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Collapsible fish cleaning table

  • US 5,542,359 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1995
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable and collapsible fish cleaning table comprising,a tabletop member having a horizontal upwardly facing work surface,a fish clamp connected to the table and having a jaw located proximate to the work surface for clamping a fish in place on the work surface to stabilize the fish when the fish is being cleaned,table leg means collapsibly connected to the tabletop for being shifted in position from an erect position to a collapsed position to reduce the space occupied by the table for facilitating compact storage thereof,retaining means operatively associated with the leg means for releasably holding the leg means in the erect position to support the tabletop member above the ground or other surface during use,the leg means includes a first leg assembly pivotally connected to the tabletop and a second leg assembly having a center portion that is releasably connected to the tabletop,pivot means connected between said first and second leg assemblies for enabling the leg assemblies to be pivoted to an aligned position for collapsing the table when said center portion is removed from the tabletop,the table has a waste collection means as a part of the table comprising an opening in the tabletop member through which waste can be dumped into a receptacle beneath the opening in the tabletop,the tabletop has a connecting means to facilitate fastening the receptacle to the tabletop beneath the opening therein so that the waste dumped through the opening drops into the receptacle connected to the table,the opening has a section of rigid pipe mounted therein and the connecting means comprises a laterally projecting, circumferentially extending rim on the pipe below the tabletop to enable the receptacle to be connected to the table.

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