Class 36/8.3 - Dancing

Subclass of Class 36 - Boots, shoes, and leggings
Definition: Boots and shoes so constructed or provided with means so
No. of applications: 38
Last issue date: 06/30/2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110154687	High-heeled bifunctional pointe shoe The present invention is a bifunctional, high-heeled dancer's shoe with the flexibility and strength to allow the dancer to go from standing on the heel to an on pointe position (standing on the toes). The shoe has the capacity to adjust, in order to provide the dancer ...	06/30/2011
20100281715	POINTE SHOE FOR PRACTICING CLASSICAL DANCE The invention relates to a shoe adapted for the practice of classical dance and particularly intended for dancers in dancing schools or professional dancers for performing pointes, that comprises a sole generally made of leather to which is attached a fitting upper (...	11/11/2010
20100154251	PROTECTIVE FOOT COVERING AND DANCE SHOES INCORPORATING SAME A protective foot cover for use in dance, exercise, or athletic applications using strategically placed thicker protective pieces in ball and toe areas of the foot in connection with an elastic material in the sole structure to allow the foot to move freely and provide ...	06/24/2010
20100146822	DANCE SHOE A dance shoe, a method of detecting and signaling a predefined configuration of a dance shoe for example during dancing and the use of a detector and/or a signal means in a dance shoe is described. The dance shoe comprises a detector for detecting a configuration of the...	06/17/2010
20100146818	Dance Shoe An article of footwear configured for use as a dance shoe is provided. The article of footwear can include an upper and a two-piece sole connected to the upper. The article can also include a cage support that surrounds a portion of the upper and aids in flexibility of ...	06/17/2010
20100139119	Dance Shoe An article of footwear configured for use as a dance shoe is provided. The article of footwear can include an upper and a two-piece sole connected to the upper. The article can also include a cage support that surrounds a portion of the upper and aids in flexibility of ...	06/10/2010
20100107448	Article of Footwear for Dancing An article of footwear with a pivot portion including a plurality of flex grooves is disclosed. The plurality of flex grooves provides increased flexibility in different portions of a sole of the article. In addition, a periphery of the sole includes sole pods to increa...	05/06/2010
20090260261	OVER-THE-SHOE DANCE TAP ATTACHMENT An over-the-shoe tap plate carrying accessory slipper for tap dancers is a unitary molded slipper made of a stretchable elastic material having a top strap held relative to a sole by upright straps, and being stretchable to fit over a street shoe. The accessory slipper ...	10/22/2009
20090158619	Tap Dance Shoe Assembly, System, and Method A tap dance shoe system and method involving a tap shoe (1), including a sole (10), having at least one sole layer (6) and a toe portion (4), and a heel (5), having at least one heel layer (6) and a heel portion (7); a to...	06/25/2009
20090151200	Ballet pointe shoe A ballet pointe shoe for supporting a dancer. The shoe has a shank with fibers of various orientation to provide a stiffness characteristics desired by the dancer. The stiffness of the shank is varied to meet the performance needs of the dancer. In one embodiment the st...	06/18/2009
20090100715	Shoe A shoe (100) provides a sole (105) under the ball of the foot (110) but none below the arch (112) or heel (113). An upper (104) encircles the metatarsal bones and the distal end of the tarsals. An inelastic ankle band (102	04/23/2009
20080209761	Ballet pointe shoes Disclosed herein is an improved design and construction for Ballet Pointe Shoes using a box and shank that interlock in an over-under fashion, where the shank is designed with a cavity that allows varying rigidities along its length....	09/04/2008
20080168680	Tap shoe with multiple fastening devices and method of providing a shoe that provides the look and feel of a laced and elastically retained shoe A tap shoe assembly is disclosed wherein both relatable elastic strap retaining means and alternative lace means are provided, so that the shoe can provide the look and feel of a laced tap shoe and elastically retained tap shoe....	07/17/2008
20080110045	Protective Foot Covering A protective foot cover for use in dance, exercise, or athletic applications using strategically placed protective pieces in ball and heel areas of the foot in connection with an elastic material in the sole structure to allow the foot to move freely and provide less of...	05/15/2008
20080086912	DANCE FOOTWEAR 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 out...	04/17/2008
20080086906	DANCE SHOE A shoe for dancing, comprising a forefoot portion, wherein the forefoot portion comprises a forefoot sole and a front upper; a rearfoot portion comprising a rearfoot sole including a high heel; a midfoot portion comprising a midfoot sole; and a rigidified section that e...	04/17/2008
20080034613	Dance Footwear An item of footwear (10), which exposes a substantial portion of a wearer's foot, is disclosed. The footwear includes a plurality of foot enclosures (110, 112) operably connected to each other via a connector (114), such as a plurality of elastic st...	02/14/2008
20080034612	Ultra pointe: TX-1A What my top notch invention is, is a new and highly advanced: “ballet”: “pointe shoes”, worn by almost every dancer studying the fine and highly excelled “art” of “ballet”, whereby my invention to enhance upon ballet dancer's training within achieving �...	02/14/2008
20080010854	DANCE SHOE An article of footwear configured for use as a dance shoe is provided. The article of footwear can include an upper and a two-piece sole connected to the upper. The article can also include a cage support that surrounds a portion of the upper and aids in flexibility of ...	01/17/2008
20070277394	Article of Footwear with Open Upper An article of footwear intended for use as a dance shoe is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper. The upper includes an opening with a periphery configured to expose the top of the instep of a foot, while covering the medial and lateral sides of the foot....	12/06/2007
