Tobacco Articles and Methods
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1. A device, comprising:
- a dispensing member comprising porous plastic and including a matrix defining an internal network of passages and defining pores on an exposed surface of the matrix in fluid communication with the passages;
a stock member structured to engage with the dispensing member such that the device has a size and structure corresponding to the shape of a cigarette; and
a dispensate residing within the passages of the matrix which is extractable therefrom upon exposure to a fluid.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a tobacco article may include tobacco disposed in a porous matrix. The tobacco article may provide tobacco, tobacco constituents, or both tobacco and tobacco constituents to the consumer'"'"'s mouth in the form of particles, liquid, or vapor so as to provide tobacco satisfaction to the consumer. In some circumstances, the tobacco may be integrally molded with a plastic material so that at least a portion of the tobacco is disposed in pores of the matrix.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a dispensing member comprising porous plastic and including a matrix defining an internal network of passages and defining pores on an exposed surface of the matrix in fluid communication with the passages; a stock member structured to engage with the dispensing member such that the device has a size and structure corresponding to the shape of a cigarette; and a dispensate residing within the passages of the matrix which is extractable therefrom upon exposure to a fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device comprising:
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a rigid dispensing member comprising an external surface and porous plastic including a matrix defining an internal network of passages and defining pores on an exposed surface of the matrix in fluid communication with the passages wherein the pores further comprise the external surface of the dispensing member; and a tobacco substitute passively retained in the passages of the matrix and extractable therefrom upon exposure to a fluid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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