TITLE: A FLAT STRUCTURE PERMEABLE TO LIQUID, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A STRUCTURE. European Patent Application EP0250421 A1 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: 01/07/1988 FILING DATE: 02/28/1986 ASSIGNEE: NOKIA OY AB (FI) INTERNATIONAL CLASSES: D21F7/08; D21F1/00; D21F1/10; D21F7/08; D21F1/00; D21F1/10; (IPC1-7): D21F1/10; D21F7/08 EUROPEAN CLASSES: D21F1/00E4 OTHER REFERENCES: See references of WO 8605219A1