Pouch material for smokeless tobacco and tobacco substitute products
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsAndrew Nathan Carroll, Shannon Maxwell Black, Yan Helen Sun, William J. Burke
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Abstract
A melt-blown fabric for pouching smokeless tobacco or a smokeless tobacco substitute can include melt-blown polymer fibers. The fabric can have a basis weight of less than 10 gsm and a tensile strength of at least 4 mJ in at least one predetermined direction. Method of making the fabric can include melt-blowing a polymeric material against a support surface and bonding the fibers or arranging them in a predetermined orientation. Pouched smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute products including the fabrics provided herein can provide desirable flavor and tactile experience.
Claims22
A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
- a pouch comprising a fabric, the fabric comprising melt-blown or centrifugally-force-spun polymer fibers substantially aligned along a first direction, the fabric comprising a surfactant that provides a hydrophilic surface coating, the fabric comprising a colorant configured to reduce hydraulic permittivity of the polymer fibers;
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- smokeless tobacco within the pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.