Abstract A hand tool having a handle with a concave blade at each end and a method for obtaining a skinless, boneless one piece fillet. The blade includes a linear shearing edge and a curvilinear shearing edge conforming to the rib cage of a fish, the edges converging to an apex. The apex of the blade may be inserted in a slit along the backbone of the fish terminating in a transverse slit at the tail. With the concavity facing toward the tail, the linear shearing edge bearing against the inner surface of the skin and the curvilinear shearing edge embracing the rib cage, the tool is moved from the head toward the tail to remove substantially all of the flesh portion of the fish with a plow-like action. The blades are mirror images of each other, one being suitable for use on one side of the fish and the other blade suitable for use on the opposite side of the fish.
Inventors
👤 Melvin C Penman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-08 06:02
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C25/00; A22C25/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
18 words
A tool according to claim 1 wherein said incurvate shearing edge is substantially an arc of an ellipse.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
A tool according to claim 1 wherein said incurvate shearing edge arcuate shaped to accomodate the contour of external rib cage of a fish.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tool according to claim 1 wherein said apex is offset slightly in a direction away from the concavity of said blade.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tool according to claim 3 wherein said apex is offset slightly in a direction away from the concavity of the blade.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A tool according to claim 5 wherein a second concave blade is secured to said handle at the end of said handle remote from said first concave blade, said second blade being a mirror image of said first concave blade whereby a second boneless, skinless fillet can be obtained from the opposite side of said fish.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tool according to claim 6 wherein the linear shearing edge extends obliquely to the handle.