Improvement in Shuttlecocks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Shuttlecocks.
I, CHARLES HOWCROFT, No. 1, Shelley Street, Lady Pit Lane, Hunslet, Leeds,
Yorkshire, Railway Canvasser do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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It is a shuttlecock having a rubber base. It is nearly noiseless when in play. It
can be driven to a great height with ease; and on account of the rubber base the
quills, or feathers, will be much less liable to shed themselves than shuttlecocks having
no such basal arrangement.
The slight weight of the rubber stud also assists materially & advantageously in
the shuttlecock's descent, and the shuttlecock is rendered less liable to chuck off from
the bat when struck.
It is well adapted for driving especially when more than one person are using one
shuttlecock together. It is quiet in the nursery.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Shuttlecocks.
I, CHARLES HOWOROFT, 1, Shelley Street, Lady Pit Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, York-
shire, Railway Employee do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
It is a shuttlecock having a rubber base-which may be more particularly described
as a rubber buffer-the stem of which is inserted and glued into the shuttlecock
bottom-the buffer being one solid piece.
The body of the shuttlecock consists of hard wood, in the centre of the bottom of
which is a drilled hole for the insertion of the stem of the rubber buffer, which is
moulded solid, having a well rounded base.
The rubber buffer prevents by its extreme elasticity violent shock to shuttlecock
when in play, and so preserves the feathers from being shaken out and from fraying
suddenly, and also keeps it from glancing off the bat-as the stroke of the bat is
made more uniform-thus enabling the shuttlecock to rise with greater accuracy
and regularity.
The feathers, which are pressed straight, are set at equal distances from one
another and not very wide at the top, this to prevent hard strain against the atmosphere
when the shuttlecock is in the immediate act of ascending from the stroke or blow.
The shuttlecock is more particularly intended for use with a wooden bat; but it is
amenable to all classes of bats. The rubber attachment gives a slight elongation to
the body, and this is well balanced by the number and pitch of the feathers, this
arrangement materially aids the shuttlecock to spin quickly and to descend with
great regularity. It will be readily seen that the rubber base must give velocity to
the shuttlecock when in play. As per my drawing :-
A. Shuttlecock complete.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
1. It is nearly noiseless when in play.
2. It will be less liable to shed its feathers on account of the rubber base.
3. It can be driven to a great height, and its descent is well regulated by the
rubber buffer at the base.
4. It is less liable to glance off the bat than shuttlecocks not having a rubber base.
5. It is well adapted for driving and therefore possesses qualities in this direction
not equalled by any other shuttlecock.
6. It can be driven well against the wind.
7..It will not injure any bat and cannot be split during play.
8. It spins rapidly because it rides quickly.
Dated this 7th day of October 1889
CHAS. HOWCROFT.