Patent ID: 8544224

Claim:
A frame assembly for use in a wall structure constructed using an insulated form into which concrete is poured comprising: an exterior frame assembly, said exterior frame assembly having an exterior flange for locating said exterior frame assembly against an exterior portion of said insulated form, the exterior frame assembly further comprises an exterior frame formed by joining an exterior sill member, a left exterior jamb member, a right exterior jamb member, and an exterior header member, said exterior flange extending outward from said exterior frame parallel to the exterior portion of said insulated form; an interior frame assembly, said interior frame assembly having an interior flange for locating said interior frame assembly against an interior portion of said insulated form; said exterior frame assembly and said interior frame assembly cooperating to define an opening in said wall structure, the interior frame assembly further comprises an interior frame formed by joining an interior sill member, a left interior jamb member, a right interior jamb member, and an interior header member, said interior flange extending outward from said interior frame parallel to the interior portion of said insulated form; a series of corresponding mounting holes defined in the exterior frame and the interior frame; a plurality of installation nuts connected to said exterior and interior frames in alignment with said mounting holes; an installation support, said installation support including a plurality of connection apertures defined therein to align with said mounting holes defined in said exterior frame and said interior frame; wherein said installation support is removably affixed to the exterior frame and the interior frame using a plurality of installation bolts, said installation support further comprising a set of plates affixed to said exterior frame and said interior frame using the plurality of installation bolts and a screw mechanism extending between the plate affixed to the exterior sill member and the interior sill member and the plate affixed to the exterior header member and the interior header member; and a thermal break thermally separating said exterior frame assembly from said interior frame assembly.