Padded shoe
OwnerStephen H. Shepherdinventor
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Abstract
A padded shoe includes a shoe upper which is adjoined to a sole. The shoe upper and the sole can have padding material disposed therein. The shoe upper includes a padded tongue, which can have an inner tongue portion and an outer tongue portion. A fastening structure, which can be tightenable to maintain the shoe on the foot of the wearer, can be disposed between the inner and outer tongue portions. Alternatively, a resilient portion can be connected to the shoe upper, whereby a portion of the shoe upper can be outwardly distended to allow insertion of the foot of the wearer. The shoe can include an engagement structure to secure the outer tongue portion to at least one of the inner tongue portion and the shoe upper.
Claims28
A padded shoe, comprising:
- a shoe upper adjoined to a sole;
- securement structure connected to said shoe upper, said securement structure being securable to maintain said shoe on a foot of a wearer of said shoe;
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- padding material in the shoe upper, wherein said padding material is positioned within said shoe upper to generally correspond to at least one location on the foot of the wearer, said locations including at least one of the group consisting of the forward dorsal region, and the left and right forward lateral aspects of the foot.
A padded shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- a padded shoe upper attached to the sole;
- a padded tongue having an inner padded tongue portion and an outer tongue portion;
- fastening structure located between said inner and outer tongue portions,
- wherein said outer tongue portion covers the fastening structure.
A padded shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- a shoe upper attached to the sole;
- securement structure attachable to the shoe upper to maintain the shoe on the foot of a wearer;
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- a padded tongue, having an inner padded tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion, the outer padded tongue portion being securable over the securement structure to thereby cover the securement structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.