Patent ID: 7229347

Claim:
An apparatus for removing bones from a fish fillet, said bones being primarily located in an area along a line corresponding to the spine of the fish, said apparatus comprising: a supporting frame, a conveyor arranged on said frame for conveying said fish fillet, at least one support member arranged on said conveyor for supporting said fish fillet as it is being conveyed, wherein said fish fillet is imposed on said support member so that the bones to be removed are exposed, a bone removal unit arranged on said frame in an area above the conveying means, at least one guide arranged adjacent to said support member, and at least one spring for providing an attractive force between said support member and said guide, wherein said support member and said guide further define a gap between them that envelops at least a portion of the fish fillet and maintains the fish fillet in a fixed position during the bone removal process, and wherein said gap corresponds to a thickness of said fish fillet so as to position said bone removal unit.