摘要 |
A shuttlecock comprises a cap 1 with hole 10 not less than 6mm in diameter in its nose, a flared skirt 2 and a balloon 9, the flared skirt incorporating an inner part 3, a lattice part 4 and a vane part 5, stems 6 connecting the various parts of the flared skirt and being connected by lattice ribs 7 and vane ribs 8, the lattice ribs 7 being substantially further apart than the vane ribs 8 and the stems being less than 2mm thick in the inner part and having lattice ribs less than 0.35mm thick and spaced substantially farther apart than the vane ribs and the balloon being adapted to support the lattice ribs and the stems adjacent the said lattice ribs. Optionally a plastic foil is interposed between the skin of the balloon and the skirt. |