Patent ID: 8451591

Claim:
A panel assembly comprising: a structural panel defining a front face, an oppositely directed rear face, and at least one aperture extending through the panel between the front and rear faces; a decorated transparent polymer film, the polymer film defining a front face and an oppositely directed rear face, the polymer film including indicia along the rear face; an adhesive layer for securing the polymer film to the structural panel, the adhesive layer defining a front face, an oppositely directed rear face, and at least one aperture extending through the adhesive layer between the front and rear faces, the adhesive layer disposed between the rear face of the structural panel and the front face of the polymer film; wherein at least a portion of the indicia along the rear face of the polymer film is visible from the front face of the structural panel, through at least one aperture defined in the panel, through at least one aperture defined in the adhesive layer, and through the polymer film.