Padded shoe
First Claim
1. A padded shoe, comprising:
- a flexible, resilient sole having a substantially smooth outer surface;
a shoe upper adjoined to the sole, wherein at least a portion of said shoe upper has closed-cell foam padding disposed therein;
a padded tongue attached to said shoe upper, wherein said padded tongue comprises an inner padded tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion;
retaining structure to retain the shoe on the foot of a wearer; and
engagement structure for securing said outer padded tongue to at least partially cover said inner tongue portion, said engagement structure being located at least partially under said outer padded tongue portion such that said outer padded tongue portion substantially covers said engagement structure,whereby the wearer can strike a target with said shoe, and the target and the wearer are protected from injury caused by direct impact with said retaining structure and/or said engagement structure.
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Abstract
A padded shoe includes a flexible, resilient sole having a substantially outer surface. A shoe upper is adjoined to the sole, the shoe upper having closed-cell foam padding disposed therein. A padded tongue is attached to the shoe upper and includes an inner padded tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion. Retaining structure retains the shoe on the foot of a wearer. Engagement structure is included for securing the outer padded tongue to cover the inner tongue portion, with the engagement structure located at least partially under the outer padded tongue portion. The outer padded tongue portion substantially covers the engagement structure. The wearer can strike a target with the shoe, and the target and the wearer are protected from injury caused by direct impact with the retaining structure and/or the engagement structure.
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1. A padded shoe, comprising:
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a flexible, resilient sole having a substantially smooth outer surface; a shoe upper adjoined to the sole, wherein at least a portion of said shoe upper has closed-cell foam padding disposed therein; a padded tongue attached to said shoe upper, wherein said padded tongue comprises an inner padded tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion; retaining structure to retain the shoe on the foot of a wearer; and engagement structure for securing said outer padded tongue to at least partially cover said inner tongue portion, said engagement structure being located at least partially under said outer padded tongue portion such that said outer padded tongue portion substantially covers said engagement structure, whereby the wearer can strike a target with said shoe, and the target and the wearer are protected from injury caused by direct impact with said retaining structure and/or said engagement structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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