# US 2009/0260261 A1 · Over-the-shoe dance tap attachment

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- Number: US 2009/0260261 A1
- Document ID: US20090260261A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/425,062
- Filed: 2009-04-16
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-04-17
- Inventors: Matthew A. Schroepfer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260261A1

## CPC

- A43B 5/12: Dancing shoes
- A43B 5/18: Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

An over-the-shoe tap plate carrying accessory slipper for tap dancers is a unitary molded slipper made of a stretchable elastic material having a top strap held relative to a sole by upright straps, and being stretchable to fit over a street shoe. The accessory slipper carries heel and toe tap plates that are removably affixed to the bottom of the sole of the accessory slipper, and which are attached with screws that are threaded into embedded nuts in the sole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An over-the-shoe dance tap accessory slipper comprising a single flexible elastic slipper having a unitary toe portion and a heel portion, and a top strap held relative to the sole by spaced upright straps and extends from a heel to a toe, the top strap being stretchable such that the toe portion can be stretched relative to the heel portion to permit insertion of a standard shoe, the toe strap fitting over a portion of the toe of a standard shoe when in place, a toe tap plate and a heel tap plate positioned only at bottom of the toe portion and the bottom of the heel portion of the accessory slipper, respectively, and removable fasteners to removably secure the tap plates to the bottom of the heel portion and the bottom of the toe portion, respectively.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The accessory slipper of claim 1 wherein the removable fasteners for the heel tap plate and toe tap plate comprise screws threaded into embedded nuts in the sole of the accessory slipper.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The accessory slipper of claim 1 wherein said heel portion and toe portion are connected by the top strap, and upright side straps connecting the top strap to a sole of the slipper.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The accessory slipper of claim 1 wherein said accessory slipper has a sole and the sole has an opening defined therein between the heel portion and the toe portion to aid in stretching the heel portion and toe portion of the accessory slipper carrying the tap plates.

### Claim 5

An over-the-shoe slipper comprising a unitary elastomeric sole and upper and being stretchable to fit over a shoe, a toe tap plate removably fixed to a bottom surface of a toe portion of the sole, and a heel tap plate removably fixed to a bottom surface of a heel portion of the sole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The over-the-shoe slipper of claim 5, wherein the upper comprises a top strap extending from a toe of the upper, along sides of the upper and forming a wrap around heel strap, the top strap being joined to the sole with a toe strap and side straps.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The over-the-toe slipper of claim 5, wherein the heel tap plate and toe tap plate are held in place with screws threaded into embedded nuts in the sole of the slipper.