Dance footwear
AssigneePointe Noir Pty Ltd.
InventorDavid Wilkenfeld
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Abstract
A foot covering, including a thin, flexible compartment for receiving a foot, the compartment having a forefoot section, a mid-section, and a heel section. The compartment has a top surface for securing the foot and a ground-facing surface having at least a forefoot outsole portion in the forefoot section. The forefoot outsole portion is disposed mainly in the forefoot section, and has a shape that is wider than it is long; corresponding approximately to the width of a foot and covering approximately the first to the fifth metatarsal heads. The mid-section of the compartment is mainly free of outsole material. The inventive subject matter is further directed towards a method for manufacturing such a foot covering.
Claims16
A foot covering, comprising:
- a thin, flexible compartment for receiving a foot, the compartment having a forefoot section, a mid-section, and a heel section;
- the compartment having a top surface for securing the foot and a ground-facing surface having at least a forefoot outsole portion in the forefoot section;
- the forefoot outsole portion made of a thin, flexible material disposed mainly in the forefoot section, and having a shape that is wider than it is long;
- corresponding approximately to the width of a foot and covering approximately the first to the fifth metatarsal heads;
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- wherein the mid-section of the compartment is mainly free of outsole material.
A foot covering, comprising:
- a compartment for receiving a foot and the compartment being formed of a thin and flexible material, the compartment having a forefoot section, a mid-section, and a heel section;
- the compartment having a top surface for securing the foot, and a ground-facing surface having a forefoot outsole portion disposed mainly in the forefoot section, and a heel outsole portion disposed mainly in the heel section, and a mid-section mainly free of outsole material;
- the forefoot outsole portion made of a thin, flexible material and having a shape that is wider than it is long and corresponding approximately to the width of a foot and covering approximately the first to the fifth metatarsal heads;
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- the heel outsole portion underlying approximately the talus of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.