FABRIC HAVING TOBACCO ENTANGLED WITH STRUCTURAL FIBERS
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Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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smokeless tobacco; and a pouch surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the pouch being porous and including, elastomeric fibers. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A smokeless tobacco product comprising:
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long-cut smokeless tobacco; and a pouch surrounding the smokeless tobacco, the pouch including, a porous fabric including, non-woven fibers including polyurethane, the non-woven fibers having diameters of less than 30 microns.
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21. The smokeless tobacco product of claim 21, wherein the long-cut smokeless tobacco is present in an amount ranging from 0.25 grams to 4 grams.
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