Apparatus designed for fileting of fish
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1. A cutting board assembly, comprising:
- a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip;
a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to be matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan;
a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan;
at least a selected one of the first and second support elements being equipped with a retaining element for securely retaining a cutting board thereon;
a cutting board removably secured to the retaining pan upright retaining walls by the first and second support elements, the first and second support elements being engageable at selected locations on the retaining pan lip, whereby the position of the cutting board can be varied with respect to the pan open interior.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are shown for fileting fish. The apparatus includes a retaining pan and a pair of support elements capable of spanning the width of the pan interior by attachment to the opposing outer edges of the pan. The support elements have retaining elements which are used to securely afix a cutting board to the support elements. Once assembled, the cutting board creates an ideal location to filet a fish while allowing the fluids discharged from the fish to flow over the edges of the board and collect into the surrounding retaining pan.
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1. A cutting board assembly, comprising:
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a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip; a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to be matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan; a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan; at least a selected one of the first and second support elements being equipped with a retaining element for securely retaining a cutting board thereon; a cutting board removably secured to the retaining pan upright retaining walls by the first and second support elements, the first and second support elements being engageable at selected locations on the retaining pan lip, whereby the position of the cutting board can be varied with respect to the pan open interior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cutting board assembly, comprising:
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a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip; a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface that terminates at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to be matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan; a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan; at least a selected one of the first and second support elements having a vertical lip formed in the upper planar surface thereof for engaging a mating groove formed in a lower surface of a cutting board; a cutting board removably secured to the retaining pan upright retaining walls by the first and second support elements, the cutting board being engageable with the selected support element by sliding the lip along the mating groove in the lower surface of the cutting board. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of using a cutting board assembly to filet a fish, comprising the steps of:
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providing a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip; providing a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface that terminates at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan; providing a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan; the first and second support elements each being equipped with at least one retaining element for securely retaining the cutting board thereon; securing the support elements to the pan by clipping the support element flanges over the peripheral lip of the pan; placing a cutting board on the support elements and engaging the retaining element of the support elements with the cutting board to secure the board to the pan; placing a fish on the upper surface of the cutting board; dressing the fish and allowing any fluids which are discharged to flow over the cutting board and into the pan interior. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A cutting board assembly, comprising:
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a retaining pan having a bottom wall and associated upright retaining walls extending upwardly generally perpendicular thereto to define an initially open interior, the upright retaining walls forming a continuous outer edge which terminates in a downwardly extending peripheral lip; a first support element having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange, the flange being sized to be matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip of the retaining pan to thereby secure the support element on the outer edge of the pan; a second support element also having a length, a width, and opposing ends, which together define an upper planar surface terminating at either end thereof in a downwardly extending flange which is also sized to matingly engage the downwardly extending peripheral lip on the retaining pan; the first and second support elements each having an angle bracket located at opposing ends thereof, each angle bracket forming a corner receiving region for receiving a corner of a cutting board; a cutting board removably secured to the retaining pan upright retaining walls by the angle brackets located on each of the support elements, the first and second support elements being engageable at selected locations on the retaining pan lip, whereby the position of the cutting board can be varied with respect to the pan open interior.
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