Patent ID: 7140128

Claim:
A work boot for use by a user, said work boot comprising a sole, heel and upper, said upper having an anatomical tongue, said tongue having a top, bottom, medial side and lateral side, said bottom having a mid-point between said two sides, said tongue being asymmetrical about an imaginary longitudinal line extending upward along said tongue in a vertical plane through said mid-point of said bottom, said vertical plane extending through a longitudinal center axis of said sole, said tongue containing a layer of memory material, said memory material being located to cause said tongue to conform to a shape of a foot and shin of said user through use of said tongue, said memory material causing said tongue to retain said shape for subsequent use, an area of said tongue on said lateral side of said imaginary longitudinal line being much larger than an area of said tongue on said medial side of said imaginary longitudinal line.