Pouch for tobacco or tobacco substitute

a tobacco pouch and tobacco substitute technology, applied in the field of degradable polymer containers of smokeless tobacco, can solve the problems of exposing the user/user to an unnecessary large dose of potentially harmful agents, and the pouch cannot be easily picked up and disposed of, so as to improve the degradable quality of smokeless tobacco

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-11
NOVUS SCI
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Benefits of technology

[0007]Consequently, there is still a need for an improved degradable smokeless tobacco container which obviates, or a...

Problems solved by technology

Due to lack of suitable public bins, or due to the users' indifference and indolence, the used tobacco pouches frequently end up in public places, such as streets, at golf courses and other sports grounds, at entrances to public buildings and shops, and so forth.
Being small and relatively flat objects, the tobacco pouches can not easily be picked up...

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[0010]Generally, the invention is directed to a pouch or container adapted to contain tobacco or a tobacco substitute. The pouch is intended for oral administration and is designed to degrade in a natural environment after removal from the mouth of a user and subsequent disposal. In one embodiment, the pouch completely surrounds (or encloses) the tobacco with a material which is not dissolvable in a user's mouth. During storage, the pouch and tobacco therein can be stored in an airtight container (eg, a bag or plastic container) to prevent the pouch from being exposed to the oxygen and humidity of ambient air.

[0011]In one embodiment of the present invention, the pouch is made from a degradable material, the degradation of which is mainly induced by water, e.g. in the form of humidity and / or rainwater. Here it should, however, be appreciated that such pouch material will start to degrade as soon as it comes into contact with the tobacco contained in the pouch as tobacco contains a ce...

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Abstract

A smokeless tobacco product adapted for oral administration includes a permeable pouch adapted for administration into a user's mouth and adapted to be removed from the mouth and disposed in nature and smokeless tobacco contained in the pouch. The pouch is made from a degradable polymer whose degradation properties allow the pouch to be essentially intact until the time of disposal and allow the pouch to degrade in nature after disposal.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to smokeless tobacco products, and in particular to a degradable polymer container for smokeless tobacco.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Smokeless tobacco in the form of so-called snuff, i.e. tobacco adapted for oral administration, is gaining increased popularity, not least as a substitute for cigarettes, cigars and other more conventional tobacco products. Although not harmless such smokeless tobacco products pose a lesser threat to a user's health than, for example, smoking, and can therefore be regarded as an acceptable substitute for smoking.[0003]A popular way of administrating snuff is to contain the snuff in a permeable pouch. Such a pouch holds the tobacco in place, while at the same time letting the flavours and substances of the tobacco pass through the walls of the pouch and into the user's mouth, to thereby be absorbed by the mucous membranes. When the flavours and active substances are consumed, the user remo...

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IPC IPC(8): A24F23/02
CPCA24B13/00
Inventor ENGSTROM, THOMASMATHISEN, TORBJORN
Owner NOVUS SCI
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