Dance footwear

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2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Patterson, Marie (Department: 3765)

Boots, shoes, and leggings

Boots and shoes

Dancing

C036S102000, C036S011500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07966747

ABSTRACT:
An item of footwear (10), which exposes a substantial portion of a wearer's foot, is disclosed. The footwear includes a plurality of foot enclosures (110, 112) operably connected to each other via a connector (114), such as a plurality of elastic straps (200, 202). Protective pads (180, 182) may be attached to the footwear, such as leather pads on the plantar surface of the footwear. One advantage offered by this footwear is that the wearer's foot—and particularly the arch and middle of the foot—is substantially exposed to view, achieving a new aesthetic for ballet and dance footwear.

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