(under the class definition) Apparatus comprising a work contacting element having pores or openings therein of such a size that a liquid component of the work can enter said pores or openings thus separating the liquid from the work.
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86, for devices including a handling means or other feature for a treating liquid, vehicle liquid, or condensate.
404, for shaping means and subsequent product treatment means.
445+, for means treating shaped work.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
249, Static Molds, 113, and 141, for static molds with this feature for removing a liquid component.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes,
86+, for the related process for removing a liquid component through a porous mold surface.
