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Fish fileting knife
Assignee: HUNT PRISM KNIFE Inc
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Filing: 1984-07-31
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Granted: 1986-06-03
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Expires: 2004-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A fish fileting apparatus is disclosed. The fish fileting apparatus (10) has an elongated flat metal blade (12) having a pair of cutting edges (18) along each side of the blade, a handle (22) which is offset from the blade (12), and a connecting portion (20) which interconnects the blade (12) and the handle (22). The connecting portion (20) is inclined with respect to the blade (12) and the handle (22) such that the blade (12) may rest uniformly on a surface while a users hand is gripped around the handle (22).
Inventors
- 👤 Donald L. Selfors
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:28
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C25/00; A22C25/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A fish fileting knife comprising: (a) an elongated flat metal blade having a pair of cutting edges along each side of said blade, said flat metal blade having a substantially planar lower surface and an upper surface which is beveled downwardly along each side of said blade, said lower surface beveled upwardly at about a 12 degree angle along each side of said blade to meet said downward bevel on said upper surface to provide said cutting edges so that each of said cutting edges is elevated from said planar lower surface and so that said lower surface provides a skin anchoring surface proximate the cutting edge to facilitate the clean separation of flesh and skin; (b) a handle which is offset from said blade; and (c) a connecting portion which interconnects said blade and said handle, said connecting portion being inclined with respect to said blade and said handle such that said blade may rest uniformly on a surface while a users hand is gripped around said handle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A fish fileting knife comprising: (a) an elongated flat metal blade having a pair of cutting edges along each side of said blade, said flat metal blade having a substantially planar lower surface and an upper surface which is beveled downwardly along each side of said blade, said lower surface beveled upwardly at about a 12 degree angle along each side of said blade to meet said downward bevel on said upper surface to provide said cutting edges so that each of said cutting edges is elevated from said planar lower surface and so that said lower surface provides a skin anchoring surface proximate the cutting edge to facilitate the clean separation of flesh and skin; (b) a handle which is offset from said blade; and (c) a connecting portion which interconnects said blade and said handle, said connecting portion being inclined with respect to said blade and said handle such that said blade may rest uniformly on a surface while a users hand is gripped around said handle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 1 wherein said connecting portion projects upwardly at a 55 degree angle from the plane of the blade.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 1 wherein said blade has a rounded outer end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 1 wherein said blade has a squared and sharpened outer end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 1 wherein the handle includes a molded plastic body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 1 wherein the handle includes a wooden body and means for fastening the wooden body to said knife.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
A fileting knife comprising: (a) a straight planar metal blade portion having an inner end and a squared and sharpened outer end, the upper surface of the blade having a downwardly diverging "V" shape which terminates at two sharpened edges; (b) a handle portion parallel to and offset above the blade; (c) a connecting portion interconnecting said blade portion to said handle portion, said connecting portion projecting upwardly at about a 55 degree angle from the plane of the blade and interconnecting the inner end of the blade portion to the handle portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
A fileting knife comprising: (a) a straight planar metal blade portion having an inner end and a squared and sharpened outer end, the upper surface of the blade having a downwardly diverging "V" shape which terminates at two sharpened edges; (b) a handle portion parallel to and offset above the blade; (c) a connecting portion interconnecting said blade portion to said handle portion, said connecting portion projecting upwardly at about a 55 degree angle from the plane of the blade and interconnecting the inner end of the blade portion to the handle portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A fileting knife in accordance with claim 7 wherein the handle portion includes a molded plastic body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fileting knife of claim 7 wherein the handle portion includes a wooden body and means for fastening the wooden body to said knife.
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