Dance Shoe Support Attachment Apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for attaching a dance shoe support to a dance shoe. The apparatus including a flexible substrate having a support side and a shoe side. The support side has a first adhesive material creating a first adhesion layer on the shoe support side. The shoe side has a second adhesive material creating a second adhesion layer on the shoe side. The support side is affixed to the dance shoe support and the shoe side is affixed to an inner surface of the dance shoe. The flexible substrate may further include a plurality of measurement indicators to allow for adjustment to the length of the flexible substrate prior to being affixed to the dance shoe support.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for attaching a dance shoe support to a dance shoe, the apparatus comprising:
 a flexible substrate having a support side and a shoe side,
 the support side having a first adhesive material creating a first adhesion layer on the support side, 
 the shoe side having a second adhesive material creating a second adhesion layer on the shoe side, 
   whereby, the support side is affixed to the dance shoe support and the shoe side is affixed to an inner surface of the dance shoe.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material are the same material. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive material and/or the second adhesive material is a temporary adhesive allowing for the dance shoe support to be removably secured to the dance shoe. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible substrate further comprises:
 a plurality of measurement indicators to allow for adjustment to the length of the flexible substrate prior to being affixed to the dance shoe support.   
     
     
         5 . A pointe shoe ribbon apparatus for attachment to a pointe shoe, the apparatus comprising:
 a pointe shoe ribbon having an outer side and an inner side; and   a flexible substrate having a ribbon side and a shoe side,
 the ribbon side of the flexible substrate being secured to the outer side of the pointe shoe ribbon proximate an end of the pointe shoe ribbon, 
 the shoe side of the flexible substrate having a shoe adhesive material creating a shoe adhesion layer, 
   whereby, the shoe side of the flexible substrate is affixed to an inner surface of the pointe shoe.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the shoe adhesive material is a temporary adhesive allowing for the pointe shoe ribbon apparatus to be removably secured to the pointe shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the flexible substrate further comprises:
 a plurality of measurement indicators to allow for adjustment to the length of the pointe shoe ribbon apparatus prior to being affixed to the pointe shoe.   
     
     
         8 . A method for attaching a dance shoe support to a dance shoe utilizing a dance shoe support apparatus having a flexible substrate having a support side and a shoe side, the support side having a first adhesive material creating a first adhesion layer on the shoe support side, the shoe side having a second adhesive material creating a second adhesion layer on the shoe side, the method comprising the steps of:
 affixing the support side to the dance shoe support; and   affixing the shoe side to an inner surface of the dance shoe.