Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik pa Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Dizayn Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik pa Dosun Shin and Mark Littell se yon gayan ki gen anpil estim nan konpetisyon trè prestijye 2017 A' Design Award Fè nan Kategori Konpetisyon Ekipman Pwoteksyon.

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Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik

pa Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Kliyan: Battle Sports Science

Gayan A' Design Award Fè nan Kategori Ekipman Pwoteksyon

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Konsènan Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik

Tèks Liv: Nutty Buddy Flex se yon kokiy pwoteksyon atletik pou atlèt gason. Kokiy la swiv yon fòm anatomik e li fèt ak metòd moulaj pa enjeksyon, avèk yon kokiy an polikarbonat ak yon kouch siplemantè an elastomè tèmoplastik. Bò mou an elastomè a pwolonje sou zòn kote yo, kidonk kontak avèk po a vin amòti e sa pèmèt yon adaptasyon pi konfòtab pandan mouvman kò aktif. Fòs enpak yo vin absòbe e distribye pi ejalman sou zo pibi a ak tisi mou yo. Twa gwosè disponib, e kokiy la anfòm nan pantalon espò ak jock strap ki egziste deja yo.

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Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Fonksyon Prensipal: Kokiy Pwoteksyon Atletik pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

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Pwopriyete Inik: 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
Dimansyon & Anbalaj: The cup comes with 3 different sizes.
Hog (small): 6.8x4x2.2 inch, Trophy (medium): 7x4.1x2.4inch, Mongo (large): 7.2x4.3x2.5inch
Etikèt: Nutty Buddy, Anatomical Cup, Killer Whale Cup
Teknoloji Pwodiksyon: 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.
Defi Dizayn: 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.
Rechèch: 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.
Enspirasyon: 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.
Dire Pwojè: 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.
Fliks Operasyon: 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.
Patant: Patented. Patent No: US 7,004,921. Mark Littell. 2006 & US 7,670,309. Mark Littell. 2010
Manm Ekip: Designer: Professor, Dosun Shin
Designer: Former MLB Player and Pitching Coach, Mark Littell
Kredi Imaj: Professor Dosun Shin, 2017