Patent ID: 9566759
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B32B,B64C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A decompression panel for use in an aircraft assembly, said decompression panel comprising: a body portion comprising a top edge and a bottom edge, and a front surface and a rear surface opposing said front surface; a plurality of openings formed in said body portion and extending between said front surface and said rear surface; and at least one first stiffening member formed on said rear surface below said plurality of openings, said at least one first stiffening member extending along a width of said body portion and at least partially circumscribing at least one opening in said plurality of openings, said at least one first stiffening member further extending from said rear surface towards said top edge such that said plurality of openings are at least partially obstructed by said first stiffening member.