Patent ID: 7036244

Claim:
A Pointe shoe for a dancer's foot to provide support and freedom of movement on the dance floor comprising: a rigid mid-foot element having support surfaces for; the plantar of the heel bone, for the top of the mid foot bones, and for the top of the metatarsal bones, said mid-foot segment including means for securing it to the foot; a rigid toe loop having one end mounted to the mid-foot element for transferring the downward force on the mid-foot segment to the dance floor and having a second end in contact with the dance floor in a Pointe position; and a transverse joint mounting the rigid mid-foot segment to the rigid toe loop on both sides of the foot forming a single structural unit said joint being located at the base of the toes to permit flexing thereof and wherein said structural unit transfers the weight of the dancer to the front end of the shoe, and then to the floor with the foot in Pointe position.