Abstract: A cutting board apparatus is provided. The cutting board apparatus assists users with disabilities that would impede their ability to slice cutting articles. Additionally, the cutting board apparatus provides a safe cutting platform for new and inexperienced users. The cutting board apparatus contains a cutting board base, at least one hinge, and at least one cutting article holder. Each of the cutting article holders is hingedly connected adjacent to the cutting board base through one of the at least one hinge. The user can place a cutting article along the cutting board base. The user can then rotate the cutting article holder adjacent to the cutting article, where the cutting article holder will secure the cutting article in place atop the base. The user can then use any type of cutting implement to perform slicing operations without having their assist hand close to the cutting article.

Abstract: A collapsible fish filleting station system that relates generally to the field of work-tables and more specifically relates to fish-holding and auxiliary devices in connection with work-tables. The collapsible fish filleting station includes a cutting board comprising a rigid, substantially rectangular, panel and a support assembly configured to support the cutting board in a stable working position over the gunwale of a boat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fish processing machine (1) including a mouth access providing instrument (2) enabling that a fish (3) can be processed through the mouth (4) of the fish (3). The mouth access providing instrument (2) includes a mouth penetrating instrument (5) for penetrating the mouth (4) of the fish (3) and a displacement instrument (6) for displacing the mouth penetrating instrument (5) or the fish (3) in relation to each other to place the mouth penetrating instrument (5) in the mouth (4) of the fish (3). The mouth access providing instrument (2) also includes a sensor (7) for detecting the location of the mouth (4) of the fish (3) and an adjustment instrument (8) for adjusting the position of the mouth penetrating instrument (5) or the fish (3) in relation to output from the sensor (7). A method for enabling that fish (3) can be processed through the mouth (4) is also disclosed.

Abstract: The foldable filleting board is comprised of a first member hingedly engaged to a second member that can both fold flat to form a filleting board surface. The first member and the second member can fold close to form a container for the storage of utensils and objects associated with filleting a fish. A filleting knife, a sharpening stone, and clamp are provided and can be secured along an interior surface of either member between uses. The clamp is used to clamp the head of a fish for filleting purposes. A tray is included within the container, and may be removed for placement of fillets, or waste generated from filleting. The first member and the second member include a magnetic closure that seals close the container formed there between, and which is operable in cold or wet conditions.

Abstract: A holder (10) for supporting gutted poultry bodies or parts thereof includes a supporting body (11) for receiving the material to be processed and a clamping apparatus (12) having at least one clamping lever (18) movable against the supporting body (11) for fixing the material to be processed on the supporting body. The clamping apparatus (12) is controllable in such a way that the clamping lever (18) can be moved out of a standby position into a clamping position and vice versa. The holding apparatus (10) is assigned a supporting element (27) which is designed and arranged for supporting parts of the material which protrude beyond the holding apparatus (10) in the direction of transport T of the holding apparatus (10), in the clamping position in such a way that one or more measuring points on the material to be processed are freely accessible to a measuring device.

Abstract: A fish fillet board has a clamp whose jaws have a horizontal line of action extending substantially parallel to the work surface of the base of the board. Thus, when the jaws hold the fish on its side against the base, they grip the fish by its lower lip to partially paralyze the fish and render it immobile. The clamp may be designed to be quickly and easily attached to and removed from the base, as well as inverted, so that the fish may be flipped over during filleting without releasing the clamp from the lower lip of the fish.

Abstract: A fish fillet board has a clamp whose jaws have a horizontal line of action extending substantially parallel to the work surface of the base of the board. Thus, when the jaws hold the fish on its side against the base, they grip the fish by its lower lip to partially paralyze the fish and render it immobile. The clamp may be designed to be quickly and easily attached to and removed from the base, as well as inverted, so that the fish may be flipped over during filleting without releasing the clamp from the lower lip of the fish.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish. The apparatus includes a trunk clamping device and a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops. The trunk clamping device is capable of being moved out of a receiving position into a clamping position and vice versa. An additional device is provided for fixing the fish trunk.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for receiving and fixing fish within a device for processing fish. The apparatus includes a trunk clamping device and a pectoral fin receptacle including at least two stops. The trunk clamping device is capable of being moved out of a receiving position into a clamping position and vice versa. An additional device is provided for fixing the fish trunk.

Abstract: A fillet board for filleting fish having spines or horns on their pectoral fins extending outwardly from the sides of the fish body. The board defines apertures each sized to receive the horn of a fish laid flat on one side with the horn secured by the board. A plurality of apertures are sized and spaced along a portion of the length of the board to accommodate fish of different sizes. The fillet board has a spacer element to elevate the board above a supporting surface to provide clearance for fish horns to extend below the board. The fillet board includes a tail clamp for securing the tail of a fish.

