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Assembling window frame assemblies often requires skilled labor at a construction site. Various aspects of the invention provide frame assemblies and methods of installing that may reduce the need of skilled carpenters on-site in some circumstances. In one particular example, the invention provides

Assembling window frame assemblies often requires skilled labor at a construction site. Various aspects of the invention provide frame assemblies and methods of installing that may reduce the need of skilled carpenters on-site in some circumstances. In one particular example, the invention provides a window frame assembly that includes a cover, a main frame, and a glazing pane. The cover has a transverse member that includes a mating projection. The main frame has a window opening and a confronting periphery. The confronting periphery includes a peripheral recess and a guide, with the peripheral recess being sized to telescopically receive a portion of the cover mating projection. The guide may include an outwardly flared guide surface that is adapted to guide the leading edge of the mating projection into the recess. The presence of the guide can greatly facilitate assembly of the cover and the main frame in a window housing.

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1. A fenestration frame assembly comprising:a cover having a transverse member, which has opposed first and second edges, and a face carried adjacent the first edge, the transverse member including a mating projection along the second edge, the mating projection having a reduced thickness leading ed

1. A fenestration frame assembly comprising:a cover having a transverse member, which has opposed first and second edges, and a face carried adjacent the first edge, the transverse member including a mating projection along the second edge, the mating projection having a reduced thickness leading edge; anda main frame adapted to support a closure member with respect to a main frame opening, the main frame having a confronting periphery including a confronting edge and a guide spaced outwardly of the confronting edge to define a peripheral recess sized to telescopically receive a width of the mating projection of the cover, the peripheral recess having an entrance between the confronting edge and a lip of the guide, the lip of the guide including an outwardly tapering guide surface adapted to guide the leading edge of the mating projection into the recess. 2. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the guide comprises a wall cantilevered from a back of the recess. 3. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the guide comprises a cantilevered wall and the lip comprises an outwardly curved flare on a front portion of the wall. 4. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the guide comprises a cantilevered wall adapted to deflect to move the lip outwardly away from the confronting edge to receive the leading edge of the mating projection. 5. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the guide comprises a wall adapted to engage an outer surface of the mating projection and bias the mating projection toward the confronting edge. 6. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral recess includes at least one internal rib adapted to engage an outer surface of the mating projection. 7. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of at least about 0.5 inches extending rearwardly from the entrance to a back of the recess. 8. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of about 0.5-2 inches extending rearwardly from the entrance to a back of the recess. 9. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of about 0.75-2 inches extending rearwardly from the entrance to a back of the recess. 10. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of about 1-2 inches extending rearwardly from the entrance to a back of the recess. 11. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the leading edge of the mating projection is beveled. 12. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 wherein a body of the transverse member is thicker than the mating projection, defining an outwardly projecting shoulder at the junction of the body and the mating projection. 13. The fenestration frame assembly of claim 1 further comprising a support abutting an outer surface of the transverse member between the mating projection and the face. 14. A window frame assembly comprising:a cover having a transverse member, which has opposed first and second edges, and a face carried adjacent the first edge, the transverse member including a mating projection along the second edge;a main frame having a window opening and a confronting periphery, the confronting periphery including a peripheral recess and a guide, the peripheral recess being sized to telescopically receive a portion of the mating projection, the guide having an outwardly flared guide surface adapted to guide a leading edge of the mating projection into the recess; anda glazing pane sealingly supported in the window opening. 15. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein the guide comprises a cantilevered wall and the guide surface comprises an outwardly curved flare on a front portion of the wall. 16. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein the guide is adapted to bias the mating projection inwardly toward a confronting edge of the confronting periphery. 17. The window frame assembly of cl aim 14 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of at least about 0.5 inches. 18. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of about 0.5-2 inches. 19. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein the peripheral recess has a depth of about 1-2 inches extending rearwardly from the entrance to a back of the recess. 20. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein the leading edge of the mating projection is beveled. 21. The window frame assembly of claim 14 wherein a body of the transverse member is thicker than the mating projection, defining an outwardly projecting shoulder at the junction of the body and the mating projection. 22. The window frame assembly of claim 14 further comprising a support abutting an outer surface of the transverse member between the mating projection and the face. 23. A window frame assembly comprising:a cover having a transverse member, which has opposed first and second edges, and a face carried adjacent the first edge, the transverse member including a mating means along the second edge;a main frame having a window opening and a confronting periphery, the confronting periphery including a peripheral recess and a guide means, the peripheral recess being sized to telescopically receive a portion of the mating means, the guide means having an outwardly flared guide surface adapted to guide a leading edge of the mating means into the recess; anda glazing pane sealingly supported in the window opening. 24. A retrofitted window comprising:a building aperture having an inner surface;an existing window frame component installed in the building aperture proximate the inner surface, the existing window frame component having an inner edge circumscribing an existing frame aperture smaller than the building aperture;a cover comprising:a transverse member having a first edge, a second edge spaced transversely from the first edge, an outer surface, and a mating projection along the second edge, the outer surface being juxtaposed with but spaced from the inner surface of the existing lining by a retrofit gap; anda face carried adjacent the first edge of the transverse member and extending peripherally outwardly from the transverse member a distance sufficient to span the retrofit gap;a support received in the retrofit gap, the support engaging the inner surface of the building aperture and the outer surface of the transverse member;a main frame at least partially received in the existing frame aperture, the main frame circumscribing a window opening and comprising:an outer surface, at least a portion of which is supportively engaged by the inner edge of the existing window frame component; anda confronting periphery including a peripheral recess and a guide, a portion of the mating projection of the cover being telescopically received in the peripheral recess, the guide having an outwardly flared guide surface adapted to guide the mating projection into the entrance; anda glazing pane sealingly supported in the window opening. 25. The retrofitted window of claim 24 wherein the mating projection has a reduced thickness leading edge positioned within the peripheral recess inwardly of the guide surface. 26. A method of installing a window frame assembly, comprising:positioning a main frame with respect to a window housing, the main frame having a window opening and a confronting periphery, the confronting periphery including a peripheral recess and a guide, the guide having an outwardly flared guide surface;positioning a cover with respect to the window housing and the main frame, the cover including a mating projection along an edge; andinserting a reduced thickness leading edge of the mating projection into the peripheral recess, the guide engaging at least a portion of the mating projection leading edge and guiding the mating projection into the recess. 27. The method of claim 26 wherein the guide comprises a cantilevered wall and the guide surface comprises an outwardly c urved flare on a front portion of the wall, the wall deflecting outwardly to increase a width of an entrance of the recess as the guide guides the mating projection into the recess. 28. The method of claim 26 wherein the window housing includes an existing window frame component that has an inner edge circumscribing an existing frame aperture, and wherein positioning the main frame with respect to the window housing comprises introducing a portion of the main frame into the existing frame aperture and supportively engaging an outer surface of the main frame with the inner edge of the existing window frame component. 29. The method of claim 26 wherein the window housing comprises an inner surface and an existing window frame component, the existing window frame component having an inner edge spaced inwardly from the inner surface and circumscribing an existing frame aperture, and wherein positioning the cover with respect to the window housing comprises:juxtaposing an outer surface of a transverse member of the cover with the inner surface of the window housing; andsupportively engaging a support with the outer surface of the transverse member and with the inner surface of the window housing.