Patent ID: 6890274

Claim:
In a shuttlecock having a cap and a flared skirt, the said flared skirt incorporating an inner and an outer part made of artificial materials, said flared skirt incorporating in its outer part a plurality of stems ( 4 , 5 ), extending in the direction of the airflow ( 20 ), passing along the said flared skirt in the normal line of flight of the shuttlecock, and a plurality of ribs ( 1 , 8 , 16 , 17 ) connecting said stems, the shuttlecock being characterized in that the said outer skirt incorporates a plurality of flaps ( 6 , 13 , 14 , 15 ) which project from edges of said ribs ( 1 , 8 , 16 , 17 ) at a substantial angle ( 9 , 19 , 28 ) to the outer face of the said ribs ( 1 , 8 , 16 , 17 ) and to the airflow ( 20 ).