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EP3744187A1
EP3744187A1 EP19177435.5A EP19177435A EP3744187A1 EP 3744187 A1 EP3744187 A1 EP 3744187A1 EP 19177435 A EP19177435 A EP 19177435A EP 3744187 A1 EP3744187 A1 EP 3744187A1
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container
humidity regulator
humidity
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Jill JONES
Gemma SAUNDERS
Joao ASCENSO
Steven Hall
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Nerudia Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F23/00—Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F25/00—Devices used by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of, or for scenting, cigars, cigarettes or tobacco

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  • the present invention relates to a container for an oral smokeless article, and particularly, although not exclusively for snus.
  • Smoking is generally considered to expose a smoker to potentially harmful substances. It is generally thought that the majority of the potentially harmful substances are formed by the heat generated during burning (combustion) of the article. There is interest in so-called heat not burn products, which heat a tobacco or similar substrate at a lower temperature than a conventional cigarette. These products are usually described as less harmful than convention cigarettes. Both conventional cigarettes and heat not burn products are visible during use and produce smoke or vapour.
  • Smokeless articles are a suitable alternative because they do not require heating for substance delivery to the user. Instead, smokeless articles rely on saliva to extract soluble substances, typically nicotine and/or flavours, from tobacco contained within the smokeless article.
  • Conventional smokeless articles have a saliva permeable pouch housing a content.
  • the content is generally in the form of tobacco.
  • Such a product may be referred to a portion snus. It is typically provided as prepackaged (traditionally moist) powder in small teabag-like pouches. Each pouch is a single portion or unit. This moistened product may be referred to as original snus.
  • Smokeless articles are placed in the mouth where saliva extracts the soluble element from the tobacco contained within.
  • the smokeless article is placed in the oral cavity, sublingually or in the oral vestibule (between the teeth and lips/cheeks).
  • the user may assist extraction by oral manipulation, such as by chewing and/or sucking or pressing on the outside of the mouth to squeeze the pouch.
  • the resulting saliva which contains extracts, subsequently contacts a mucous membrane in the mouth, or at another point of the gastrointestinal tract, to deliver the soluble element across the membrane and into the bloodstream.
  • the soluble element is then transported by the bloodstream to the site of action. For example, nicotine is delivered to the brain where it acts upon acetylcholine receptors.
  • Snuff is smokeless tobacco made from ground or pulverised tobacco leaves. Snuff is available in dry form or wet (moist) form. Moist snuff may be referred to as snus. Two common varieties of snus are Scandinavian snus and American snus. Both varieties of snus are available in a loose form, but are often contained within a saliva permeable pouch.
  • snus is typically manufactured to meet the GothiaTek® standard, as detailed in "Swedish snus and the GothiaTek® standard” (2005), Rutqvist, et al.
  • the present invention has been devised in light of the above considerations.
  • a container for an oral smokeless article comprising a container body, and a lid, the lid having a humidity regulator, wherein the humidity regulator is configured to provide and remove moisture from the atmosphere within the container to maintain the relative humidity in a desired range.
  • the container is primarily intended as a storage container for snus.
  • Oral smokeless articles such as snus, tend to have high moisture content.
  • Oral smokeless articles stored within containers are prone to drying during use of the container i.e. through opening and closing of the container to access the contents.
  • a humidity regulator enables the relative humidity levels of the atmosphere in the container to be maintained by removing moisture when the relative humidity is too high, and adding moisture when the relative humidity is too low. By disposing the humidity regulator within the container's lid easy access to the humidity regulator is facilitated (for example access to the humidity regulator is not impeded by snus articles in the container).
  • the container comprises a container body and a lid.
  • the container body and lid define an enclosed volume when the lid is in a closed position.
  • the container may take any suitable shape.
  • the container is cylindrical.
  • the lid of the container may attach to the container body portion by a push-fit, screw thread or any other suitable method.
  • the material from which the container is formed is impermeable to moisture, for example metal or plastic.
  • the material from which the container is formed is High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
  • the humidity regulator is removable.
  • this allows the user to replace an exhausted humidity regulator with a fresh humidity regulator, thereby allowing the user to re-use the container. It also allows the user to easily clean the container.
  • the humidity regulator is secured to an inner surface of the lid.
  • this provides greater exposure of the humidity regulator to the atmosphere of the container, whilst keeping the humidity regulator separate from other contents of the container.
  • Any suitable element to secure the humidity regulator may be used. This includes adhesives, hook-and-loop-fasteners, magnets and other fasteners known in the art.
