BALLET POINT SHOES Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A43B5/12 

FIELD: pointe shoes for ballet dances.

SUBSTANCE: ballet pointe shoe includes a monolithic support structure for the foot with a toe and the main part of the instep. The arch support insert and/or elastic loop is inserted and removed through the pointe foot compartment. The main part of the instep support has a channel for receiving the instep insert through an opening accessible through the foot compartment. The open opening is hidden with the possibility of revealing under the insole and providing access to it through the neck, through which the ballet dancer's foot passes into the foot compartment, and the foot compartment. An elastic loop is installed inside the foot compartment to apply elastic force between the ballet dancer's foot instep and the arch support body and apply compressive pressure to the ballet dancer's foot arch. The elastic loop extends under the arch support body and/or under the arch support liner portion extending from the channel opening, or between the arch support main body and the back arch support liner portion. The instep pad and/or elastic loop are selected from the instep pad and elastic loop sets.

EFFECT: present invention allows the installation, removal and replacement of the arch support insert and/or the optional elastic loop through the foot well at any time during the life of the pointe without requiring even partial deconstruction of the pointe.

11 cl, 25 dwg