Dynamic toe shoe box liner for a pointe shoe
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1. A dance shoe, comprising:
- a toe box having an inner surface including a top surface and left and right side surfaces;
a shank joined with and extending rearwardly from said toe box, an upper surface of said shank forming a bottom inner surface of said toe box;
a dynamic foam pad located in at least one of said left and right side surfaces of said toe box and not being located on said bottom inner surface of said toe box, said dynamic foam pad having a low compression set providing a fast resilient characteristic wherein said foam pad is compressed by a dancer'"'"'s foot when the foot is in the flat standing position and said foam pad expands to support the dancer'"'"'s foot upon narrowing of the dancer'"'"'s foot when the dancer is standing en pointe.
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Abstract
A dance shoe comprises a toe box having a dynamic foam pad located in at least one of the left and right side surfaces of the toe box and, possibly, the top of the toe box. The dynamic foam pad has a fast resilient characteristic such that the foam pad is compressed by a dancer'"'"'s foot when the foot is in the flat standing position, but the foam pad expands to snugly hold and support the dancer'"'"'s foot upon narrowing of the dancer'"'"'s foot when the dancer is en pointe. A toe pocket cushion is also provided.
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1. A dance shoe, comprising:
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a toe box having an inner surface including a top surface and left and right side surfaces; a shank joined with and extending rearwardly from said toe box, an upper surface of said shank forming a bottom inner surface of said toe box; a dynamic foam pad located in at least one of said left and right side surfaces of said toe box and not being located on said bottom inner surface of said toe box, said dynamic foam pad having a low compression set providing a fast resilient characteristic wherein said foam pad is compressed by a dancer'"'"'s foot when the foot is in the flat standing position and said foam pad expands to support the dancer'"'"'s foot upon narrowing of the dancer'"'"'s foot when the dancer is standing en pointe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dance shoe, comprising:
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a toe box having an inner surface including a top surface and left and right side surfaces; a shank joined with and extending rearwardly from said toe box, an upper surface of said shank forming a bottom inner surface of said toe box; a dynamic open cell polyurethane foam pad located in at least one of said left and right side surfaces of said toe box and not being located on said bottom inner surface of said toe box, said dynamic foam pad having a low compression set providing a fast resilient characteristic wherein said foam pad is compressed by a dancer'"'"'s foot when the foot is in the flat standing position and said foam pad expands to support the dancer'"'"'s foot upon narrowing of the dancer'"'"'s foot when the dancer is standing en pointe. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a dance shoe having a toe box having an inner surface including a top surface and left and right side surfaces and a shank joined with and extending rearwardly from said toe box, an upper surface of said shank forming a bottom inner surface of said toe box, the improvement comprising:
a dynamic foam pad located in at least one of said left and right side surfaces of said toe box and not being located on said bottom inner surface of said toe box, said dynamic foam pad having a low compression set providing a fast resilient characteristic wherein said foam pad is compressed by a dancer'"'"'s foot when the foot is in the flat standing position and said foam pad expands to support the dancer'"'"'s foot upon narrowing of the dancer'"'"'s foot when the dancer is standing en pointe. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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