Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke

• US 5,488,962 A
• Filed: 12/02/1994
• Issued: 02/06/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Perfetti SpA (Perfetti Van Melle Italia SRL)
• Original Assignee: Perfetti SpA (Perfetti Van Melle Italia SRL)
• Inventors: Perfetti, Georgio
• Primary Examiner(s): BAHR, JENNIFER DOYLE
• Application Number:
  US08/348,768
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 131/270, 131/271, 131/352, 424/48
• US Class Current: 131/270
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/06 characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/16 of tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0058 Chewing gums non-medicinal aspects, preparing chewing gum A23G4/00; chewing gum for care of the teeth or oral cavity, e.g. with breath freshener A61Q11/00

Abstract

Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke, formed into three 3 g strips, characterized in that each strip contains not more than 25 wt % of a gum base and not more than 0.4 mg of nicotine dispersed in the gum base. The invention provides a nicotine-containing gum which simulates cigarette smoking (by providing a level of nicotine retention in the blood and saliva very similar in intensity and duration to that due to cigarette smoking), without accompanying problems with respect to unpleasant taste, poor chewing characteristics and undesirable side-effects.

Claims

1. Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke, formed into 3 g strips, characterized in that each strip contains not more than 25 wt. % of a gum base and from 0.3-0.4 mg of nicotine dispersed in the gum base.

2. The chewing gum of claim 1, wherein each strip contains from 18-25 wt. % of a gum base.

3. The chewing gum of claim 1, wherein each strip contains from 20-25 wt. % of a gum base.

4. The chewing gum of claim 1, which does not contain a cation-exchange resin.