Fish-dressing machines

Claim 1

IN A FISH GUTTING MACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR CONVEYING A FISH IN A DIRECTION ALONG ITS LENGTH AND WITH ITS BELLY DOWNWARD, A KNIFE FOR CUTTING OPEN THE BELLY CAVITY, A DEVICE FOR DISLODGING THE GUTS SO THAT THEY ARE SUSPENDED FROM THE FISH BETWEEN THE THROAT AND VENT, AND A KNIFE FOR CUTTING THE GUT AT THE THROAT AND VENT, SAID BELLY CUTTING KNIFE, GUTS DISLODGING DEVICE AND GUT CUTTING KNIFE BEING POSITIONED IN THAT ORDER ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF ROLLERS DISPOSED BELOW SAID PATH OF TRAVEL AND FORMING A NIP BETWEEN THEM, SAID ROLLERS BEING ELONGATED WITH THEIR AXES OF ROTATION EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID PATH OF TRAVEL WHEREBY THE GUT OF THE FISH TRAVELS ALONG THE NIP BETWEEN THE ROLLERS, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROLLERS INWARDLY TOWARD SAID NIP WHEREBY SAID GUT IS PROGRESSIVELY TENSIONED AND STRETCHED BUT LEFT ATTACHED TO SAID FISH AS IT TRAVELS ALONG SAID NIP UNTIL IT ENCOUNTERS AND IS CUT AT THE THROAT AND VENT BY SAID GUT CUTTING KNIFE, WHILE HELD IN SAID TENSIONED CONDITION.