Abstract: A compact, portable, multi-purpose fishing aid station providing running water and used for cutting bait, cleaning fish and equipment, washing hands, and the like. The station includes a rigid frame having four sides with openings, and a bottom composed of two perforated sections and one solid surface area in the center. The aid station is equipped with an attached filleting knife and scale brush, and a drainage system. The system of larger openings on the four sides and smaller openings on the bottom allows the removal of fish waste, which also acts as chum, and ensures a clean, waste-free workspace. The station includes a pump that includes tube having a submerged hose for drawing water from a source and output it by means of a bendable spout-like tube. The station can be used separately or easily mounted to the side of a boat by its adjustable clamping system. The clamping system includes an inner base, an outer base, and two support arms.

Abstract: A fish cleaning system for efficiently cleaning various sizes of fish. The fish cleaning system includes a platform, a support stand attachable to the platform, a fillet board attached to the platform, a gill clamp attached to the fillet board, a first opening within the platform for receiving a waste bag, and a bag clamp attached to the platform about the first opening for securing a waste bag. The fillet board is preferably pivotally attached to the platform and includes a folding stand for supporting the fillet board at an angle. A support stand is removably attachable to the bottom surface of the platform for supporting the platform at a desired height. A cutting board is attached to an upper surface of the platform and a second opening extends into the platform for receiving a bucket.

Abstract: A fish cleaning device includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, one or more arms, each having a first and second end. The first end of the arm is pivotally attached to the base. A clamp-securing member is pivotally attached to the second arm end and a clamp is attached to the clamp-securing member. The device allows for the cleaning of both sides of a fish with decreased handling of the fish. The device is used by securing the fish to the clamp, cleaning one side of the fish, pivoting the arms relative to the base, thereby flipping the fish, and cleaning the second side of the fish.

Abstract: A fish skinner for removing the skin from a fish filet that includes a cutting block in connection with a pivoting cover plate wherein the cutting block has a recess for receiving the skin of the fish filet and the pivoting cover plate is used to hold the fish filet in place while a filet knife is drawn across the top edge of the cutting block to cut the filet free from the fish skin.

Abstract: A device for skinning and field dressing small game is described. The device includes a base plate having four or more openings therein and a retaining element or holder. A first set of two openings are holes to receive free ends of the holder. The second set of two openings are to receive and removably retain the hind legs of a squirrel or the like and are positioned in a lower portion of the base plate. These openings each form a slot having an elongated shape with an essentially semi-circular top portion and a tapered-wall lower portion. The holder has in one plane a wider open section with a narrowed extension. At the end of the wider open section, the free ends are preferably structured as two downward extending hook-shaped portions which, in use, insert into the first set of two openings in the base plate. In use, the base plate is affixed to a support, such as a tree, and the holder is maintained in an outwardly extended position.

Abstract: A fish cleaning apparatus is provided which includes a cutting board attached to the first end of an elongate support arm, the second end of which is adapted to be supported upon the frame of a trailer carrying a boat, or other suitable vehicle, such that a fisherman can clean his catch at the boat landing. The cutting board is pivotally mounted to the first end of the support arm so as to be rotated between an open position for use and a closed position for transport and storage. The cutting board is provided with a cutout portion wherein a refuse bag can be mounted for the convenient disposal of fish cleaning wastes. The refuse bag is held in place while in use by a retention member which is slid in a channel defined in the cutting board along the periphery of the opening. Knife receiving slots are also provided in the cutting board.

Abstract: A compact 3 in 1 device used for fish cleaning, bait cutting, and/or live well. It can be easily attached to the gunwale of a boat with adjustable mounting arms. The arms are adjustable for both the width and depth of the gunwale and will fit most boats. This device includes a cutting board, clamp device to hold fish while cleaning and a knife and pliers holder. A “V” shaped tank which can be used to transport live bait, hold fish to be cleaned and/or fish already cleaned. The tank is equipped with an overflow tube with a screen attached to the top to prevent the loss of live bait. Removing the tube allows the tank to be drained. A 12 volt submersible pump is placed into the lake or reservoir and is attached to a 3 way brass ball valve. The 3 way brass ball valve will direct water to either the live well tank or the wash down hose. The electrical cord is plugged into an existing cigarette lighter on a boat or equipped with alligator clips to attach to a 12 volt battery.

