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An article of molded athletic footwear is provided in the form of a skate, running shoe or the like. The article of footwear comprises a molded, substantially rigid, lower shell portion which is adapted to receive and substantially encase the sole, toe and heel of a wearer. The instep portion of the

An article of molded athletic footwear is provided in the form of a skate, running shoe or the like. The article of footwear comprises a molded, substantially rigid, lower shell portion which is adapted to receive and substantially encase the sole, toe and heel of a wearer. The instep portion of the lower shell is open to permit access to and from the interior of the shell portion. A molded, semi-rigid tongue is further provided which is integral to the shell adjacent the open instep. The tongue includes a center instep support and at least one pair of complimentary wing portions extending outwardly from the center instep support. The complimentary wing portions are adapted to wrap around a portion of the shell portion and secure together to secure the tongue over part of the shell portion and the wearer\s foot. A pair of complimentary securing devices are provided at the outer ends of each of the wing portions and are adapted to secure one wing to the other wing.

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A molded article of athletic footwear comprising: a molded, substantially rigid, shell portion adapted to receive and substantially encase the toe, sole and heel of a foot of a wearer, said shell portion having an enclosed heel, toe and sole and an open instep area to permit access to the interior o

A molded article of athletic footwear comprising: a molded, substantially rigid, shell portion adapted to receive and substantially encase the toe, sole and heel of a foot of a wearer, said shell portion having an enclosed heel, toe and sole and an open instep area to permit access to the interior of the shell portion; a molded, semi-rigid, tongue integral with said shell portion at said instep area, said tongue having an elongated center instep support and at least one pair of complimentary wing portion extending outwardly from an approximate central location along the length of said center instep support, said complimentary wing portions adapted to wrap around a portion of said sole of said shell portion; and a pair of securing devices provided at the outer ends of said wing portions, said securing devices being adapted to secure said wing portions together to thereby secure the foot of the wearer in said footwear.