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A decorative panel assembly for vehicles, appliances or other applications including illuminated indicia, isignia or designs in registry with at least one transparent area in one of two panels. Illumination of the insignia/designs is made with a thin, composite electroluminescent lighting assembly w

A decorative panel assembly for vehicles, appliances or other applications including illuminated indicia, isignia or designs in registry with at least one transparent area in one of two panels. Illumination of the insignia/designs is made with a thin, composite electroluminescent lighting assembly which substantially avoids lamination problems between the supporting panels. Electrical connections are made through at least one transparent, electrically conductive coating on at least one of the panels such that the illuminated insignia, indicia or designs appear to “float”within the panel assembly without any electrical connections being visible around the illuminated element.

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A panel assembly for displaying illuminated indicia, insignia or designs comprising: a pair of sheet-like panels, at least one of which includes a transparent area therein; lamination means intermediate said panels for bonding said panels together, said lamination means being transparent after lamin

A panel assembly for displaying illuminated indicia, insignia or designs comprising: a pair of sheet-like panels, at least one of which includes a transparent area therein; lamination means intermediate said panels for bonding said panels together, said lamination means being transparent after lamination; a transparent electrically conductive coating on one surface of at least one of said panels, said one surface facing inwarding of said assembly; electroluminescent lighting means for illuminating an area of said assembly when an electrical voltage is applied thereto, said lighting means being formed in a desired configuration between said panels in registry with said transparent area of said one panel, and having a surface contacting said transparent electrically conductive coating; a metallic layer intermediate said lighting means and said one panel which includes said transparent area and covering at least a portion of said lighting means such that it is visible through said transparent area of said one panel, said metallic layer being at least partially reflective of light incident thereon; conducting means positioned away from said lighting means for conducting electricity to said electrically conductive coating whereby said panels and lamination means form a laminated assembly with said lighting means therein such that when said conducting means are connected to an electrical source, said lighting means are illuminated without any electrically conductive means being visible adjacent or around said lighting means.