A ballet dancer's toe dancing ballet shoe is designed and manufactured more simply than conventional ballet toe shoes. A sole supporting shank of the toe shoe has a tip flap at the front thereof which may be folded up to define the front panel of the completed ballet toe shoe. The shank is applied to...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US4412393?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4412393 - Ballet toe shoe and process of manufacture thereof
