| US 7,434,335 B2 | ||
| Tap shoe with adjustable tap assembly | ||
| Jeffrey Feldstein, 2220 east Main St., Richmond, Va. 23223 (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/987,103. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/531989, filed on Dec. 24, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0138840 A1, Jun. 30, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 5/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—8.3 [36/15; 36/31] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A tap shoe with adjustable tap assembly, comprising:
a sole having an upper attached thereto defining a shoe, the shoe having a toe portion and a heel portion, the heel portion
including a heel fixed to the sole;
a plurality of self-locking nuts embedded in the toe portion;
a plurality of self-locking nuts embedded in the heel;
a metal toe tap;
a first spacer plate fixed to the toe portion of the shoe beneath the toe tap, the first spacer plate being made from metal;
a metal heel tap;
a second spacer plate fixed to the heel of the shoe beneath the heel tap, the second spacer plate being made from metal; and,
a plurality of machine screws removably and adjustably securing the first and second spacer plates and the toe and heel taps
to the toe and heel portions of the shoe,
whereby adjustment of the screws permits a tap dancer to adjust sound and tonal quality of the toe and heel taps upon striking
a dance floor.
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