Frame assembly

A frame assembly for doors and windows comprising:

• a substantially right-angled fastening element having a connecting portion and a clamping portion, said connecting portion being formed by a first longitudinally extended side of said fastening element and having a side plate formed on opposing transverse sides of said first side and extending orthogonally thereto, said first side having a plurality of threaded holes formed therethrough, said clamping portion being formed by (a) a grip plate formed by a second longitudinally extended side of said fastening element, and (b) a clamp plate disposed in clamping relationship with said grip plate, said clamp plate being punched from a central portion of said connecting portion and bent into said clamping relationship with said grip plate, said grip plate having a pair of hook pieces respectively disposed at opposing transverse sides thereof adjacent a distal end of said grip plate;
• a first frame having a plurality of locking holes formed therethrough and an open end, said connecting portion of said fastening element being inserted into said open end of said first frame with said plurality of locking holes disposed in respective aligned relationship with said plurality of threaded holes of said connecting portion for securement by a plurality of threaded fasteners;
• and,
• a second frame having opposing front and rear sides and an end having an oblique contour, said second frame including a connecting member affixed to said front side thereof, said connecting member having a pair of notches formed therein adjacent one end thereof, said clamping portion of said fastening element being coupled to said second frame with said connecting member captured between said clamp plate and said grip plate, said pair of hook pieces being respectively engaged within said pair of notches of said connecting member.