Abrégé

A ballet pointe shoe has an upper in which a shank insert and/or an elastic loop can removably and replaceably installed without even partial deconstruction of the ballet pointe shoe. Embodiments may have an upper including a tunnel which may extend beneath a toe box, the tunnel having a mouth which is accessible via the foot compartment and by way of which a shank insert can be installed, removed or replaced. In some embodiments an elastic loop may be routed under a portion of the shank insert extending from the mouth of the tunnel. In some embodiments the tunnel may penetrate a shank body under which an elastic loop may be routed. A shank insert and/or elastic loop may be selected from sets of ones having different characteristics. In some embodiments the toe box and shank body may be included in a monolithic foot supporting structure. In some embodiments a shank insert and/or toe box may be reshaped at any time.

Classes IPC  ?

• A43B 13/41 - Semelles intérieures intégrées jointes aux tiges lors du procédé de fabrication, p. ex. premières de montagePremières intérieures collées aux chaussures lors du procédé de fabrication combinées avec un renfort de talon, un bout dur, ou un renfort de tige
• A43B 5/12 - Chaussures de danse
• A43B 23/22 - Supports pour la cambrure de la tige

Abrégé

A ballet pointe shoe may include a toe box with a malleable bumper attached to a bottom portion of a front wall of the toe box. In some embodiments, the toe box may be part of a monolithic foot-supporting structure which may also include a shank body extending longitudinally rearward from a base of the toe box. In some embodiments, the shank may be penetrated by a longitudinal tunnel which has a mouth on the shank body and some embodiments may include a removable shank insert which can be inserted into the tunnel by way of the mouth and removed from the tunnel by way of the mouth.

Classes IPC  ?

• A43B 5/12 - Chaussures de danse
• A43B 1/14 - Chaussures caractérisées par les matériaux en matière plastique