Patent ID: 8713866

Claim:
A frame assembly comprising: an elongate frame jamb comprising: a jamb base end, a jamb top end, and a front jamb wall extending between the jamb base end and the jamb top end; at least one intermediate jamb wall extending from the front jamb wall; and an end jamb wall extending from the front jamb wall and being opposite one of the intermediate jamb walls, the front jamb wall, the one intermediate jamb wall, and the end jamb wall forming a jamb longitudinal channel; and an elongate hinge reinforcement member retained within the jamb longitudinal channel and comprising a reinforcement base end, a reinforcement top end, and a front reinforcement wall extending between the reinforcement base end and the reinforcement top end, the elongate hinge reinforcement member being secured to the elongate frame jamb such that the elongate frame jamb is vertically supportable by the elongate hinge reinforcement member at the reinforcement base end, wherein said hinge reinforcement member is made of a single piece of material.