20070227045	CONVERTIBLE DANCE SHOW An article of footwear having a street shoe configuration and a dance shoe configuration is provided. The shoe includes a sole and an upper having a lacing system, lace and a tongue. The tongue is removably attached to the upper. The tongue may be removed to convert the...	10/04/2007
20070199208	DANCE SHOE WITH MOLDABLE FOOT COMPARTMENT A dance shoe comprising a foot compartment or portion thereof that is malleable at a temperature above a temperature of intended use, and when malleable, the shoe is hand moldable to a conformation desired by a user. The invention particularly relates to en pointe shoes...	08/30/2007
20070157486	Materials for Providing Aesthetic Percussive Sound Which Minimize Damage to Flooring During Dancing, Exercise, or Performance Devices are disclosed that are attachable to or are integral with an existing shoe such that an audible percussive sound is heard upon impact of the shoe against a surface. Furthermore, the devices are composed of materials that minimize or avoid damage to flooring. The...	07/12/2007
20070006486	Dance footwear In example embodiments, a thin, compliant covering is provided for engaging the bottom of a dancer's foot. The covering has a body portion and a distal securer, which may comprise toe openings for receiving and encircling toes of a wearer. In these example embodiments, ...	01/11/2007
20070000149	Stretch ribbon for ballet shoes A ribbon capable of being connected to a ballet shoe and wrapped around the ankle of a person wearing the ballet shoe to secure the ballet shoe to the person, wherein the ribbon is made of a material that can expand and contract, and wherein the ribbon is capable of rem...	01/04/2007
20060288609	DANCE FOOTWEAR A covering for a foot comprising a flexible body portion configured to conform to and cup the foot of a wearer along two or more of a front side zone, lateral side zone and medial side zone of a foot, the cover including a distal securer comprising a plurality of toe op...	12/28/2006
20060201026	Percussive devices for footwear Devices are disclosed that are attachable to or are integral with an existing shoe such that an audible percussive sound is heard upon impact of the shoe against a surface. Furthermore, the devices are composed of materials that minimize or avoid damage to flooring. The...	09/14/2006
20060196078	Protective foot covering and dance shoes incorporating same A protective foot cover for use in dance, exercise, or athletic applications using strategically placed thicker protective pieces in ball and toe areas of the foot in connection with an elastic material in the sole structure to allow the foot to move freely and provide ...	09/07/2006
20060196079	Split sole dance shoe having enhanced flexibility and support A shoe includes a shoe upper made of flexible material, the shoe upper including a toe region, a heel region, a foot opening at the heel region, and an arch region extending between the toe region and the heel region. A split sole is secured to a bottom of the shoe uppe...	09/07/2006
20060174512	High-heeled jazz dancing and character dancing shoe A high-heeled dancer's shoe providing the structural integrity to prevent bowing and to execute energetic character dancing steps and simultaneously maintaining the flexibility necessary to execute jazz steps. The shoe comprises a hard plastic high heel, a partial metal...	08/10/2006
20060162184	Angled heel/shoes/low-friction coalescent dance shoes A heel for a shoe includes a first relatively flat surface for contacting the ground when one is walking while wearing a shoe having the heel and a second relatively flat surface for contacting the ground when one is dancing and wearing a shoe having the heel. A pair of...	07/27/2006
20060143945	Article of manufacture for ballet shoes and shanks An article of manufacture for ballet shoes and shank, with a shank for a ballet shoe, with improved durability, that is formed of flexible thermoplastic material and is adapted to be located in the sole of the ballet shoe between an inner liner and an outer sole. The fl...	07/06/2006
20060032085	Tap dance shoe and method of teaching tap dance An improved tap dance shoe for teaching tap dancing or for use to enhance a tap dance performance. The improved tap dance shoe has at least one heel light and one toe light in communication with a battery disposed inside the shoe and, respectively, with pressure actuate...	02/16/2006
20050198861	Toe shoe A toe shoe capable of providing support to a ballet dancer's foot while dancing en pointe. The toe shoe preferably includes a toe box in the toe of the toe shoe, an upper, and an outer sole. Support structure within the toe shoe includes a longitudinal support member, a...	09/15/2005
20050138839	Dance shoe and last for making a dance shoe A dance shoe adapted for urging a foot into an arch shape includes a shoe upper and a sole attached to the shoe upper, the sole having a heel region, a toe region and an arch extending between the heel region and the toe region. The heel of the shoe defines a horizontal...	06/30/2005
20050138848	Climbing shoe with a tension support sole A climbing shoe with a tension support attached to the heel area and toe area of the sole to assist climbers in maintaining a curve shape in their foot. The tension support pulls on the heel area and toe area of the sole to assist the climber in maintaining the ideal cu...	06/30/2005
20050138840	Tap shoe with adjustable tap assembly The tap shoe with an adjustable tap assembly facilitates changing taps and can be used to alter the sound of the tap. The tap shoe with an adjustable tap assembly is a tap shoe having a toe portion and a heel, two taps, two metal spacer plates, machine screws, and nuts....	06/30/2005
20050022421	Ballet pointe shoe The invention relates to a custom-fitting, asymmetric ballet shoe with a shell (9) and liner (13) that enables the dancer to stand en pointe and perform the extreme movements required by ballet choreography with minimal discomfort, pain, and injury to the ...	02/03/2005

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