Apparatus and method for rapidly securing storm covers with an attachment device and concealing the attachment device when not needed

A method of rapidly installing storm panels to building, including the steps of:

• permanently attaching mounting brackets to the periphery of door or window openings in the wall of building;
• concealing the mounting brackets with cover brackets when a storm panel is not secured to a door or window opening in the building;
• removing the cover brackets prior to installing the storm panel;
• attaching detachable stud brackets to the mounting brackets prior to installing the storm panel;
• attaching the storm panel to each of the stud brackets by inserting a stud on the stud panel through an associated aperture on the storm panel;
• and
• securing the storm panel to the stud bracket with a nut or wing nut.

A mounting bracket for attaching a storm panel to a building, comprising:

• a mounting bracket having means to permanently attach to a wall of a building near the periphery of a door, a window, or other aperture;
• and
• the mounting bracket having an associated stud bracket with means to removably attach to the mounting bracket, the stud bracket further having means to detachably secure itself to a storm panel;
• whereby the stud bracket is detachably secured to the mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is permanently secured to a building.