Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka – dizajner Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Dizajn Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka čiji je autor Dosun Shin and Mark Littell iznimno je cijenjeni dobitnik prestižne nagrade 2017 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award u natjecateljskoj kategoriji Sigurnosna Odjeća i Osobna Zaštitna Oprema.

ŽeljezoZaštitna Oprema· 2017

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka

autor/ica Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Klijent: Battle Sports Science

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O dizajnu Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka

Nutty Buddy Flex je athletička zaštitna školjka za muške sportaše. Školjka prati anatomski oblik i izrađena je postupkom injekcijskog prešanja, s vanjskom ljuskom od polikarbonata i preslojem od termoplastičnog elastomera. Mekani rub od elastomera proteže se duž bočnih područja, čime je kontakt s kožom ublažen i omogućena je udobnija prianjanje tijekom aktivnog kretanja tijela. Udarne sile se apsorbiraju i ravnomjernije raspoređuju preko stidne kosti i mekih tkiva. Dostupne su tri veličine, a školjka se uklapa u postojeće sportske hlače i suspenzore.

Priznanje

O nagradi Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaratelja. Očekuje se da Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Athletička zaštitna školjka se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvalitete života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Iza dizajna

Komplet za medije

Zasluge, članovi tima i tehnički detalji koje je dostavio dizajner.

Jedinstvena svojstva: The Nutty Buddy Flex is a redesign of the original, anatomically-shaped athletic cup design. The original polycarbonate cup had a thin co-molded soft polymer perimeter edge to cushion the contact between the cup and the skin. The new Flex cup increases the content of the soft polymer edge to include the side areas on the cup, permitting a more comfortable fit during dynamic body movements. This Flex cup redesign absorbs and more evenly distributes impact forces to the pubic bone and soft tissues
Dimenzije i pakiranje: The cup comes with 3 different sizes.
Hog (small): 6.8x4x2.2 inch, Trophy (medium): 7x4.1x2.4inch, Mongo (large): 7.2x4.3x2.5inch
Oznake: Nutty Buddy, Anatomical Cup, Killer Whale Cup
Proizvodna tehnologija: This cup was made by PC injection mold with TPE overmold.
Polycarbonate (Sabic 124R-701) for the cup and Thermoplastic Elastomer (GLS 1040X-1) overmolding for the flex side. OM 1040X-1 is a medical compliant overmolding TPE with very good adhesion to PC or ABS-based plastics.
Dizajnerski izazov: After 5 years of use, feedback and surveys, we knew which areas needed improvement. Taking those areas – 1) added comfort 2) more flex 3) increased ventilation 4) greater security of location – and turning them into CAD design was one of the most challenging tasks. At the same time, we needed to maintain structural integrity and superior protection.

In addition, collecting human body data and defining different sizes of cup were a challenge. The head and tale part rubber were pilled off from the cup body after several months of use. The designer added some contacts and punched holes on the over molding part, so the inner and outer rubber were connected together. The tale part was broken by the high impact of water surface from a water ski jumper. The designer added 3 ribs inside of the tale part, and also added circle rings in the center of cup to increase the durability.
Istraživanje: The difficult nature of observational research to get the measurements required the development of multiple sized vacuumed formed shells that were used to obtain user size and comfort feedback. Then, the designer collected and organized the human body data from the shell selections based on Large, Medium, and Small. Next, different sizes of prototype models were 3D-printed and tested by users. Again, feedback received from professional baseball players allowed the designer to modify the final shapes and sizes for each cup category.
Inspiracija: The redesigned Flex cup continues to follow the anatomically-correct shape of the human male’s anatomy using the design principle of Form Follows Function. The original Nutty Buddy design has been on the market for seven years. Inventor and pitching coach Mark Littell has received feedback from players about possible revisions to the original cup. The Flex redesign is in response to the users’ comments and feedback and to give athletes increased range of motion and added comfort.
Trajanje projekta: The redesign process started in July of 2014 and finished in February of 2015 in Arizona. After the design work, it took 8 months from the start of manufacturing to reach the market.
Tijek rada: The Flex cup high impact resistant polycarbonate material protects the male wearer’s genitals from external impact forces. The soft rubber wing provides cushioning comfort and absorbs any impacts. This cup can be easily installed into existing sport pants and jock straps.
Patenti: Patented. Patent No: US 7,004,921. Mark Littell. 2006 & US 7,670,309. Mark Littell. 2010
Članovi tima: Designer: Professor, Dosun Shin
Designer: Former MLB Player and Pitching Coach, Mark Littell
Zasluge za fotografije: Professor Dosun Shin, 2017