Patent ID: 6557255
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of constructing a panel assembly for transferring fluids from one location to another, the method comprising:providing a panel with at least one opening; forming at least one nozzle with a tubular portion and at least one connection end; forming a sleeve on the tubular portion with an outer surface, having an axial length that is greater than a combination of a thickness of the panel and any deformity on the panel; polishing an inner surface of the tubular portion; inspecting the inner surface for defects; rejecting the at least one nozzle when inner surface defects are discerned to thereby preclude installation of the at least one nozzle on the panel; accepting the at least one nozzle when no inner surface defects are discerned; and installing the at least one accepted nozzle on the panel after the polishing and inspecting steps by a) inserting the tubular portion into the at least one opening in the panel until the sleeve is positioned within the at least one opening, and b) affixing the outer surface of the sleeve to the panel in the vicinity of the at least one opening.