Smokable filler material containing a fruit material

Abstract

The invention relates to a smokable filler material comprising a fruit material as a major organic combustible fuel material, a non-combustible inorganic filler and a binder. The smokable filler material may be used with or without additional tobacco material.

1 . A smokable filler material comprising a non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder, and as a major organic combustible fuel material, a fruit material, wherein said inorganic filler is in the range of 30-90% by weight of the dry materials and said fruit material is in the range of 10-30% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         2 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 1 , wherein said inorganic filler material is in the range of 50-80% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         3 . A smokable filler materials according to  claim 2 , wherein said inorganic filler materials is more than 60% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         4 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 3 , wherein said inorganic filler material is more than 70% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         5 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 1 , wherein said inorganic tiller is in the range of 30-70% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         6 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 5 , wherein said inorganic filler material is in the range 35-60% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         7 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 6 , wherein said inorganic filler material is in the range 45-55% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         8 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 7 , wherein said inorganic filler material is about 50% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         9 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said binder is in the range of 3-25% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         10 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 9 , wherein said binder is in the range of 5-15% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         11 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 10 , wherein said binder is less than 12% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         12 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 11 , wherein said binder is less than 10% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         13 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 12 , wherein said binder is about 7.5% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         14 . A smokable filler material according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said fruit material is in the range 10-15% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         15 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 14 , wherein said fruit material is about 12.5% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         16 . A smokable filler material according to any one of  claims 1  to  13 , wherein said fruit material is about 20% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         17 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said non-combustible inorganic filler is selected from the group comprising silicates or alumino-silicates, metal oxides, metal salts or metal hydroxides.  
     
     
         18 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said inorganic filler is a low density material.  
     
     
         19 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 18 , wherein. said inorganic filler has a density of less than 5 g/cr 3 .  
     
     
         20 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 21 , wherein said density is less than 3 g/cm 3 .  
     
     
         21 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said smokable filler material comprises an organic filler.  
     
     
         22 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 21 , wherein said organic filler is selected from the group comprising insoluble alginates, calcium pectinate, alginic acid or non-modified cellulose.  
     
     
         23 . A smokable filler material according to any one of claims  21  or  22 , wherein said organic filler is present in the range of 0-40%.  
     
     
         24 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said smokable filler material comprises a combustible organic material with naturally low nitrogen content.  
     
     
         25 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said binder is an organic binder.  
     
     
         26 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 25 , wherein said organic binder is selected from the group comprising an alginate, a gum, a cellulose (modified or natural), a pectin or pectinaceous binder, or the Group I or II metal salts of these binders.  
     
     
         27 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said fruit material is one or more of most derivatives of fruit.  
     
     
         28 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 27 , wherein said fruit material is one or more of the group comprising whole fruit, dried fruit, fruit pulp, fruit concentrate, fruit paste, fruit puree and powdered fruit.  
     
     
         29 . A smokable filler material according to any one of claims  27  or  28 , wherein said fruit material has a low sugar content of the order of 70% or less.  
     
     
         30 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said fruit material is selected from the class comprising soft fruits, citrus fruit, berries or processed fruit material.  
     
     
         31 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 30 , wherein said fruit material has a low nitrogen content.  
     
     
         32 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said fruit material is selected from one or more of pineapple, mango, raisin, apple, banana, apricot, lemon, peach, kiwi or grape.  
     
     
         33 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said smokable filler material comprises aerosol generating means.  
     
     
         34 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 33 , wherein said aerosol generating means are incorporated into said filler material at a level of 0-30%.  
     
     
         35 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 34 , wherein said aerosol generating means are in the range of 5-15%.  
     
     
         36 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 35 , wherein said aerosol generating means are about 10% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         37 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 34 , wherein said aerosol generating means are incorporated into said filler material at a level in the range of 0-10%.  
     
     
         38 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 37 , wherein said range is 3-5%.  
     
     
         39 . A smokable filler material according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said filler is produced by a casting process.  
     
     
         40 . A smokable filler material according to any one of claims  1 - 38 , wherein said filler material is produced by an extrusion process.  
     
     
         41 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 40 , wherein said smokable filler material comprises an expansion medium.  
     
     
         42 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 41 , wherein said expansion medium is present in the range 0-40% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         43 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 42 , wherein said expansion medium is less than 30% by weight of dry materials.  
     
     
         44 . A smokable filler material according to  claim 43 , wherein said expansion medium is about 20% by weight of the dry materials.  
     
     
         45 . A smoking article comprising a rod of smokable filler material wrapped in a wrapper, said smokable filler material being according to any one of the preceding claims.  
     
     
         46 . A smoking article according to  claim 45 , wherein said smokable filler material is blended with cut tobacco or tobacco containing sheet.  
     
     
         47 . A smoking article according to  claim 46 , wherein said cut tobacco or tobacco containing sheet is not more than 40% by weight of the final blend.  
     
     
         48 . A smoking article according to  claim 45 , wherein said wrapper is a paper wrapper or a substantially noncombustible wrapper.  
     
     
         49 . A smokable filler material comprising a non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder, and as a major organic combustible fuel material, a fruit material, wherein said inorganic filler is in the range of 30-90% by weight of the dry materials and said fruit material is in the range 10-50% by weight of the dry materials.