Aerosol dispensed latex paint and package containing the same

Claim 1

An aqueous polyvinyl acetate methyl acrylate copolymer emulsion paint for use with a pressurized container, wherein the paint is disposed within a collapsible piston housed within the pressurized container, a propellant vapor or gas of elevated pressure filling the space between the collapsible piston and the container, and acting against the bottom of the piston, said container having a valve communicating with the interior of the piston and through which the contents of the piston are discharged as the piston is compressed under the action of the propellant as the valve is opened, said valve being connected to a discharge nozzle, the polyvinyl acetate and methyl acrylate components of the copolymer being present in the proportion of 80:20, and wherein the paint comprises approximately 2-15% of a pigment suspended in approximately 98-85% of a vehicle comprising predominantly water and said copolymer, the copolymer constituting approximately 35% of the vehicle, said paint containing also small proportions of a surfactant and an anti-foam agent, and having a viscosity in the range of 10 to 60 sec., as measured on the No. 4 Ford cup (20 to about 209 cps.) at room temperature, said paint being discharged by the nozzle in the form of a spray from the collapsing piston on opening of the valve and substantially without foaming and thereby yielding a substantially uniform coating owing to the absence of the propellant in the paint.