave behind raised lands on at least said panel display surface applying a uniform surface finishing treatment to said panel display surface selectively refinishing said raised lands on said panel display surface to differ from said uniform surface treatment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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