Shuttlecocks
OwnerRoy W. Bucklandinventor
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Abstract
A badminton shuttlecock (10) comprises a flight assembly comprising a connector element (30) in which the flight feathers (42) are received, the connector element being adjustably connected to the base (10) of the shuttlecock. Adjustment of the base relative to the connector element alters the configuration of the flights thereby altering the flight characteristics of the shuttlecock.
Claims11
A badminton shuttlecock comprising a base, a plurality of flight feathers diverging upwardly from said base in an annular array, a connector element secured to said base and a bracing ring located intermediate the ends of the flight feathers above said base and with which each of the stems of the flight feathers cooperates, said connecting element and said bracing ring being joined together by a connecting structure, and said connecting element and said base being adjustably connected together by cooperating screw threads for causing an alteration in the speed of the shuttlecock.
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