Patent ID: 7063611

Claim:
A system for filleting poultry, comprising: a conveyor system incorporating carriers for supporting poultry carcasses, said carriers oriented vertically and coupled to a side of said conveyor system; processing stations disposed at locations along a path of said conveyor system wherein the poultry carcasses are conveyed through said processing stations for successive processing of parts of the poultry carcass; wherein said processing stations comprise at least one skinner, at least one wishbone remover, at least one fillet scraper, and either one of a breastbone scraper for removing whole fillets or a cutter for providing halved breast fillets; and wherein said carriers are rotatably coupled to said conveyor system and are positionable between a first position wherein the neck of a poultry carcass in said carrier is directed downward, a second position wherein the poultry carcass is oriented substantially horizontally, and a third position wherein the neck of the poultry carcass is directed upward.