Power-operated slicing knife having fluid flow control means

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A POWER-OPERATED SLICING KNIFE HAVING A HOLLOW HANDLE AND INCLUDING A FORWARD END HAVING MEANS DEFINING AN APERTURE THEREIN COMPRISING: (A) A DRIVING MECHANISM WITHIN SAID HANDLE ADAPTED TO BE OPERATED FROM A SOURCE OF POWER; (B) A KNIFE BLADE HAVING A FORWARD CUTTING PORTION, A REARWARD TANG PORTION, AND A PAIR OF SIDE FACES, SAID TANG PORTION BEING ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO SAID DRIVING MECHANISM WITHIN SAID HANDLE AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY BEYOND THE FORWARD END OF SAID HANDLE; (C) MEANS FOR REMOVABLY CONNECTING SAID BLADE TO SAID DRIVING MECHANISM; (D) THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID TANG PORTION BEING DISPOSED ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID CUTTING PORTION WHEN SAID BLADE IS ORIENTED IN ITS NORMAL CUTTING POSITION; (E) A DEFLECTOR MOUNTED ON SAID BLADE AND SPACED FORWARDLY FROM SAID FORWARD END HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FORWARD SURFACE, ONE EDGE OF SAID FORWARD SURFACE BEING HELD IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH ONE OF SAID SIDE FACES FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID ONE FACE; (F) SAID SURFACE BEING POSITIONED FORWARDLY OF SAID TANG PORTION; AND (G) A REARWARDLY PROJECTING PORTION ON SAID LOWER SURFACE DISPOSED BENEATH SAID TANG PORTION TO CARRY ANY MATERIAL STRIKING SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FORWARD SURFACE AWAY FROM SAID BLADE.