Patent ID: 6780130
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A lighted shuttlecock for use during a game of badminton, the lighted shuttlecock comprising:a body member comprising a feather crown portion and a tip portion, said tip portion being selectively coupled to said feather crown portion, said tip portion of said body member being adapted for being struck by a racket to propel said body member through the air, said feather crown portion being adapted for stabilizing said body member when said body member is flying through the air; a light assembly being positioned in said tip portion of said body member, said light assembly being adapted for emitting light when said tip portion of said body member is struck by the racket such that said light assembly is adapted for facilitating locating said body member at night; said light assembly comprising a light emitting member and a power source, said power source being operationally coupled to said light emitting member such that said power source supplies power to said light emitting member, said light emitting member being adapted for emitting light when said power source is supplying power to said light emitting member; and said light assembly comprising an impact sensor, said impact sensor being operationally coupled between said power source and said light emitting member, said impact sensor being adapted for sensing an impact of said tip portion of said body member with the racket such that said impact sensor controls the flow of power from said power source to said light emitting member to emit light when said tip portion of said body member is struck by the racket.