Non-tack chewing gum composition
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorArthur J. Comollo
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Abstract
An inherently non-tacky chewing gum which does not adhere to dentures, fillings, or natural teeth is described. The chewing gum includes a base containing elastomers such as polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymer or butadiene-styrene copolymer, present in from 5-35%; hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils or animal fats, present in from 5-50%; mineral adjuvants, present in from 5-40%; and polyvinyl acetate which may be present in up to 55%; fatty acids which may be present in up to 20%, and mono and diglycerides of fatty acids which may be present in up to 10%, by weight of the base composition.
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An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising:
- in admixture, an elastomer present in a concentration of from about 5 to about 35%;
- hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils of vegetable or animal origin present in a concentration of from about 5 to about 50%;
- mineral adjuvants present in a concentration of from about 5 to about 40%, polyvinyl acetate present in a concentration of up to about 55%;
- at least one member selected from the group consisting of fatty acids present in a concentration of up to about 20%, and mono or diglycerides of fatty acids present in a concentration of up to about 10%, each by weight of the total base composition.
The base of cliam 1 wherein the elastomer is a mixture of low molecular weight polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000 and high molecular weight polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 120,000.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 17.00 parts of at least one partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut, and palm;
- 4.25 parts of hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 4.24 parts of hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 8.50 parts of a mono and diglyceride of at least one fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 29.75 parts of polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- and 21.25 parts calcium cabonate.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 68.75 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 2.50 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 31.25 parts calcium carbonate;
- 2.50 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 1.25 parts of at least one partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut, and palm;
- 6.25 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 6.25 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 120,000;
- and 6.25 parts of at least one fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic.
an abhesive chewing gum composition having a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 7.60 parts of at least one fatty acid selected from a group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 1.90 parts of at least one partially hydrogenated vegetatble oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut, and palm;
- 7.60 parts lecithin;
- 16.15 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 7.60 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 38.00 parts calcium carbonate;
- 9.50 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000 and 6.65 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 120,000.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 14.00 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 3.50 parts of at least one mono digylceride of fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 3.50 parts calcium carbonate;
- 7.00 parts of at least one partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut and palm;
- 21.00 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 3.50 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 10.50 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 120,000;
- and 7.50 parts of at least one fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 32.50 parts calcium carbonate;
- 32.50 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 6.50 parts of a mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 19.50 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 6.50 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 32.50 parts isobutylene-isoprene copolymer.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 27.36 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 17.76 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 10.56 parts of a partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut and palm;
- 14.40 parts calcium carbonate;
- 20.28 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 10.80 parts isobutylene-isoprene copolymer;
- 2.04 parts of a mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 16.80 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 11.12 parts calcium carbonate;
- 9.60 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 2.96 parts of at least one mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 16.64 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 9.68 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 11.28 parts isobutylene-isoprene copolymer;
- 10.16 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 8.56 parts of a partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut and palm.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 8.80 parts polyisoprene;
- 5.50 parts of a partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut, and palm;
- 14.30 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 27.50 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 6.60 parts of at least one mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 8.80 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 11.00 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of 40,000 to 120,000;
- 11.00 parts talc;
- 11.00 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- and 5.50 parts of a hydrogenated oil selected from the group consisting of corn, peanut, and palm.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 2.50 parts of at least one mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 6.25 parts calcium carbonate;
- 20.00 parts polyisoprene;
- 6.25 parts talc;
- 12.50 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 6.25 parts tricalcium phosphate;
- 3.75 parts of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 17.50 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- and 50.00 parts of at least one hydrogenated oil selected from the group consisting of cotton, corn, peanut, and palm.
An adhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 9.00 parts of at least on partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut and palm;
- 2.43 parts of at least one mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 8.91 parts polyisoprene;
- 11.70 parts hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 11.61 parts calcium cabonate;
- 12.60 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 19.80 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- and 13.95 parts of polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000.
An abhesive chewing gum composition including a chewing gum base consisting of a non-tack producing combination of ingredients, said base comprising, in approximate parts by weight, an admixture of 16.80 parts hydrogenated soybean oil;
- 18.60 parts polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 12,000;
- 3.24 parts of at least one mono and diglyceride of a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of stearic and palmitic;
- 15.48 parts calcium carbonate;
- 26.40 parts polyvinyl acetate having a molecular weight of at least 2,000;
- 15.60 parts of hydrogenated cottonseed oil;
- 11.88 parts butadienestyrene copolymer;
- and 12.00 parts of at least one partially hydrogenated vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, cottonseed, corn, peanut, and palm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.