Fabric having tobacco entangled with structural fibers
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1. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
- smokeless tobacco; and
a pouch surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the pouch being porous and including,elastomeric fibers, the elastomeric fibers including polyurethane.
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Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.
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19 Claims
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1. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco; and a pouch surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the pouch being porous and including, elastomeric fibers, the elastomeric fibers including polyurethane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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long-cut smokeless tobacco; and a pouch surrounding the long-cut smokeless tobacco, the pouch including, a porous fabric including, non-woven fibers including polyurethane, the non-woven fibers having diameters of less than 30 microns. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco including long-cut tobacco having a width ranging from 10 cuts per inch to 110 cuts per inch and a length ranging from 0.1 inch to 1 inch; and a pouch surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the pouch being porous and including, elastomeric fibers.
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