Dancing shoe, sole/toe unit, upper shoe, and kit consisting of a sole or a sole/toe unit and an upper shoe
OwnerSophia Lindnerinventor
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Abstract
A dancing shoe is described. The latter has a sole with an inner side and an outer side, which sole extends in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end. The outer side of the sole has a plurality of incisions. Moreover, an upper shoe is provided, which is connected to the sole and has a foot section. To connect the upper shoe to the sole, the foot section of the upper shoe has, on its underside, at least one recess through which elongate connection elements extend which, in the state when the dancing shoe is being worn, are received at least in some regions in incisions of the outer side of the sole.
Claims24
A dance shoe, comprising:
- a sole having an inside that is a foot-facing side and an outside that is a ground-facing side, and extending in a longitudinal direction from a back end to a front end,
- a toe unit fixed at least to the front end of the sole, to thereby form a sole-toe unit together with the sole, a frontmost portion of the toe unit being connected to the front end of the sole to form a first layer at a frontmost end of the dance shoe for covering tips of toes of a wearer of the dance shoe, and
- an upper shoe having a foot section, wherein
- the outside of the sole comprises a plurality of incisions,
- the foot section has, on an underside thereof, at least one recess through which elongated connecting elements extend, such that when the dance shoe is worn, the connecting elements are accommodated at least sectionally in the incisions on the outside of the sole,
- the foot section covers the entire frontmost portion of the toe unit, to form a second layer at the frontmost end of the dance shoe for covering the tips of the toes of a wearer of the dance shoe, and
- the toe unit is so shaped that a foot-facing side thereof covers a front and a top of the toes, but not an instep, of the wearer, and an outside of the toe unit, opposite to the foot-facing side thereof, is covered by the foot section, such that the foot section is directly contactable with the instep of the wearer.
A kit for assembling a dance shoe, comprising:
- a sole having an inside that is a foot-facing side and an outside that is a ground-facing side, and extending in a longitudinal direction from a back end to a front end, the sole having, on the ground-facing side thereof, a plurality of incisions;
- a toe unit fixed at least to the front end of the sole for forming a sole-toe unit together with the sole, a frontmost portion of the toe unit being connected to the front end of the sole to form a first layer at a frontmost end of the dance shoe for covering tips of toes of a wearer of the dance shoe;
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- an upper shoe having a foot section, wherein
- the foot section has, on an underside thereof, at least one recess through which elongated connecting elements extend, such that when the dance shoe is worn, the connecting elements are accommodated at least sectionally in the incisions on the outside of the sole,
- the foot section is configured to be positionable to cover the entire frontmost portion of the toe unit, to form a second layer at the frontmost end of the dance shoe, for covering the tips of the toes of the wearer, and
- the toe unit is so shaped that a foot-facing side thereof covers a front and a top of the toes, but not an instep, of the wearer, and an outside of the toe unit, opposite to the foot-facing side thereof, is covered by the foot section, such that the foot section is directly contactable with the instep of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.