Patent ID: 6408542
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A padded shoe, comprising:a shoe upper adjoined to a sole, said shoe upper having padding material therein whereby the wearer can strike a target with said padded upper of said shoe and the wearer and target are protected from direct impact; a padded tongue, said padded tongue having an inner padded tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion, said inner and outer tongue portions each having a lower end attached to said shoe upper and a free upper end; engagement structure on an underside of said outer tongue to secure said outer tongue portion to at least one of said inner tongue portion and said shoe upper; and fastening structure disposed between said inner and outer tongue portions, said fastening structure being tightenable to maintain said shoe on a foot of a wearer of said shoe, whereby the wearer can strike a target with said padded tongue of said shoe and the target and the wearer are protected from direct impact with said fastening structure and said engagement structure.