Abstract: A fish cleaning device that first kills the fish instantly and humanely and then stabilizes the fish for cleaning. The piercing member used to kill the fish is vertically and horizontally movable. In addition, the piercing member is pivotally and rotatably mounted. In this way the fish can be rotated for skinning and held firmly for gutting by the same piercing member. The device is equipped with a mounting assembly by which it can be firmly and removably mounted to the trunk of a tree, to the ground, or to a worktable or other surface.

Abstract: A fish cleaning apparatus having a tray and a compartmentalized fish-supporting structure with hollow compartments therein is disposed above the tray for allowing fish fluids and part to pass therethrough and onto the tray during the fish cleaning process. An insert member is provided on top of the compartmentalized fish supporting structure for facilitating holding of a part of the fish against the top thereof while cutting skin off of a filet of the fish. This insert member has a recessed portion on the top thereof for preventing slippage of the fish with respect to the insert member during the fish cleaning process.

Abstract: A fish scaling device which comprises a scaler box and a hand held scaler. The scaler box is rectangular in shape and includes a top surface with a multiplicity of horizontally placed indented bars which indentions resemble the profile of the length of the fish which assist in holding a fish in a secured position wherein the top surface also includes a means for securing the nose of the fish, while the top surface also includes a multiplicity of horizontal elongated perforations which allow removed scales from the fish to fall into an interior of the box for storage and disposal after the scaling procedure.

Abstract: A clamping mechanism for holding, among other possible things, a squirrel or other animal during skinning. The mechanism includes a rigid band under which a tail of the animal is gripped. The band is pivoted between an open and closed position by a foot-operated treadle which is connected to the band by an elongated rigid link.

Abstract: A holder usable to hold various food items, such as ham, chicken, etc., but particularly efficacious as a combined catfish killer and holder for skinning. The device includes a longitudinally extended, base platform (1); an upwardly extended, fish positioning, holding plate (2) at one end of the platform having a "V" shaped opening into which the fish's head is positioned; a killing spike (4) carried by a sleeve (5), which is carried by a laterally extending, "floating" top bar (6) slidingly mounted on the exterior sides of the diverging "V" legs (21); a laterally extended, stop railing (7) provided at the other end of the platform extending below its bottom (11); and a lateral trough (8) across the top (12) of the platform.

Abstract: A fish scaling device which is characterized by a flat support designed to receive a fish for scaling, a tail clamp adjustably mounted on one end of the support for clamping the tail of the fish to the support and a head clamp located at the opposite end of the support for immobilizing the head of the fish. In a preferred embodiment a scaling device which includes an electric motor, to which is attached a scaling tool, is used for scaling the fish. In another preferred embodiment a transparent cover is fitted over the support and the fish to be scaled and a slot is provided in a scaling panel hinged to the support, such that the scaler can be moved from side-to-side along the support to scale the fish when the cover is used to prevent scattering of the scales.

Abstract: A fish cleaning apparatus includes an elongated table having a clamp generally centered along the length thereof for engaging the tail of a fish so that the clamped fish may be supported on either side of the table for cleaning one side of the fish and then flipped onto the other side of the table for cleaning the other side of the fish. A securement strap disengageably connected to the jaw of the fish secures the fish on the table during the cleaning operation at either end of the table and facilitates removal and disposal of the fish carcass without any direct handling of it.

Abstract: An apparatus for beheading fish comprises a supporting plate 10, a cover plate 12, and a fluid bag 13 with a fluid inlet 14. The apparatus is open at both ends, and the fish is placed with the head free. Fluid under pressure is thereafter introduced through the inlet 14 into the fluid bag 13 which is thereby inflated to the shape as shown. As the bag is resilient, but is confined between the fish and the supporting plate 10 and the cover plate 12, respectively, the fish will thereby be seized between the bag and the supporting plate. An extremely effective and firm mechanical seizure of the fish is thereby achieved, even under moist, slimy or slippery conditions likely to prevail where fish are being processed. When the fish is seized by an appropriate pressure in the fluid bag 13, it is held so firmly that the head can be torn off.

Abstract: A portable fish holder for convenient, safe cleaning and filleting of a fish. The invention is comprised of one rectangular base panel, two panel support walls, one affixed transversely at each end of the base, and two positionable rectangular fish support panels. Both fish support panels have outwardly extending hinge pins at each end which are movably held in specifically structured grooves in the inward facing surface of each of the panel support walls. The shape of the grooves allows variable positioning of both fish support panels. A locked V-shape arrangement of both fish support panels is useful for holding a fish in a supine position for cleaning. Both fish support panels are also positionable parallel to the surface of the base. A tail securing clamp is provided on the backside of one support panel for use in securing the fish while scaling and filleting. A knife holder is also provided on the side of one fish support panel.