CA2214220A1 - Dance shoe - Google Patents

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CA2214220A1
CA2214220A1 CA 2214220 CA2214220A CA2214220A1 CA 2214220 A1 CA2214220 A1 CA 2214220A1 CA 2214220 CA2214220 CA 2214220 CA 2214220 A CA2214220 A CA 2214220A CA 2214220 A1 CA2214220 A1 CA 2214220A1
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Craig Michael Coussins
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/141Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form having an anatomical or curved form
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/12Dancing shoes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/142Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00Shoe lacing fastenings

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Abstract

A dance shoe is disclosed which is provided with arch shaped stitching on either side of the arch portion of the shoe. The arch stitching has the advantage of holding the shoe in a comfortable position against the wearer's foot during use and preventing slipping of the foot. Optionally the dance shoe may also be provided with lug shaped cut-outs to allow for flexibility in the ball area of the wearer's foot and also eyelets at the heel portion of the shoe which allow for good heel retention within the shoe, thereby alleviating problems caused by achilles tendonitis and other such conditions.

Description

'6-N8-97 17:16 MURCITROYD AND CO ID=~1413N784Nl P.N3 "DANC~l~ SHOE n 3 This invention relates to a dance shoe. Particularly 4 b~t not exclu~ively it relates to a ~ance ~hoe for country or Irish dancing or similar type of dancing.

7 In the f ield of dance sh4es, it i~ common to h~e a 8 soft shoe, for example made of leather, which is 9 strapped to a dancer~ 5 foot by shoe strings or strap~.
Co~monly kn~wn dance ~hoes are plain in de~ign having a 11 firm ~iole 9i~nply stitched to the leather llpper.

13 ~owever, the~e known ~ance ~ho~s have the ~sociated 14 p~oblem that they can easily ~lip around or be lS mi~placed on a da~er~s foot while dancing. This can 16 be uncomfortable and dist~acting during ~ performance.
17 Thi~ problem i~ compounded by the fact that the soft 18 upper can stretch at certain points leading to an even 19 poorer fittin~ shoe.
21 According to the present invention there is provided a 22 dance ~hoe compri~ing a ~ole portion, an upper portion 23 and shape retaining means, ~aid sole portion being held 24 in a substantially arched ~hape by the shape retaining means.

'6-N8-97 17:16 MURGITROYD AND CO ID=~1413N784Nl P.N4 1 The ~hoe of the i~vention ha~ the advantage that the
2 arch shape helps prevent unwanted stretching of the
3 shoe, and helps ~upport the wearer~s foot and hold the
4 shoe in position.

6 Preferahly the shape retA i n i ng means is ~titching; the 7 stitching may be ~n ~xch gtitch along one ~ide of the 8 upper portio~ of the shoe.
Preferably the ~hoe has stitching on ~oth ~f its sides.

lZ Preferably the ~hoe is provided with means for holding 13 the heel of the ~oe on to a wearer~s foot; the means 14 may be a lace through a graded eyelet on either side of the heel end of the shoe.

17 Further accor~in~ to the present invention ~here is 18 provided a dance shoe compri~ing an upper por~ion and 19 sole portion, said upper portion having a recess therein ~o facilitate h~n~in~ of ~ wearer~ foot by 21 reducin~ pressure on the foot.

~3 Preferably two substantially U-shape~ recesse~ are 2~ provided at the toe-end of the shoe.
26 Further according to the present invention there i~
27 provided a d~nce shoe compri~ing a sole portion and an 28 upper portion, said s~le portion ~eing ~horter than the 29 length of the wearer' 9 foot.
31 Preferably at least part of the sole portion is of a 32 material that can a~sorb high degree~ of impact but 33 still allow~ for flexibility. The material may be 34 poron or may be cleron.

36 Specific em~odlment~ of the invention will now be 8-97 17:16 MURCITROYD AND CO ID=N1413N7~4Nl P.N5 1 des~ribed, ~y way of exa~ple only, with referen~ç to 2 the accompanying drawin~s in which:
4 Fi~ 1 iS a side view of a first ~;hoe in accordance with the presen~ invention;

7 Fig 2 is a plan view of the shoe of Fig l;

9 Fig 3 is a view ~rom below of the-shoe of Fig l;
11 Fig 4 is a view from above of the inner sole area of 12 the shoe of~ Fig 1;

14 Fig S is a view from below of the 801e pad of the shoe of Fig 1;

17 ~ig Sa is a side view of the sole pad of ~ig 5;

19 Fig 6 is a plan view of the heel pad of the shoe of Fig 1;

22 Fig 6a is a ~ide view of the heel pad of ~i~ 6;

24 Figs 7~ how various stages in manu~acture of a d~nce ~hoe in accordance with ~he present invention; and 27 Figs 8a and b are views from below of t~o different 23 styles of sole attachment for the shoe of Fi~ 1.

Refe~ring to the drawings, Fig 1 i8 a side view of a 31 d~nce ~hoe 10 in accord~nce with the present inven~ion.
3~ The shoe ~0 has an uppe~ portion 12 and a sole portion 33 14. T~e upper portion 12 is made from a main piece of 34 soft leather held together and rein~orced hy ~titching 16.

