Patent ID: 7592385
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B29C,B29K,C08J,C09J

Abstract:
1. A solvent cement for bonding PVC (polyvinyl chloride), CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) and ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) plastic pipe and other molded articles, the solvent cement comprising at least one thermoplastic resin dissolved in a solvent mixture containing MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) and ACE (acetone) in which the weight ratio of MEK to ACE is 10:1-1:10, wherein at least 75 wt. % of the dissolved thermoplastic resin in the cement is an acrylic resin, and further wherein the maximum amount of acrylic resin in the cement is 60 wt. %.