Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro nā Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Ko te hoahoa Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro nā Dosun Shin and Mark Littell he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2017 A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Kākahu Haumaru me ngā Taputapu Tiaki Tinana.

RinoTaputapu Tiaki· 2017

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro

nā Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Kiritaki: Battle Sports Science

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Taputapu Tiaki

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Ngā Tae

Te Hoahoa

Mō Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro

Ko te Nutty Buddy Flex he kāpu whakamarumaru mō ngā kaitākaro tāne. Ka whai te kāpu i tētahi āhua ā-tinana, ā, ka hangaia mā te whakauru rewa (injection molding), me tētahi anga polycarbonate me tētahi uhi elastomer thermoplastic. Ka toro haere te tapa elastomer ngohengohe i ngā taha, nā reira ka whakangāwaritia te pā ki te kiri, ā, ka taea ai te noho pai ake i te wā e nekeneke ana te tinana. Ka pupuritia ngā kaha pāpā, ā, ka tohatohangia kia rite ake puta noa i te wheua tarahae me ngā kiko ngohengohe. E toru ngā rahinga e tukuna ana, ā, ka tau te kāpu ki roto i ngā tarau hākinakina me ngā jock strap kua whai kē.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Rino

Ko Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Kāpu Whakamarumaru Takaro mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: 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
Inenga & Pēketanga: The cup comes with 3 different sizes.
Hog (small): 6.8x4x2.2 inch, Trophy (medium): 7x4.1x2.4inch, Mongo (large): 7.2x4.3x2.5inch
Tūtohu: Nutty Buddy, Anatomical Cup, Killer Whale Cup
Hangarau Whakanao: 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.
Wero Hoahoa: 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.
Rangahau: 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.
Whakaaweawe: 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.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: 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.
Rerenga Mahi: 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.
Pātene: Patented. Patent No: US 7,004,921. Mark Littell. 2006 & US 7,670,309. Mark Littell. 2010
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: Designer: Professor, Dosun Shin
Designer: Former MLB Player and Pitching Coach, Mark Littell
Whakamana Whakaahua: Professor Dosun Shin, 2017