Patent ID: 8683771

Claim:
A method of assembling an adjustable frame assembly for supporting a fenestration article, the adjustable frame assembly including a pair of rail members spaced from each other and a pair of stile members spaced from each other and coupled to the pair of rail members, with each rail member and/or each stile member including sections spaced from each other with at least one adjustment splice interconnecting the sections of each rail member and/or each stile member, and corner members, with each of the rail members and stile members and corner members comprising a wall defining a groove, with a plurality of rail clips configured for insertion into the groove of each rail member and a plurality of stile clips configured for insertion into the groove of each stile member, and a plurality of corner clips configured for insertion into the groove of each corner member, the method comprising the steps of: inserting the corner members into the pair of rail members and the pair of stile members to interconnect the pair of rail members to the pair of stile members; sliding the sections of each rail member along at least one of the adjustment splices to adjust a width of the adjustable frame assembly; and/or sliding the sections of each stile member along at least one of the adjustment splices to adjust a height of the adjustable frame assembly; disposing the fenestration article along the wall and at least partially within the groove of each rail member and each stile member; inserting the plurality of rail clips into the groove of each rail member to secure the fenestration article between the rail clip and the wall of each rail member; inserting the plurality of stile clips into the groove of each stile member to secure the fenestration article between the stile clip and the wall of each stile member; inserting one of the corner clips into the groove of one of the corner members; and disposing the plurality of rail clips adjacent the plurality of stile clips to prevent adjustment of the width and/or height of the adjustable frame assembly resulting from compression forces acting on the adjustable frame assembly.