Fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product
First Claim
1. A seamless fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product comprising:
- smokeless tobacco;
a binder binding the smokeless tobacco, the smokeless tobacco product comprising less than 0.5 weight percent binder; and
a plurality of melt-blown polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the melt-blown polymeric fibers having a hydrophilic surface coating and having a basis weight of less than 10 gsm; and
wherein the polymeric fibers comprise surfactant-quenched fibers.
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Abstract
A fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and a plurality of polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco. The polymeric fibers can have a basis weight of 5 gsm or less and a diameter of less than 100 microns. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are melt-blown polymeric fibers. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are centrifugal force spun polymeric fibers. A method of preparing a fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes melt-blowing or centrifugal force spinning a plurality of polymeric fibers to create an polymer deposition zone and passing a body comprising smokeless tobacco through the polymer deposition zone. In some cases, an electrostatic charge can be applied to the plurality of polymeric fibers, the body, or a combination thereof. In some cases, a spin is applied to the body when passing through the polymer deposition zone.
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19 Claims
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1. A seamless fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco; a binder binding the smokeless tobacco, the smokeless tobacco product comprising less than 0.5 weight percent binder; and a plurality of melt-blown polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the melt-blown polymeric fibers having a hydrophilic surface coating and having a basis weight of less than 10 gsm; and wherein the polymeric fibers comprise surfactant-quenched fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A seamless pouched smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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a non-tobacco cellulosic mixture; a binder dispersed in the non-tobacco cellulosic mixture; and a plurality of melt-blown or centrifugal force spun polymeric fibers surrounding the non-tobacco cellulosic mixture, the polymeric fibers having a hydrophilic surface coating and having a basis weight of less than 10 gsm; wherein the polymeric fibers comprise surfactant-quenched fibers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A seamless fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco; and a fiber wrap comprising a plurality of melt-blown polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the melt-blown polymeric fibers comprise a colorant for improving the hydraulic permittivity of the fiber wrap.
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