Chilled Pouch Material for Nicotine Pouch

Abstract

Nicotine containing article for smokeless and oral usage comprising a wrapping material and a nicotine containing product, the nicotine containing product being arranged inside the wrapping material, wherein the wrapping material encloses the nicotine containing product from all sides and thereby forms the nicotine containing article in the shape of a pouch, and wherein the wrapping material is fluid permeable and thereby allows a fluid, preferably with nicotine absorbed from the nicotine containing product, to pass through it. According to the invention at least a part of the wrapping material also comprises cooling agent which causes a cooling effect when using the nicotine containing article, wherein the cooling agent is neutral in taste and/or odour.

Claims

1. Nicotine containing article (1) for smokeless and oral usage comprising a wrapping material (2) and a nicotine containing product (3), the nicotine containing product (3) being arranged inside the wrapping material (2), wherein the wrapping material (2) encloses the nicotine containing product (3) from all sides and thereby forms the nicotine containing article (1) in the shape of a pouch, and wherein the wrapping material (2) is fluid permeable and thereby allows a fluid, preferably with nicotine absorbed from the nicotine containing product (3), to pass through it, characterized in that, at least a part of the wrapping material (2) also comprises a cooling agent (5) which causes a cooling effect when using the nicotine containing article (1), wherein the cooling agent (5) is neutral in taste and/or odour.

2. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) is arranged on the surface area of the wrapping material (2).

3. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1 characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) is absorbed inside the wrapping material (2).

4. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the maximum amount of cooling agent per square metre of wrapping material is more than 0.2 g/m.sup.2, preferably more than 0.3 g/m.sup.2, more preferably 0.4 g/m.sup.2 and most preferably 0.5 g/m.sup.2.

5. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) comprises at least one substance which provides a cooling effect.

6. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) comprises at least one of the following substances: WS-5 (Ethyl 3-(p-menthane-3-carboxamido)acetate) WS-12 ((lR,2S,5R)-N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-p-menthanecarboxamide) WS-3 (N-Ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide) WS-14 (N-tert-Butyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide) WS-23 (2-isopropyl-N,2,3-trimethylbutyramide).

7. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the wrapping material (2) and/or the nicotine containing product (3) comprise a flavouring agent (4) with at least one flavouring component.

8. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) comprises nicotine and thereby intensifies the effect of the nicotine containing product (3).

9. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the nicotine containing product (3) is a tobacco product.

10. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the nicotine containing product (3) is a fibre which contains nicotine and/or is enriched with nicotine.

11. Nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, the nicotine containing product (3) comprises a pasty consistency.

12. Nicotine containing article (1) according claim 1, characterized in that, the nicotine containing product (3) comprises a moist consistency.

13. Method for manufacturing a nicotine containing article (1) according to at claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps: arranging the nicotine containing product (3) at least partially inside the wrapping material (2); enclosing the nicotine containing product (3) inside the wrapping material (2) by wrapping the wrapping material (2) around it; sealing the wrapping material (2) to form a pouch;and is characterized in that, the method further includes a step in which the taste and/or odour neutral cooling agent (5) is at least partially applied to the wrapping material (2) and/or pouch.

14. Method for manufacturing a nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 13, characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) is applied to the wrapping material (2) before and/or after the manufacturing process of the nicotine containing article (1).

15. Method for manufacturing a nicotine containing article (1) according to claim 13 characterized in that, the cooling agent (5) is applied to the wrapping material (2) by spraying, painting and/or immersing the wrapping material (2) into the cooling agent (5).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0058] FIG. 1 illustrates a nicotine containing article in the form of a pouch.

[0059] FIG. 2 illustrates a nicotine containing article in the form of a pouch in a sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] FIG. 1 illustrates a nicotine containing article 1 in form of a pouch, wherein the pouch is formed by the wrapping material 2 being arranged in a specific direction. In FIG. 1 the pouch comprises the shape of a cushion. However, it is conceivable that the pouch can comprise any other three-dimensional shape that is suitable for enclosing a nicotine containing product 3. Therefore shapes as cuboid, spherical, cylindrical or as tetrahedron are especially preferred.

