Oral pouched products including tobacco beads
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1. A pouched, oral tobacco product comprising:
- a porous membrane;
loose tobacco material; and
solid, extruded tobacco beads comprising;
a majority amount of tobacco having a particle size of less than about 60 mesh, the tobacco fines being dispersed uniformly throughout the entirety of each of the solid, extruded tobacco beads; and
a quantity of water sufficient to bind the tobacco fines together,wherein the solid, extruded tobacco beads and the loose tobacco material are enclosed within the porous membrane.
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Abstract
A pouched, oral tobacco product includes a porous membrane, a loose tobacco material, and tobacco beads. The tobacco beads are formed from agglomerated tobacco fines and dust. The fines and dust are mixed with water, optionally a binder, and optionally flavorants to produce a wet mass that is extruded and spheronized to form tobacco beads. The tobacco beads are dispersed throughout loose tobacco material of desired size to form a material that is enclosed in a porous membrane.
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28 Claims
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1. A pouched, oral tobacco product comprising:
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a porous membrane; loose tobacco material; and solid, extruded tobacco beads comprising; a majority amount of tobacco having a particle size of less than about 60 mesh, the tobacco fines being dispersed uniformly throughout the entirety of each of the solid, extruded tobacco beads; and a quantity of water sufficient to bind the tobacco fines together, wherein the solid, extruded tobacco beads and the loose tobacco material are enclosed within the porous membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making an oral pouched tobacco product comprising the steps of:
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grinding tobacco, said grinding step establishing a size distribution of particles, said distribution including tobacco fines and larger tobacco particles; and utilizing said tobacco fines to form an agglomeration of tobacco fines by; separating said tobacco fines from said larger particles; forming agglomerated tobacco fines; and placing said agglomerated tobacco fines, together with said larger tobacco particles in a pouch comprising a porous membrane. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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