Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Dancing
Patent
1995-10-12
1997-11-04
Patterson, M. D.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Dancing
36 25R, 36 31, 36102, 36103, A43B 512
Patent
active
056826850
ABSTRACT:
A dancer's shoe, slipper or the like having a stiff sole comprised of split front and rear soles separated at the arch. To enable the dancer to stand on pointe, the front sole is "cup" shaped with a generally "C" shaped cross-section. The upstanding wall of the front sole is attached to the sides and may extend up the front of the shoe box. This enables the front sole to bend upward around an axis across the foot when the foot bends but prevents the front sole from bending downward around such an axis which enables the dancer to stand on pointe on the tip of the shoe. The wall may be notched to facilitate bending at a particular location. There may be a rear sole spaced from the front sole behind the arch. To stiffen the shoe body, a toe box is provided in the front portion of the shoe upper.
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Ballet Makers Inc.
Patterson M. D.
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