Cigarette and smokable filler material therefor material for use in smoking articles

• US 5,598,868 A
• Filed: 11/30/1994
• Issued: 02/04/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: R J Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco)
• Original Assignee: R J Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds Tobacco)
• Inventors: Furin, Olivia D., Bernasek, Paul F., Shannon, Michael D., Blakley, Richard L., Shelar, Gary R., Womble, Karen M., Jakob, Stephen W., Brooks, Johnny L., Resce, James L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Prebilic, Paul B.
• Application Number:
  US08/346,841
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 131/194, 131/352, 131/353, 131/354, 131/356, 131/357, 131/358, 131/359, 131/363, 131/364, 131/365, 131/366, 131/369, 131/370, 131/371, 131/372, 131/373, 131/374, 131/375 , 131/355, 523/100
• US Class Current: 131/359
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/14 made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/165 comprising as heat source a carbon fuel or an oxidized or thermally degraded carbonaceous fuel, e.g. carbohydrates, cellulosic material
• CPC Class Codes: A24D 1/00 Cigars; Cigarettes

Abstract

A smokable filler material includes an aerosol forming material (e.g., glycerin) and as binding agent. Tobacco extracts and/or pieces of tobacco laminae can be incorporated into the smokable filler material, and/or the smokable filler material can be blended with tobacco cut filler. The amount of aerosol forming material within the smokable filler material typically is at least about 20 percent, based on the weight of that smokable filler material. Cigarettes are provided by wrapping the smokable filler material in a paper wrapping material. A typical paper wrapping material has a porosity of less than about 5 CORESTA units.

Claims

1. An aerosol generating composition for use in smoking articles comprising an intimate admixture of:

(a) at least about 40 weight percent of a polyhydric alcohol aerosol forming material;

(b) at least about 3 weight percent of a binder; and

(c) a tobacco material.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the binder comprises an alginate binder.

3. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a filler component, selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers, and mixtures thereof.

4. The composition of claim 3, wherein the organic filler component comprises tobacco.

5. The composition of claim 3 or 4, wherein the inorganic filler component comprises calcium carbonate.

6. The composition of claim 4, wherein the tobacco is in the form of tobacco laminae, volume expanded or puffed tobacco laminae, processed tobacco stems or reconstituted tobacco material.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the admixture is combustible.

8. The composition of claim 1, 3 or 4, wherein the binder material is present in the admixture at a level between about 3 and 15 weight percent.

9. The composition of claim 3 or 4, wherein the filler material is present in the admixture at a level below about 80 weight percent.

10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the filler material is present in the admixture at a level between about 40 and 75 weight percent.

28. The aerosol generating composition of claim 1 or 11, further comprising a sequestering agent.

29. The aerosol generating composition of claim 1 or 11, wherein the aerosol forming composition is a cast sheet material.

30. The aerosol generating composition of claim 29, wherein the cast sheet material is in the form of cut filler.

31. The aerosol generating composition of claim 29, wherein the cast sheet material is coated with finely divided tobacco.

32. The aerosol generating composition of claim 30, wherein the cast sheet material is coated with finely divided tobacco.

33. The aerosol generating composition of claim 1 or 11, wherein the tobacco material comprises processed tobacco stem material.

34. The aerosol generating composition of claim 1 or 11, wherein the aerosol forming material is glycerin, propylene glycol or triethylene glycol.

11. An aerosol generating composition for smoking articles, comprising an intimate admixture of:

(a) a polyhydric alcohol aerosol forming material;

(b) a binder; and

(c) a tobacco material;

wherein the polyhydric alcohol aerosol forming material comprises at least about 40 weight percent of the weight of the composition.

12. The composition of claim 11, wherein the binder comprises from about 3 to 20 percent of the weight of the composition.

13. The composition of claim 11, wherein the binder comprises from about 3 to 15 percent of the weight of the composition.

14. The composition of claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein the aerosol forming material comprises at least about 60 percent of the weight of the composition.

15. The composition of claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein the aerosol forming material comprises at least about 70 percent of the weight of the composition.

16. The composition of claim 11, further comprising a filler component, selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers, and mixtures thereof.

17. The composition of claim 16, wherein the organic filler component comprises tobacco cut filler.

18. The composition of claim 17, wherein the organic filler content comprises tobacco is in the form of tobacco laminae, volume expanded or puffed tobacco laminae, processed tobacco stems or reconstituted tobacco material.

19. The composition of claim 16, wherein the inorganic filler component comprises calcium carbonate.

20. The composition of claim 11, further comprising a flavor material.

21. An aerosol forming mixture, comprising an admixture of a polyhydric alcohol aerosol forming material, tobacco and a binder, wherein the mixture contains about 40 to about 70% by weight of said aerosol forming material.

22. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 21, further comprising a filler material, selected from the group consisting of inorganic filler materials, organic filler materials, and mixtures thereof.

23. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 22, wherein the filler material is inorganic.

24. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 22, wherein the filler material is organic.

25. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 24, wherein the organic filler component comprises tobacco.

26. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 25, wherein the tobacco is in the form of tobacco laminae, volume expanded or puffed tobacco laminae, processed tobacco stems or reconstituted tobacco material.

27. The aerosol forming mixture of claim 21, further including a base material to which the admixture is applied.