6-N8-97 17:16 MURGITROYD AND CO ID=~1413~784~1 P.~6 1 An important feature of the ~hoe 10 i~ the arch stitch 2 18 in the llpper portion 12 which i8 stitched into 3 either si~e of the ~hoe 10 (a~ can be seen in Fig 3).
4 The arch stitch 18 help~ to stop the ~hoe from stretching in thi~ area and in turn sup~ort~ a wearer's 6 foot arch (not ~hown). It al~o helps to reduce 7 misplacement of the shoe during use.

g The shoe 10 i~ further pro~ided wi~ a side eyelet 20 which i~ ~raded on either side of the shoe 10. A ~hoe 11 string ~not shown) may ~e threaded through thi~ and 12 other eyelets 22 (which co~ld ~e replaced by loops in 13 other em~odiments) and tied to hold the shoe 10 onto 14 the wearer~s foot. This arrangement with eyelets 20 helps to ~void incorreet landing during dancing.
16 ~ur~ther, the arrangement sUppo~ 8 the f oot and 17 alleviates or help~ to avoid Achilles tendonitis. The 18 shoe is also provided with a back loop 34, ~hich 19 extends into a back ~eam 36 to hold the shoe ~ogether.
The back se~n i8 covered by a leather strip 3~.

22 The ~hdpe of heel portion 24 i~ adapted to be pocket-23 like 80 as to ~iurround the wearer~s foot firmly, in 24 turn ~upporting the wearer~s heel a~ea.
26 A~ c~n be clearly seen in Fig 1, the ~hoe 10 i~
27 provided wi~h an ex~re~e arch ~haped sole 26. Thi~
28 ~haped 801e 26 hugs the arch of the shoe 10 onto the 29 wearer~s foot.
~1 As cdn be seen in Figs 1 and 2, the shoe i~ further 32 provided with cut-out lug shaped portions 30 having a 33 ~cooped vamp line at the toe po~tion . The~e portions 34 30 ~llow easier bending of the wearer's foot, for example in demi point 8tance, and help to stop the shoe 36 10 pre~urising ~c~o~s the ball o~ the wearer~s f~ot in ~6-N8-97 17:17 MURGITROYD AND CO ID=~1413N784Nl P.N7 1 use.

3 The shoe 10 as seen in Fig 2 has toe ~titching 16.
4 However, in other embodimen~s this stitching may be S absent. In the em~odlment of Fig 1, ~he toe portion of ~ the ~hoe ha~ a ~hort vamp 32.

8 The sole portion 14 of the shoe 10 is comprised of 9 various layers. ~rom inside to outside, the front ~ole comprises a p~d insert 40 which can be seen separately 11 in Fi~ 5, and an outer sole unit 4~ which can be seen 1~ clearly in Fig 3.

14 A~ well as the fr~nt sole insert 40, there is provided in the sole portion a heel pa~ 44. In this em~odiment, 16 both the ~ole pad 40 and the heel pad 44 are made 17 su~tan~ially o~ poron or cleron material. Thi~
18 material can absorb large d~grees of impact but still 19 ~llows for lightnes8 and flexi~ility, and thus comfort.
~0 22 Figs 5 and 5a show in some ~o~e detail the sole pad 40 23 ~hich consis~s of an outer pad 50 and a ~maller pad 52 24 for increased comfort and durability. The heel pad 44 has ~ pad section 54 and a cover 5~ as can be seen most 26 clearly in ~ig ~a.

28 Referring now to Fig5 7a-~ of ~he drawings, these show 29 ~arious stage~ of manufacture o~ a dance shoe 100 in accordance with the present invention.

32 Fig 7b shows a mai~ piece 101 of leather which is 33 precut into a ~uita~le pattern. The ~eather is ~4 finished and ~trengthened by stitching 116 and is al~o provided with the i~portan~ ~rch stitch 118 on either 36 si~e of the main piece lol. The main piece 101 i~ then ~6-N8-97 17:17 MURCI~ROYD AND CO ID=~1413N784Nl P ~8 1 folded aro~nd a sole portion (not shown) and stit~hed 2 in a back seam which is covered by a leather st~ip 138.
3 The ~ole pad 140 of the shoe is visible in Figs 7a and 4 7f which are view~ prior to the fitting of the outer 801e 142. (As can be seen in Fig~i 8a and 8b the outer ~ sole 142 may be attached to the ~hoe ei~her with or 7 without fi~itching. The view in Fig 8a is without 8 stit~hing, and may be ~y gluing, for example. The view 9 in Fig 8b is wi~h stitching 102.) 11 In use, the ~hoe of Fig~ 7a-g is laced ~p through 12 eyelets 120, 122 and loops 103 in m~ch the ~ame way ~s 13 the shoe of the first embodiment and h~s the advantaqes 14 de~cribed above ~n providing ~ncrea~ed comfort, protection and stability for the end user.

17 Modifications and i~prov. -nts ~ay be m~de to the 18 foregoing without departing from the ~cope of the 19 invention.
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Claims (11)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS.
1 A dance shoe comprising a sole portion, an upper portion and shape retaining means, said sole portion being held in a substantially arched shape by the shape retaining means.
2 A dance shoe as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the shape retaining means is stitching.
3 A dance shoe as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the stitching is an arch stitch along one side of the upper portion of the shoe.
4 A dance shoe as claimed in either one of Claims 2 or 3, wherein the shoe has stitching on both of its sides.
A dance shoe as claimed in any preceding Claim, wherein the shoe is provided with means for holding the heel of the shoe onto a wearer's foot.
6 A dance shoe as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the means for holding the heel is a lace through a graded eyelet on either side of the heel end of the shoe.
7 A dance shoe comprising an upper portion and a sole portion, said upper portion having a recess therein to facilitate bending of a wearer's foot by reducing pressure on the foot
8 A dance shoe as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, wherein two substantially U-shaped recesses are provided at the toe end of the shoe.
9 A dance shoe comprising a sole portion and an upper portion, said sole portion being shorter than the length of the wearer's foot.
A dance shoe as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, wherein at least part of the sole portion is of a material which can absorb high degrees of impact but still allow for flexibility.
11 A dance shoe as substantially hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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