Patent ID: 7954176

Claim:
A foot prosthesis to enhance appearance of a dancer's ankle, foot and leg line, the prosthesis terminating with an end ankle aperture and including: a sock portion to enclose at least part of the dancer's foot, the portion being formed of elastic material so that when worn it is urged into contact with the foot to inhibit movement of the prosthesis relative to the foot, the sock portion extending from at least adjacent the metatarsals to behind the heel so as to aid in maintaining the sock portion longitudinally urged into engagement with the user's foot, an upper part to cover the foot instep, and a lower part extending below the sole of the foot and extending from the upper part so as to encompass the foot, said sock portion also having the ankle aperture through which the dancer's ankle is to pass; and an instep enhancing prosthetic portion fixed to said upper part and extending from adjacent the said ankle aperture so as to extend from the dancer's ankle to adjacent the dancer's metatarsals; and wherein the sock portion has a longitudinally extending inner foot portion and a longitudinally extending outer foot portion, with said instep enhancing prosthetic portion being placed asymmetrical with respect to a substantially central longitude of the upper part so as to be located at the inner foot portion.