A system and method for a quick release of a second object from a first object, e.g., quick release of hurricane panels (second object) from the inside of a habitable structure (first object). A stepped quick release bolt assembly or a dual quick release car assembly may be employed. In the preferre
A system and method for a quick release of a second object from a first object, e.g., quick release of hurricane panels (second object) from the inside of a habitable structure (first object). A stepped quick release bolt assembly or a dual quick release car assembly may be employed. In the preferred embodiment, a pin passing through a cross bored hole in a stepped bolt disposed in a receiving structure attached to a first object is releasable in order to disconnect the second object from the first object.
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1. A quick release system for attaching and releasing a hurricane panel having a mounting hole with respect to a building by a release of a retaining pin located between the building and the hurricane panel, said system comprising: a) a bolt having an axis, a first end with a first cross bored hole,
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A quick release system for attaching and releasing a hurricane panel having a mounting hole with respect to a building by a release of a retaining pin located between the building and the hurricane panel, said system comprising: a) a bolt having an axis, a first end with a first cross bored hole, a threaded second end sized to pass through the mounting hole in the hurricane panel, configured to receive a corresponding threaded tensionable fastener on the threaded second end, the bolt further having a stepped transition between the first end and the threaded second end forming a supporting surface, a support for the hurricane panel being supported by the supporting surface and having a dimension perpendicular to the axis sufficiently large to prevent passage through the mounting hole, to support the hurricane panel against further displacement toward the first end of the bolt by a force along the axis from the second end of the bolt, to thereby retain the hurricane panel on the second end of the bolt;b) a receiving structure configured for attachment to at least one of the building and mounting hardware attached to the building, having a front surface with a first hole having a shape corresponding to a shape of the first end of the bolt, configured to receive the first end of the bolt, and having a second cross bored hole intersecting the first hole, said second cross bored hole being positioned so that when the first end of the bolt is inserted in the first hole and captured in the receiving structure by the retaining pin passing through the second cross bore hole in the receiving structure and the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the supporting surface on the bolt is maintained at a position protruding beyond the front surface of the receiving structure, to displace a surface of the hurricane panel supported on the support for the hurricane panel away from the front surface of the receiving structure; andc) the retaining pin, sized to be inserted through the second cross bored hole in the receiving structure and the first cross bored hole in the bolt, to selectively retain the bolt with respect to the receiving structure when the retaining pin is inserted through the first cross bored hole and second cross bored hole, and to selectively permit removal of the bolt from the receiving structure when the retaining pin is removed from the first cross bored hole,the quick release system being configured such that the relationship of: the length of the first end of the bolt, the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the depth of the receiving structure, and the second cross bored hole, result in the supporting surface extending beyond the front surface of the receiving structure when the retaining pin is inserted in the first and second cross bored holes, such that when a force is applied from the second end of the bolt on to the supporting surface sufficient to temporarily deform the support for the hurricane panel, the retaining pin is releasable without binding of the retaining pin between the first cross bored hole in the bolt and the second hole in the receiving structure. 2. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the support for the hurricane panel is configured to be disposed between the supporting surface and the hurricane panel. 3. The quick release system of claim 2, wherein the support for the hurricane panel comprises a washer having an inside diameter less than an outer diameter of the supporting surface and an outside diameter configured to be greater than a diameter of the mounting hole in the hurricane panel. 4. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the supporting surface is configured to prevent passage of the first end of the bolt through the mounting hole and to support the hurricane panel. 5. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the bolt has a second stepped transition between the stepped transition and the second end of the bolt, and the support for the hurricane panel is disposed at the second stepped transition between the supporting surface and the second end of the bolt. 6. The quick release system of claim 5, wherein the support for the hurricane panel comprises a washer having an inside diameter less than an outer diameter of the supporting surface and an outside diameter configured to be greater than the diameter of the mounting hole in the hurricane panel. 7. The quick release system of claim 6, wherein the washer is pressed on the second stepped transition. 8. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the bolt has a second stepped transition between the second end and the stepped transition configured to prevent passage of the second stepped transition through the mounting hole and to support the hurricane panel. 9. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the receiving structure is configured to slide in a mounting hardware structure comprising a track having a channel conforming to an exterior profile of the receiving structure. 10. The quick release system of claim 1, further comprising the mounting hardware, wherein the mounting hardware comprises an F-track and the receiving structure is configured to mate with the F-track. 11. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the receiving structure is configured to receive at least two bolts and corresponding at least two retaining pins. 12. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the receiving structure is configured to be attachable directly to the building. 13. The quick release system of claim 12, wherein the receiving structure is configured to receive at least two bolts and corresponding at least two retaining pins. 14. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the receiving structure is configured to have at least two pairs of first and second holes to receive at least two bolts and corresponding at least two retaining pins, and to provide space for drilling a plurality of holes so the receiving structure is attachable to the building by a plurality of fasteners which penetrate respective ones of the plurality of holes and a surface of the building. 15. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of bolts, retaining pins and receiving structures are used to attach at least one hurricane panel having multiple mounting holes to the building; further comprising an extraction mechanism configured to concurrently remove the plurality of retaining pins by concurrently applying a tension on the plurality of retaining pins,wherein, when the plurality of retaining pins are extracted from the first cross bored holes in the bolts, the bolts and the at least one hurricane panel are releasable from the receiving structures, rendering the at least one hurricane panel removable from the building. 16. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of bolts and retaining pins, and at least one receiving structure configured to receive at least two bolts and corresponding at least two retaining pins are used to attach at least one hurricane panel each having a plurality of mounting holes to the building; and a common extraction mechanism configured to concurrently remove the plurality of retaining pins,wherein, when the plurality of retaining pins are extracted from the first cross bored holes in the bolts, the bolts and the at least one hurricane panel are releasable from the at least one receiving structure rendering the at least one hurricane panel removable from the building. 17. The quick release system of claim 1, further comprising: the hurricane panel; andthe corresponding tensionable fastener,wherein the corresponding tensionable fastener is selected from the group consisting of at least one of a nut and a wing nut, and the corresponding tensionable fastener applies a compression force against at least one of the hurricane panel, the support for the hurricane panel and the supporting surface. 18. The quick release system of claim 1, wherein the first end of the bolt and the first hole in the receiving structure are configured such that the first and second cross bored holes are self-aligning when the bolt is inserted in the first hole. 19. A hurricane panel having a mounting hole for release from a building, by a release of a retaining pin located between the building and the hurricane panel, comprising: a) a bolt having an axis, a first end with a first cross bored hole, a threaded second end sized to pass through the mounting hole in the hurricane panel, configured to receive a corresponding threaded tensionable fastener on the threaded second end, the bolt further having a stepped transition between the first end and the threaded second end forming a supporting surface, the hurricane panel being axially supported by the supporting surface and having a dimension perpendicular to the axis sufficiently large to prevent passage through the mounting hole, to support the hurricane panel against further displacement toward the first end of the bolt by a force along the axis from the second end of the bolt, to thereby retain the hurricane panel on the second end of the bolt;b) a receiving structure configured for attachment to at least one of the building and mounting hardware attached to the building, having a front surface with a first hole having a shape corresponding to a shape of the first end of the bolt, configured to receive the first end of the bolt, and having a second cross bored hole intersecting the first hole, said second cross bored hole being positioned so that when the first end of the bolt is inserted in the first hole and captured in the receiving structure by the retaining pin passing through the second cross bore hole in the receiving structure and the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the supporting surface on the bolt is maintained at a position protruding beyond the front surface of the receiving structure, to displace a surface of the hurricane panel axially supported by on the supporting surface away from the front surface of the receiving structure; andc) the retaining pin, sized to be inserted through the second cross bored hole in the receiving structure and the first cross bored hole in the bolt, to selectively retain the bolt with respect to the receiving structure when the retaining pin is inserted through the first cross bored hole and second cross bored hole, and to selectively permit removal of the bolt from the receiving structure when the retaining pin is removed from the first cross bored hole,the quick release system being configured such that the relationship of: the length of the first end of the bolt, the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the depth of the receiving structure, and the second cross bored hole, result in the supporting surface extending beyond the front surface of the receiving structure when the retaining pin is inserted in the first and second cross bored holes, such that when a force is applied from the second end of the bolt on to the supporting surface, the retaining pin is releasable without binding of the retaining pin between the first cross bored hole in the bolt and the second hole in the receiving structure,the receiving structure being affixed to the building,the first end of the bolt being disposed in the first hole of the receiving structure,the mounting hole of the hurricane panel surrounding the second end of the bolt, andthe retaining pin being disposed through the first cross bore hole and the second cross bored hole. 20. A hurricane panel, comprising: a mounting hole;the hurricane panel being affixable to a building by a bolt penetrating a mounting hole in the hurricane panel;the bolt having an axis, a first end with a first cross bored hole, a threaded second end sized to pass through the mounting hole in the hurricane panel, receiving a corresponding threaded tensionable fastener on the threaded second end,the bolt further having a stepped transition between the first end and the threaded second end forming a supporting surface, the hurricane panel being axially supported by the supporting surface having a dimension perpendicular to the axis sufficiently large to prevent passage through the mounting hole, to support the hurricane panel against further displacement toward the first end of the bolt by a force along the axis from the second end of the bolt, to thereby retain the hurricane panel on the second end of the bolt;the first end of the bolt being insertable in a first hole in a front surface of a receiving structure, having a shape corresponding to a shape of the first end of the bolt, the receiving structure having a second cross bored hole intersecting the first hole and being attached to at least one of the building and attachment hardware for the building;a retaining pin being insertable through the first cross bored hole and the second cross bored hole, to selectively retain the bolt with respect to the receiving structure, the second cross bored hole being positioned so that when the first end of the bolt is inserted in the first hole and captured in the receiving structure by the retaining pin passing through the second cross bore hole in the receiving structure and the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the supporting surface on the bolt is maintained at a position protruding beyond the front surface of the receiving structure, a surface of the hurricane panel being displaced away from the front surface of the receiving structure dependent on the supporting surface;the relationship of: the length of the first end of the bolt, the first cross bored hole in the bolt, the depth of the receiving structure, and the second cross bored hole, resulting in the supporting surface extending beyond the front surface of the receiving structure when the retaining pin is inserted in the first and second cross bored holes, such that a force applied from the second end of the bolt on to the supporting surface results in the retaining pin remaining releasable without binding of the retaining pin between the first cross bored hole in the bolt and the second hole in the receiving structure.
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