TITLE: A FLAT STRUCTURE PERMEABLE TO LIQUID, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A STRUCTURE European Patent EP0250421 B1 ABSTRACT: Abstract not available for EP0250421 Abstract of corresponding document: WO8605219 A flat structure permeable to liquid, especially to a press felt for use in a papermaking machine, the structure being made up for a body (1) made of a castable polymer, the body having holes (2) formed during the casting process and possibly cavities (6), the diameter of the holes increasing substantially progressively from one surface to the other in such a way that the web-side surface is microporous and the other surface has pores substantially more open. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of such a structure. INVENTORS: Sorsa, Seppo APPLICATION NUMBER: EP19860901874 PUBLICATION DATE: 09/19/1990 FILING DATE: 02/28/1986 ASSIGNEE: STOWE WOODWARD FINLAND OY INTERNATIONAL CLASSES: D21F7/08; D21F1/00; D21F1/10; D21F7/08; D21F1/00; D21F1/10; (IPC1-7): D21F1/10; D21F7/08 EUROPEAN CLASSES: D21F1/00E4