EP 2874513 A2 20150527 - DANCE SHOE
Title (en)
DANCE SHOE
Title (de)
TANZSCHUH
Title (fr)
CHAUSSURE DE DANSE
Publication
Application
Priority
IB 2012001410 W 20120721
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2014016630A2] The inventive subject matter is generally directed to dance shoes that include a distal portion for receiving at least a portion of a forefoot of a wearer. The distal portion includes a rigid structure for supporting the foot, such as a toe box for an en pointe dance shoe. A proximal portion extends from the distal portion and it is configured for receiving the midfoot and rearfoot portions of the foot. The shoe is constructed so as to conform to the shape of the foot through a range of foot flexations that vary the distance of the toes to the heel, particularly the flexations that occur when dancing en pointe. According to certain embodiments of the inventive subject matter, this is achieved in whole or part by configuring the proximal portion to be elastically, longitudinally extendible relative to the distal portion and/or configuring the shoe's foot-receiving compartment with a shape that generally mimics the foot in a shape corresponding to plantar flexation, for example, a shape mimicking a foot en pointe.
IPC 8 full level
A43B 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A43B 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2014016630 A2 20140130; WO 2014016630 A3 20141106; AU 2012318293 A1 20140206; AU 2012318293 B2 20160121; CN 105283090 A 20160127; CN 105283090 B 20170707; EP 2874513 A2 20150527; EP 2874513 A4 20161116; RU 2015102030 A 20160920; US 2015342293 A1 20151203
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2012001410 W 20120721; AU 2012318293 A 20120721; CN 201280075954 A 20120721; EP 12881891 A 20120721; RU 2015102030 A 20120721; US 201214416040 A 20120721