[0061] Preferably the pouch comprises a flat and square shape to be placed behind the lip by a consumer. The pouch remains in this position while being flushed with salvia of the consumer and releasing its cooling agents, flavouring agent and/or nicotine into the salvia and mucous membranes. After a while the consumer gets the used nicotine containing article 1 in form of the pouch out of the mouth and disposes it.

[0062] Preferably the pouch therefore is at least partially hollow. Thus the pouch is preferably manufactured in a way that a nicotine containing product 3 is arranged inside the nicotine containing article 1, before the pouch is sealed.

[0063] It is conceivable that the wrapping material 2 for manufacturing the nicotine containing article 1 is provided as flat sheet and afterwards bent and arranged in a position which creates the pouch.

[0064] The cooling agent 5 and flavouring agent 4 are preferably arranged on the outer surface of the pouch onto the wrapping material 2, after the nicotine containing article 1 is manufactured. Thus the cooling agent 5 and/or flavouring agent 4 preferably do not influence the manufacturing of the pouch, which could happen by applying them onto junction points 6 of the wrapper material 2 before the pouch is sealed, because the agent 5 and/or flavouring agent 4 reduce the adhesion between the wrapper material 2 layers.

[0065] Preferably the wrapping material 2 comprises an at least partially porous shape which soaks up the applied cooling agent 5 and flavouring agent 4 and further lets the salvia of a consumer pass through it. Preferably by passing through the wrapping material 2 the salvia gets in contact with the nicotine containing product 3 inside the pouch and thereby is able to absorb active substances such as nicotine and/or flavour from it.

[0066] FIG. 2 illustrates the nicotine containing article 1 in a sectional view, whereby the pouch is illustrated as halved in the middle. In this perspective the nicotine containing product 3 inside the nicotine containing article 1 can be seen.

[0067] The nicotine containing product 3 inside the nicotine containing article 1 is illustrated as elongated fibres, wherein the particles of the nicotine containing product 3 can also comprise other forms such as powder form, paste form, spherical shaped particles, cuboid shaped particles, tetrahedron shaped particles, or various other three- dimensional shaped particles or consistencies.

[0068] Preferably the nicotine containing product 3 is a tobacco containing substance, or tobacco free fibre material.

[0069] FIG. 2 further illustrated that the nicotine containing product 3 is arranged in between two layers of wrapping material 2, wherein the layers are connected to each other at a junction of the wrapping material 6. According to the shape of the nicotine containing article 1 in FIG. 2, the pouch comprises at on at least three of the four straight outer edges junction areas of the wrapping material 6. Preferably the pouch comprises 4 junction areas 6 if the pouch is made of two layers of wrapping material 2 arranged on top of each other. Preferably the pouch comprises 3 junction areas 6 if one layer of wrapping material 2 is folded in half and thereby one junction area 6 is replaced by a folded edge.

[0070] Preferably all geometrical bodies with at least one straight outer edge can comprise one folded edge instead of a respective junction area 6 by folding the wrapping material respectively.

[0071] The two layers off wrapping material 2 at the junction area 6 be either glued together or mechanically treated to stick together. Preferably the layers of wrapping material 2 are fixed to each other upon a perforation, similar to coffee filters. Therefore the two layers are preferably arranged on top of each other and punched together in the junction area 6.

[0072] Preferably the cooling agent 5 and/or flavouring agent 4 are applied to the nicotine containing article 1 after the sealing of the pouch. Preferably the cooling agent 5 and/or flavouring agent 4 are arranged on the outer side of the wrapping material 2 which first comes into contact with consumer’s salvia upon consumption.

Reference Signs

[0073] 1 nicotine containing article [0074] 2 wrapping material [0075] 3 nicotine containing product [0076] 4 flavouring agent [0077] 5 cooling agent [0078] 6 junction of wrapping material