  • the humidity regulator is secured with a non-magnetic securing element.
  • the humidity regulator is secured by an adhesive.
  • the container body contains one or more oral smokeless articles.
  • the oral smokeless article is snus.
  • humidity regulator is intended to refer to "two way humidity regulator".
  • a two-way humidity regulator controls humidity by providing moisture to an atmosphere, when the relative humidity of said atmosphere decreases below a certain level; and removes moisture from said atmosphere, when the relative humidity of said atmosphere increases above a certain level.
  • Any suitable humidity regulators may be used in the present invention.
  • the humidity regulator is Boveda®.
  • the two-way humidity regulator comprises a saturated solution of salt in water contained within a water vapour permeable membrane.
  • the salt may be selected from calcium chloride dihydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, sodium citrate, sodium formate, sodium lactate, potassium citrate monohydrate, potassium acetate anhydrous, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, potassium chloride and combinations thereof.
  • the relative humidity within the container is maintained at ⁇ 20 %.
  • the relative humidity within the container may have a lower limit of at least 20 %, such as at least 30 %, such as at least 40 %, such as at least 50 %, such as at least 60 %, such as at least 70 %, such as at least 80 %, such as at least 90 %.
  • the relative humidity within the container may have an upper limit of 95 %, such as at most 90 %, such as at most 80 %, such as at most 70 %, such as at most 60 %, such as at most 50 %, such as at most 40 %, such as at most 30 %.
  • the relative humidity within the container is between 70 to 95 %. Such a range provides optimum storage humidity for snus.
  • kit of parts comprising the container according to the first aspect and a plurality of oral smokeless articles.
  • kits of parts comprising a humidity regulator for a container according to the first aspect, and a plurality of oral smokeless articles.
  • kits of parts consisting of a humidity regulator for a container according to the first aspect, and a plurality of oral smokeless articles.
  • kits of parts including a humidity regulator and a plurality of oral smokeless articles a user may replenish their container with oral smokeless articles and replace the existing humidity regulator without having to dispose of the container.
  • the invention includes the combination of the aspects and preferred features described except where such a combination is clearly impermissible or expressly avoided.
  • Figure 1 shows a partially exploded view of an embodiment of a container 1 having a container body 3, and a lid 2, the lid having a humidity regulator 5.
  • the lid 2 is configured engage with the container body 3 to provide a seal, as shown by Figure 3 , this is typically achieved by a push-fit arrangement.
  • the container body 3 and lid 2 are preferably made from a material impermeable to moisture, for example high density polyethylene (HDPE).
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • Within the container 1 a smokeless article is contained (not shown).
  • a typical smokeless article is snus, in particular pouched snus.
  • the humidity regulator 5 is attached to an inner surface of the lid 2.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a side-sectional view of the lid 2 of the container according to Figure 1 .
  • the humidity regulator 5 is secured to an inner surface of the lid 2 by a securing element 4.
  • the securing element 4 is an adhesive.
  • the humidity regulator 5 comprises a saturated solution of salt in water contained within a water vapour permeable membrane.
  • the humidity regulator 5 may be removably secured to the securing element 4.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container 1 where the lid 2 is engaged with the container body 3 to provide a container 1 in a closed position.
  • the user places a smokeless article within the container body 3 and closes the lid 2 to store the smokeless article within the enclosed volume of the container 1.
  • the humidity regulator 5 acts to maintain the relative humidity levels of the atmosphere in the container. The humidity regulator does this by removing moisture when the relative humidity is too high, and adding moisture when the relative humidity is too low. This prevents the stored smokeless article both from drying out and from becoming too moist.

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2513164A (en) * 2013-04-18 2014-10-22 British American Tobacco Co Container
US20160207688A1 (en) * 2015-01-20 2016-07-21 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Products Humidity control insert for cigarette packs
US20180099804A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-12 Boveda Inc. Device for controlling headspace humidity and methods for making the same
EP3424841A1 (de) * 2017-07-05 2019-01-09 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Paketsystem für ein tabakverwandtes produkt, paket und entfeuchter

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2513164A (en) * 2013-04-18 2014-10-22 British American Tobacco Co Container
US20160207688A1 (en) * 2015-01-20 2016-07-21 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Products Humidity control insert for cigarette packs
US20180099804A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-12 Boveda Inc. Device for controlling headspace humidity and methods for making the same
EP3424841A1 (de) * 2017-07-05 2019-01-09 Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Paketsystem für ein tabakverwandtes produkt, paket und entfeuchter

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