Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A binder for paints and pebble dash renderings, which comprises (A) an aqueous emulsion, of from 20 to 70% strength, of a copolymer A, having a glass transition temperature of 0°-50° C., of (a) a monomer from the group comprising methyl methacrylate, styrene, vinyl acetate, tert.-butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, with or without acrylonitrile and (b) a monomer from the group comprising alkyl methacrylates, where alkyl is of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, alkyl acrylates, where alkyl is of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and/or vinyl propionate, which additionally contains, as copolymerized units, (c) from 0.5 to 10%, of its weight, of a monomer from the group comprising monoolefinically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, monoolefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids of 4 or 5 carbon atoms, amides of monoolefinically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, amides of monoolefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids of 4 or 5 carbon atoms and N-alkylolamides of monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and (d) from 0.5 to 10%, of its weight, of monomers containing carbonyl groups, (B) from 0.05 to 1 mole, per mole of carbonyl groups present in the copolymer A, of a water-soluble aliphatic dihydrazine compound and (C) from 0.0002 to 0.02 mole, per mole of dihydrazine compound, of a water-soluble salt of a metal from the group comprising zinc, manganese, cobalt and lead.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A binder for paints and pebble dash renderings, which comprises (A) an aqueous emulsion, of from 20 to 70% strength, of a copolymer A, having a glass transition temperature of 0°-50° C., of (a) a monomer from the group comprising methyl methacrylate, styrene, vinyl acetate, tert.-butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, with or without acrylonitrile and (b) a monomer from the group comprising alkyl methacrylates, where alkyl is of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, alkyl acrylates, where alkyl is of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and/or vinyl propionate, which additionally contains, as copolymerized units, (c) from 0.5 to 10%, of its weight, of a monomer from the group comprising monoolefinically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, monoolefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids of 4 or 5 carbon atoms, amides of monoolefinically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, amides of monoolefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids of 4 or 5 carbon atoms and N-alkylolamides of monocarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and (d) from 0.5 to 10%, of its weight, of monomers containing carbonyl groups, (B) from 0.05 to 1 mole, per mole of carbonyl groups present in the copolymer A, of a water-soluble aliphatic dihydrazine compound and (C) from 0.0002 to 0.02 mole, per mole of dihydrazine compound, of a water-soluble salt of a metal from the group comprising zinc, manganese, cobalt and lead.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The binder of claim 1, wherein component (C) consists of from 0.0002 to 0.01 mole of a sulfate or acetate of the metal per mole of dihydrazine compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The binder of claim 1, wherein the copolymer A contains, as copolymerized units, from 1 to 5%, of its weight, of polymerizable monoolefinically unsaturated aldehyde and/or keto compounds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The binder of claim 1, wherein the water-soluble salt is selected from the group consisting of zinc sulfate, manganese-II sulfate, cobalt-II sulfate, the water-soluble acetates of zinc, manganese, cobalt and lead, lead nitrate, cobalt nitrate, manganese-II nitrate, zinc nitrite and lead nitrite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The binder of claim 2 wherein the metal is zinc.