Shuttlecock and artificial feather thereof
AssigneeVictor Rackets Industrial Corp.
InventorsShu-Jung Chen, Tsung-Han Liu, Hsin-Chen Wang, Jing-Shan Huang
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Abstract
A plurality of artificial feathers connects to a plurality of stems and a base portion to form a shuttlecock. Each of the artificial feathers includes a connecting portion and a resistance portion. The connecting portion connects to one of the stems. The resistance portion connects to the connecting portion, and the resistance portion includes a plurality of low-wind-resistance areas and a high-wind-resistance area. The low-wind-resistance areas are surrounded by the high-wind-resistance area.
Claims20
A plurality of artificial feathers for a shuttlecock;
- wherein the plurality of artificial feathers connects to a plurality of stems and a base portion to form the shuttlecock, with each of the plurality of artificial feathers comprising:
- a connecting portion connected to one of the plurality of stems spaced from the base portion;
- and
- a resistance portion connected to the connecting portion and extending opposite the base portion, with the resistance portion comprising a plurality of low-wind-resistance areas and a high-wind-resistance area, with the plurality of low-wind-resistance areas surrounded by the high-wind-resistance area, wherein the plurality of low-wind-resistance areas is between 5 and 40, and wherein the plurality of stems is free of interconnection between the base portion and the connecting portions of the plurality of artificial feathers.
A shuttlecock comprising:
- a base portion;
- a plurality of stems, wherein one end of each of the plurality of stems is inserted into the base portion;
- and
- a plurality of artificial feathers connected to other ends of the plurality of stems respectively, with each of the plurality of artificial feathers comprising:
- a connecting portion connected to one of the plurality of stems spaced from the base portion;
- and
- a resistance portion connected to the connecting portion and extending opposite the base portion, with the resistance portion comprising a plurality of low-wind-resistance areas and a high-wind-resistance area, with the plurality of low-wind-resistance areas surrounded by the high-wind-resistance area, wherein the plurality of low-wind-resistance areas is between 5 and 40, and wherein the plurality of stems is free of interconnection between the base portion and the connecting portions of the plurality of artificial feathers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.