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. The shoe upper includes a padded tongue including an inner tongue portion and an outer padded tongue portion....http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6971192?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6971192 - Padded shoe
