Improvements in the game known as 'battledore and shuttlecock'

摘要

599,727. Games. HANNA, G. P. Aug. 1, 1944, No. 14689. [Class 132 (ii)] In a game using a transverse net 4, in the manner of badminton, the playing area to one side of the net is shorter than the area on the other side and a second net 22 is arranged at the base line of the smaller area. The game is played with a shuttlecock and wooden bats as used in table tennis. A shuttlecock striking the second net 22 is regarded as " In." The playing area is marked out by a made-up tape 1 by suitable spikes. The posts 5, supporting the net 4, may be hinged at 6 for folding when not in use.