US 7,592,385 B2
	Universal solvent cement
Charles N. Bush, Bay Village, Ohio (US); Forest Hampton, III, Elyria, Ohio (US); and Amrit Parhar, North Ridgeville, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Oatey Company, Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Filed on May 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/123,262.
Prior Publication US 2006/0252865 A1, Nov. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. C08K 5/07 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 524—356  [524/556]

24 Claims

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. %.