Patent ID: 8499523

Claim:
A frame assembly for supporting a fenestration article, said frame assembly comprising: a stile member having an exterior wall and an interior wall opposite said exterior wall; a rail member coupled substantially transverse to said stile member with said rail member having an exterior wall and an interior wall opposite said exterior wall of said rail member; a stile tab extending axially from an end of said stile member and planar with said interior wall of said stile member; and a rail tab extending axially from an end of said rail member and planar with said exterior wall of said rail member; wherein said stile tab is bent around said interior wall of said rail member for coupling said stile member to said rail member; wherein said rail tab is bent around said exterior wall of said stile member for coupling said rail member to said stile member; wherein each of said stile member and said rail member further include an outer wall and an inner fastening wall opposite said outer wall with each of said outer wall and said inner fastening wall disposed between said interior wall and said exterior wall, wherein said outer wall, said inner fastening wall, said interior wall, and said exterior wall define a cross-section having a general rectangular configuration; and wherein a notch is defined by at least said inner fastening wall and said exterior wall of said stile member with a portion of said rail member disposed within an interior of said stile member.