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B. S. BONAVENTURE
TOE SLIPPER
Filed April 22 , 1924
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Patented Feb. lO, 1925.
UNITEIDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.
' BARNEY S. BONAVENTURE, OF NEW YORK, N.'Y.
TOE SLIPPER.
Application ñled April 22, 1924. Serial No. 708,250.
4 and the space between the lining and the
To all ’whom ’it may concern.:
Be it known that I, BARNEY S. BoNA toe portion of the slipper body is provided
YENTURE, a subject of Italy, residing at New with a stiff’ening filling formed of several
York. in the county of New York and State layers of canvas or other suitable strong
of New York, have invented a new and `fabric indicated generally at 5 thoroughlj,Y
useful Toe Slipper, of which the following saturated with a paste formed of rye Hour.
The lower edge portions of the body of the
are gathered between the thicknesses
This invention relates t0 toe slippers such slipper
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and
7 constituting the shank of the 65
as used by ballet dancers.
slipper,
these thicknesses being of stiif
One of the objects of the invention is to
leather
and
the material inserted therebe
provide a slipper of this type which does
not utilize wood or metal in the construction tween being held by glue. The inner layer
7 of the shank is extended beyond 4the front
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A further object is to provide a toe slipper end of the outer layer 6 and the filling 5
which allows the wearerto dance either on ‘forming the box of the toe is extended under
>and in front of this forwardly projecting
the toes or to dance flat.
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Another object is to provide a toe slipper, portion as shown clearly in Fig. 4. The
two layers 6 and 7 are bent to arcuate form
is a specification.
thereof.
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the boxing of which is stiiiened or hardened
in a new and- novel manner without adding and are held-together by a suitable glue so
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materially to the weight of the slipper.
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‘ sary . stiffness.
that after being shaped and glued together
A still further object is to provide a toe the arcuate contour will be maintained. If
desired, brads 8 can be driven through the
slipper the. arch portion of which includes thicknesses
of the shank at intervals to assist
a leather shank, the parts of which areas
the
adhesive
in holding the thicknesses
sembled in a peculiar way to give the neces»
against relative displacement. The boxing,
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_Other objects are to so finish the edge of when dry. willl provide a very rigid toe por
the slipper as to'aíford the desired strength tion which will properly support the dancer.
arcuate leather shank will allow the
and comfort, andv to employ simple and ef 'The
wearer
dance flat as well as on the toes
ficient means for holding the- slipper firmly and, bytoreason
of the arcuate contour of
in place.
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bination and arrangement of parts and in into the top'of the foot. The string 3 al
the details of construction hereinafter de
With the foregoing and other-objects in the shank, the arch of the foot will be ma
view which will appear as the description terially supported during toe dancing. The
provided along the top edge of the
proceeds, the invention resides iny the com binding
slipper will prevent the slipper from cutting
scribed and claimed, it being understood :lEows the slipper to be held firmly upon the
oot.
I that changes in thel precise embodiment of
the invention herein disclosed may be made '
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Importance isattached to the fact that
within the scope of what is claimed without neither wood nor metal, such as boxes or
departing from the spirit of the invention. Shanks, are used in the construction of this
In the accompanying drawings the pre
slipper and consequently the slipper is light
ferred form of the invention has been shown. .and comfortable but at the' same time pos
sesses all of the advantages without many
In said drawin
ofthe disadvantages heretofore present in
f Figure 1 is a Aside elevation of the slipper.
Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.l
Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.
Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section.
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along the top edge with a continuous bind
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What is claimed is :
1. In' a toe slipper, an arcuate shank com
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2. In a toe slipper. an arcuate shank com- '
prising separate relatively stiE layers of
string 3 adapted to be fastened at the front material held together with an adhesive, one
of the slipper. >The slipper is lined with of the layers being extended forwardly be’
yond the other, and a box extending in front
any suitable material such as indicated at
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,structures using wood and metal.
Referring to the figures by characters-of prising separate layers of relatively stiff
glued together. and a box extend
reference 1 designates the body portion of material
ing
in
front
of and over and under the
the slipper made of satin or any other suit
able material properly shaped and provided front portion of the shank.
ing 2 in which may be mounted a vdraw
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of and over and under the
tion of the Shank.
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projecting por
of said layers being extended forwardly be
yond the other layer, and a box extending in
3. In a toe slipper. an arcuate shank com front of and over and under the pro'ectmg
prising relatively stiff layers of material held portion
of the shank, said box inc uding
together. a body portion Agathered together thicknesses
of fabric bound together and
and held along one edge between said layers, stitïened by a hardened paste.
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the upper layer having a forwardly project
7 . In a toe slipper an arcuate shank vcom
ing portion. and a box within said bod)y prising
relatively stiff layers of leather held
-portion extending in front of'and over and together by an adhesive. a body portion
under the projecting portion of the shank. gathered together and held at its lower edge
4. In a toe slipper. an arcuate shank coni
prising separate layers of relatively stiff between said layers, the upper layer having
a forwardly projecting portion, a box with
material tixedly held to each other, and a in said body portion extending in front of
box extending in front of and over and and over and under the projecting portion
under the front portion of the shank.
of the shank. said box including layers of
ln a toe slipper an arcuate shank corn fabric stiffened by hardened paste. a hinder
prising separate layers of relatively Stiff upon the upper edge of the body, and a
leather glued together'` and a box extendingv draw cord connected to the binder.
in front of and over and under the front
In testimony that I claim the foregoing
portion of the shank. said box including a as my own, I have hereto aílixed my signa
plurality of layers of fabric bound together
with hardened paste.
6. Tn a toe slipper an arcuate shank com
prising separate relatively stiff layers of
leather held together by an adhesive, one
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
BARNEY S. BONAVENTURE.
lVitnesses:
SAMUEL FREEDMAN,
LEW S. BURNS.
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