Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor — аутор Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Дизајн Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor аутора Dosun Shin and Mark Littell је високо цењени добитник веома престижне награде 2017 Гвоздена награда A' Design Award у категорији такмичења Дизајн заштитне одеће и личне заштитне опреме.

ГвозденаЗаштитна опрема· 2017

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor

аутор: Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Клијент: Battle Sports Science

Добитник награде Гвоздена награда A' Design Award у категорији Заштитна опрема

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Дизајн

О дизајну Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor

Nutty Buddy Flex je atletski zaštitni suspenzor namenjen muškim sportistima. Suspenzor prati anatomski oblik tela i izrađen je postupkom injekcionog livenja, sa spoljašnjom školjkom od polikarbonata i dodatnim slojem od termoplastičnog elastomera. Meka elastomerna ivica proteže se duž bočnih delova, čime se ublažava kontakt sa kožom i omogućava udobnije nošenje tokom aktivnih pokreta tela. Sile udara se apsorbuju i ravnomernije raspoređuju preko stidne kosti i mekih tkiva. Proizvod je dostupan u tri veličine i lako se uklapa u postojeće sportske šorceve i suspenzorske pojaseve.

Признање

О награди Гвоздена награда A' Design Award

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor је добитник Гвоздене награде A' Design Award, престижног признања које се додељује добрим дизајнима који испуњавају професионалне и индустријске захтеве очекиване од добро осмишљених творевина. Добитници Гвоздене награде показују велико умеће, високу специјализацију, стручно разумевање и креативне способности својих твораца. Очекује се да Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor буде високо цењена, дивљена и вољена творевина која је практична и иновативна. Овај дизајн награђен Гвозденом наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе индустрије и има компетентна техничка својства повезана са знањем и талентом. Захваљујући темељности, Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Atletski Zaštitni Suspenzor заслужује поштовање и осмишљен је да пружи побољшања квалитета живота која помажу да свет буде бољи.

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Заслуге, чланови тима и технички детаљи које је обезбедио дизајнер.

Јединствене карактеристике: 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
Димензије и паковање: The cup comes with 3 different sizes.
Hog (small): 6.8x4x2.2 inch, Trophy (medium): 7x4.1x2.4inch, Mongo (large): 7.2x4.3x2.5inch
Ознаке: Nutty Buddy, Anatomical Cup, Killer Whale Cup
Технологија производње: 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.
Дизајнерски изазов: 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.
Истраживање: 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.
Инспирација: 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.
Трајање пројекта: 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.
Ток рада: 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.
Патенти: Patented. Patent No: US 7,004,921. Mark Littell. 2006 & US 7,670,309. Mark Littell. 2010
Чланови тима: Designer: Professor, Dosun Shin
Designer: Former MLB Player and Pitching Coach, Mark Littell
Заслуге за фотографије: Professor Dosun Shin, 2017