Composite smokeless tobacco products, systems, and methods
First Claim
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1. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
- smokeless tobacco; and
structural fibers comprising a polyurethane material and having a diameter of less than 100 microns, the structural fibers forming a moisture-permeable porous surface around the smokeless tobacco.
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Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and a polymeric material in intimate contact with the smokeless tobacco and stabilized in conformance to a surface topography of the tobacco'"'"'s fibrous structures such that the stabilized polymeric material secures the smokeless tobacco together. The smokeless tobacco product has a moisture-permeable porous surface and an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent.
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20 Claims
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1. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco; and structural fibers comprising a polyurethane material and having a diameter of less than 100 microns, the structural fibers forming a moisture-permeable porous surface around the smokeless tobacco. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A packaged smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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a container that defines a moisture-tight interior space; and at least one smokeless tobacco product disposed in the moisture-tight interior space, the at least one smokeless tobacco product including smokeless tobacco and structural fibers comprising a polyurethane material and having a diameter of less than 100 microns, the structural fibers forming a moisture-permeable porous surface around the smokeless tobacco. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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