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US 12,741,455 B2Granted
Carrier material layer
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsJames D. Evans, Shannon Maxwell Black, Thien Hoang Nguyen
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Abstract
At least one example embodiment relates to a composite material. In at least one example embodiment, the composite material includes an elastic layer and a support layer. The support layer is adhered to at least a portion of the elastic layer. The support layer extends across at least apportion of a surface of the elastic layer.
Claims20
A composite material, comprising:
- a first layer having a first tensile strength in a machine direction, the first layer including,
- a non-woven material including,
- a plurality of elastomeric fibers;
- and
- a second layer directly on the first layer and extending across at least a portion of a surface of the first layer, the second layer having a second tensile strength in the machine direction, the second tensile strength greater than the first tensile strength, the second layer including,
- a pair of outer portions,
- an inner portion between the pair of outer portions, and
- perforations between the inner portion and each of the pair of outer portions, the inner portion configured to be separated from the first layer and the pair of outer portions.
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A composite material configured to be conveyed in an apparatus for encasing an oral product portion, the composite material comprising:
- a first layer configured to engage the oral product portion, the first layer having a first tensile strength in a machine direction, the first layer including,
- a non-woven material including,
- a plurality of elastomeric fibers;
- and
- a second layer configured to engage the apparatus so as to convey the composite material in the machine direction, the second layer directly on the first layer and extending across at least a portion of a surface of the first layer, the second layer configured to be separated from the first layer, the second layer having a second tensile strength in the machine direction, the second tensile strength greater than the first tensile strength, the second layer including,
- a pair of outer portions,
- an inner portion between the pair of outer portions, and
- perforations between the inner portion and each of the pair of outer portions, the inner portion configured to be separated from the pair of outer portions along the perforations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.