PROTECTIVE ELEMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE POINTE TOEPIECE, A POINTE CONTAINING A PROTECTIVE ELEMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE TOEPIECE, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POINTE Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A43B5/12 

FIELD: light industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of light industry, in particular to the peculiarities of the manufacture of ballet shoes, namely pointe shoes. The invention provides the creation of pointe shoes with increased service life and adaptability to the individual characteristics of the ballerina’s foot, which protects the dancer’s foot from injury and deformation. To do this, a protective element is additionally attached to the inner insole of the pointe consisting of a rigid box formed from glued layers of fabric, in the nose of which there is a toe, a textile top of the pointe that covers the pointe completely, together with a rigid box to which the sole and inner lining are attached, made in the form of a plastic corner containing a horizontal part made with the possibility of attaching to the insole of the pointe, and a flat vertical part designed to combine with the toe of the pointe, to support the pointe on the floor surface.

EFFECT: reinforcement of the pointe toepiece in order to increase the duration of its suitability for performing dance elements.

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