FISH CLEANING AND FILLETING DEVICE

Abstract

The fish-cleaning and fish-filleting device has four flat sheets that are configured in such a way that they will lock together to form either a fish-cleaning and/or a fish filleting table.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1-A is a perspective view of the device in the fish-cleaning configuration.

FIG. 1-B is a perspective view of the device in the fish-cleaning configuration with the auxiliary end stop in position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device in the fish-filleting configuration

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the device in the fish-cleaning configuration showing how the device comes apart.

FIG. 4 is a view of the device as collapsed for storage.

FIG. 5-A is a side view of the left-hand end support member showing the dado slots where the small board member installs and the angular relationship between the narrow flat surface and the wide flat surface.

FIG. 5-B is a cross section of the left-hand end support section showing the shape of the slots or dados.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the device showing how the fish is cradled between the narrow flat surface and the wide flat surface.

FIGS. 7A, B and C show an alternative device for affixing the narrow and wide flat members to the end support members using “T” slots.

Claims

1. A fish-cleaning and fish-filleting device comprising: two or more flat members two of which are placed at an angle to each other so as to form a cradle that secures the fish in position.

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the two members that are placed at an angle to each other are also spaced apart a sufficient distance to allow the offal and waste material from the cleaned fish to pass between them.

3. The device according to claim 1 wherein the two flat members forming the fish cradle having one member with approximately twice a width of the other member allowing the wide member to carry waste and offal to a rear of the device for disposal

4. The device according to claim 1 wherein the two members placed at an angle and spaced apart from each other are held securely in position by two vertical end support members.

5. The device according to claim 4 wherein the two vertical end support members allows are adapted to move a narrow flat member to either a forward fish cleaning position or a rearward fish filleting position.

6. A method for cleaning and filleting a fish, comprising: providing a device having a first panel and a second panel, the device having side walls, the side walls having a first slot defined therein for receiving the first panel and second and third slots defined therein for receiving the second panel;inserting the second panel in the second slot so that an obtuse angle is formed between the first and second panels and so that a space is formed between an upper surface of the first panel and a bottom end of the second panel;cleaning the fish disposed in a cradle formed between the first and second panels;inserting the second panel in the third slot; and filleting the fish.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein the method further comprises sloping the first panel at an angle alpha relative to a horizontal plane when cleaning the fish.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the method further comprises moving the first panel before filleting the fish so that the first panel is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein the method further comprises permitting offal from the fish to slide on the first panel and through the space defined between the first and second panel.