Patent ID: 7364397

Claim:
A method for separating at least one profiled element from a plurality of profiled elements, the steps of the method comprising: providing a structure having a first end, a second end opposite the first end and a first side opposite the second side, the structure being configured to receive a plurality of profiled elements extending between the first and second ends; distributing the plurality of profiled elements between the first and second sides; displacing a portion of at least one profiled element of the plurality of profiled elements away from a remainder of the plurality of profiled elements, the displaced portion of the at least one profiled element of the plurality of profiled elements being adjacent the first end; securing the displaced portion of the at least one profiled element of the plurality of profiled elements; moving the portion of the at least one profiled element of the plurality of profiled elements toward one of the first and second side; and separating the at least one profiled element of the plurality of profiled elements from the remainder of the plurality of profiled elements.