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US 2004/0168347 A1Published application
Shoe tap protectors
OwnerJan LeVineinventor
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Abstract
Removable tap covers for dancing shoes which can quickly and easily be placed on the taps to prevent accumulation of dirt and grime in the taps, yet which can quickly and easily be removed. An improved tap dancing shoe including a dancing shoe having taps on the toe and heel of said shoe, tap covers removably mounted on said taps, optional spacers mounted between said taps and said shoe, where said tap covers are formed with attachment means to releasably attach said tap covers to said taps.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a dancing shoe;
- a tap attached to said dancing shoe;
- a tap cover adapted to be removably mounted to said tap;
- wherein said tap cover comprises a first attachment mechanism;
- and
- wherein said tap comprises a second attachment mechanism adapted to releasably connect to the first attachment mechanism.
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A tap dancing shoe comprising:
- a tap on at least one of a toe and a heel of said shoe,
- a spacer plate mounted between said tap and said shoe;
- a tap cover adapted to be removably mounted to said spacer;
- wherein said spacer comprises a tab member attached thereto, and
- said tap cover comprises a receiving member adapted to releasably receive said tab member to releasably attach said tap cover to said spacer.
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A tap cover system for a dancing shoe having a tap, said system comprising:
- a spacer plate mounted between a tap and a shoe, said spacer plate being slightly smaller than said tap to provide spaces about the periphery of the plate between said tap and said shoe,
- said tap cover is formed with means insertable into said spaces to releasably attach said tap cover to said tap.
A apparatus comprising:
- a dancing shoe comprising an interior of the apparatus;
- a sole exterior to the shoe;
- a tap exterior to the sole, wherein the tap comprises a first attachment mechanism;
- and
- a tap cover exterior to the tap, wherein the tap cover comprises a second attachment mechanism, and wherein the second attachment mechanism is adapted to releasably connect to the first attachment mechanism, so that the tap cover is releasably connected to the tap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.