Seamless Oral Pouch Product

Abstract

An oral pouch product has no seams or fewer seams than conventional pouch products. The pouch includes a seamless or single seam tube of a woven or knitted web material. One end of the tube is sealed. A filling material, in one example including tobacco products or other plant materials, is placed inside the tubular enclosure. The second end of the tubular enclosure is then also sealed. In this way, there is a seamless oral pouch that may be enjoyed by a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oral pouch product comprising:
 a web defining an enclosure, wherein the enclosure has a tubular shape;   a loose filling material inside the enclosure, where the filling material comprises a plant material;   wherein the web is comprised of a woven or a knitted material, and each end of the tubular enclosure is sealed;   whereby the sealed ends of the tubular enclosure retain the filling material inside the tubular shape of the pouch enclosure.   
     
     
         2 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the web is a woven material.   
     
     
         3 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the web is a knitted material.   
     
     
         4 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the web is seamless. 
     
     
         5 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the web is comprised of material selected from the group consisting of natural polymer, synthetic polymer, silk, cellulose, polyester, and polyethylene. 
     
     
         6 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the filling material is comprised of a plant material selected from the group consisting of tobacco, coconut husks, vegetable fibers, tea, herbs, spices, coffee, fruits, marijuana, marijuana derivatives and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the filling material is comprised of a tobacco product. 
     
     
         8 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the tobacco product is selected from the group consisting of snuff and snuss. 
     
     
         9 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the filling material is comprised of non-plant material selected from the group consisting of nicotine, caffeine, decarbolized THC, flavorings and pharmaceuticals. 
     
     
         10 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the tubular enclosure has a substantially round cross-section width of about one-quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         11 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the tubular enclosure has a round cross-section width of about three-eighths to one half of an inch in diameter. 
     
     
         12 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal length of the tubular enclosure is about one-half to two inches. 
     
     
         13 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal length of the tubular enclosure is about three-quarters to one inch. 
     
     
         14 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the dry weight of the filling material is about 50 mg to 500 mg. 
     
     
         15 . An oral pouch product as described in  claim 1 , wherein the dry weight of the filling material is about 100 mg to 500 mg.