Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Dobbin

Thomas M. Dobbin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4584783
    Abstract: The shoe tongue holder assembly includes a vamp including oppositely disposed upper portions overlying a tongue, and a securing assembly for interconnecting the upper portions of the vamp for selectively adjusting the fit of the upper portions of the vamp over and on the tongue and adjusting the fit of the vamp for the comfort of the wearer. A hook and loop fastener operatively interconnects the tongue and vamp for holding the tongue in place while placing the shoe on the foot and while wearing the shoe. The hook and loop fastener includes a hook portion and a loop portion, one of the hook and loop portions being fixed to the tongue and the other of the hook and loop portions being fixed at one of the upper portions of the vamp, and the hook and loop portions engaging to hold the tongue to the one upper portion of the vamp. The tongue includes a fixed lower end and a free upper end. The hook and loop fastener is located near the free upper end of the tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Kaepa, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Dobbin
  • Patent number: 4442613
    Abstract: The shoe tongue holder assembly includes a vamp including oppositely disposed upper portions overlying a tongue, and a securing assembly for interconnecting the upper portions of the vamp for selectively adjusting the fit of the upper portions of the vamp over and on the tongue and adjusting the fit of the vamp for the comfort of the wearer. A hook and loop fastener operatively interconnects the tongue and vamp for holding the tongue in place while placing the shoe on the foot and while wearing the shoe. The hook and loop fastener includes a hook portion and a loop portion, one of the hook and loop portions being fixed to the tongue and the other of the hook and loop portions being fixed at one of the upper portions of the vamp, and the hook and loop portions engaging to hold the tongue to the one upper portion of the vamp. The tongue includes a fixed lower end and a free upper end. The hook and loop fastener is located near the free upper end of the tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Kaepa, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Dobbin