Patent ID: 7827744

Claim:
A storm panel assembly adapted to cover a window or door opening in a building, said panel assembly comprising a plurality of elongated panels each having a substantially uniform thickness and including at least one inner panel and at least one outer panel relative to the building, each of said panels having a plurality of longitudinally extending and parallel spaced ribs forming a corrugated cross-sectional configuration, each of said panels having an upper end portion and a lower end portion and longitudinally extending co-planar opposite edge portions, a support member mounted on said upper end portion of each said panel and having a lower base portion attached to each of said opposite edge portions of said panel, each said support member including an upper hook portion having opposite end surfaces recessed laterally inwardly from longitudinal edge surfaces of said opposite edge portions of said panel to provide for overlapping said longitudinal edge portions of adjacent said panels, said upper hook portion of each said support member on each said panel adapted to engage a hook-shaped support rail mounted on the building, at least one of said longitudinal edge portions of said outer panel overlap one of said edge portions of said inner panel, said lower end portion of said outer panel is supported by a bracket adapted to be mounted on the building and projecting under said ribs of said outer panel, an elongated track member including a U-shaped portion receiving said lower end portion of said outer panel and secured by fasteners to said ribs and a flat portion of said panel between said ribs, and a set of pull pins located within said ribs of said outer panel and securing said track member to said bracket to provide for rapidly removing said outer panel through the opening from within the building.