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A collapsible fish cleaner in the form of a V-shaped trough or holding tray with integral ends that performs similarly to welded or molded fish cleaners to securely hold fish for cleaning on the outside of a boat. Seven integrally incorporated hinge assemblies allow the device to be folded completel

A collapsible fish cleaner in the form of a V-shaped trough or holding tray with integral ends that performs similarly to welded or molded fish cleaners to securely hold fish for cleaning on the outside of a boat. Seven integrally incorporated hinge assemblies allow the device to be folded completely flat without disassembly. The device is made ready by unfolding from the flat storage position to the V-shape. The hinges are an integral part of each of six parts interfacing with each other on seven axes in this design. In the use of the device, a support flange rests on the side gunwale of a boat, secured to the boat by a quick release connector.

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1. A collapsible fish cleaner, comprising:(a) an elongated trough capable of being opened to a v-shaped configuration to hold a fish to be cleaned and of being closed to a compact planar configuration for storage, said trough including a pair of opposite ends, at least one of said pair of opposite e

1. A collapsible fish cleaner, comprising:(a) an elongated trough capable of being opened to a v-shaped configuration to hold a fish to be cleaned and of being closed to a compact planar configuration for storage, said trough including a pair of opposite ends, at least one of said pair of opposite ends having a top defining a fish holding notch; and (b) a mounting capable of removably attaching the trough to a gunwale of a boat. 2. The fish cleaner of claim 1, wherein said trough comprises:(a) an elongate front piece hingedly attached along a bottom long side of said front piece to an elongate back piece along a bottom long side of said back piece; (b) first and second angular front end pieces, each hingedly attached to said front piece along a respective short side of said front piece; and (c) first and second angular back end pieces, each of said back end pieces being hingedly attached to said back piece along a respective short side of said back piece, and each of said back end pieces being hingedly attached to a respective one of said first and second front end pieces. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein at least one of said front piece, said back piece, and said end pieces includes a hinge including a plurality of hinge tabs integral therewith.4. The fish cleaner of claim 1 wherein said trough comprises:(a) an elongate front piece foldably attached along a long side of said front piece to an elongate back piece along a long side of said back piece; (b) an angular front end piece foldably attached to said front piece along a respective short side of said front piece; and (c) an angular back end piece foldably attached to said back piece along a respective short side of said back piece. 5. The fish cleaner of claim 4, further comprising a drain space at the bottom of said trough and immediately below at least one of said end pieces, through which removed fish parts may escape said trough.6. A collapsible fish cleaner device, comprising:(a) an elongate v-shaped trough capable of being opened to hold a fish to be cleaned and closed to a compact generally planar configuration for storage, wherein said trough comprises a planar front piece and a planar back piece, each having a plurality of hinge notches and hinge tabs located along a long side and each of a pair of short sides, said hinge tabs along said long side being bent and retaining a horizontal hinge pin; (b) first and second angular front end pieces, each having a plurality of hinge notches and hinge tabs located along two sides thereof, said hinge tabs being bent and retaining one of a pair of front hinge pins or one of a pair of central hinge pins; (c) first and second angular back end pieces, each having a plurality of hinge notches and hinge tabs located along two sides thereof, said hinge tabs being bent and retaining one of a pair of back hinge pins or one of said pair of central hinge pins; (d) a mounting capable of removably attaching the trough to a gunwale of a boat, said mounting including a support flange secured to an exterior side of said back piece; (e) a drain space above an end of said horizontal hinge pin to permit removed fish parts to escape said trough; and (f) at least one of said end pieces defining a fish holding notch.