Nonwoven pouch comprising heat sealable binder fiber
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsAndries Don Sebastian, Alton Busbee, Jeremy Barrett Mabe, Yan Pu, Eric Taylor Hunt, Bruce Alan Bengtsson
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Abstract
A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom is provided herein. The pouched product can include an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity containing a composition that includes a water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch and has a surface area, wherein the outer water-permeable pouch can include a nonwoven web including a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of dissimilar fibers. The nonwoven web can be carded, hydroentangled and point bonded.
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A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom, comprising an outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch defining a cavity containing a composition comprising at least one water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch, wherein the composition comprises at least one filler, a resin complex of nicotine, and a further component selected from a second nicotine source and sodium benzoate, wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises at least two nonwoven layers, and wherein one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophilic and one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophobic, and wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of cellulosic fibers.
A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom, comprising an outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch defining a cavity containing a composition comprising at least one water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch, wherein the composition comprises microcrystalline cellulose, nicotine polacrilex, and a second nicotine source selected from nicotine in free base form and a nicotine salt, wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises at least two nonwoven layers, and wherein one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophilic and one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophobic, and wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of cellulosic fibers.
A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom, comprising an outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch defining a cavity containing a composition comprising at least one water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch, wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises at least two nonwoven layers, and wherein one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophilic and one of the at least two nonwoven layers is hydrophobic, wherein the outer water-permeable nonwoven fleece pouch comprises a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of cellulosic fibers, and wherein the composition comprises:
- microcrystalline cellulose;
- a mixture of nicotine polacrilex and a second nicotine source selected from nicotine in free base form and a nicotine salt;
- sodium benzoate, and
- at least one buffer or pH control agent.
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