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Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga oleh Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Karya Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga oleh Dosun Shin and Mark Littell adalah pemenang yang sangat dihormati dari 2017 A' Design Award Besi yang sangat bergengsi dalam Kategori Kompetisi Desain Pakaian Keselamatan dan Alat Pelindung Diri.


BesiAlat Pelindung· 2017

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga

oleh Dosun Shin and Mark Littell

Klien: Battle Sports Science

Pemenang A' Design Award Besi dalam Kategori Alat Pelindung

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Tentang Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga

Nutty Buddy Flex adalah cangkir pelindung olahraga untuk atlet pria. Cangkir ini mengikuti bentuk anatomis dan dibuat melalui proses injection molding, dengan cangkang polikarbonat dan lapisan overmold elastomer termoplastik. Tepi elastomer yang lembut memanjang di sepanjang area samping, sehingga kontak dengan kulit menjadi lebih empuk dan memberikan kenyamanan yang lebih baik saat tubuh bergerak aktif. Gaya benturan diserap dan didistribusikan secara lebih merata ke tulang kemaluan dan jaringan lunak di sekitarnya. Tersedia dalam tiga ukuran, cangkir ini dapat dipasang pada celana olahraga dan jock strap yang sudah ada.

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Tentang A' Design Award Besi

Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga adalah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengakuan yang bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang baik yang memenuhi persyaratan profesional dan industri yang diharapkan dari kreasi yang dirancang dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan keterampilan yang besar, spesialisasi yang tinggi, pemahaman ahli, dan kapasitas kreatif para penciptanya. Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga diharapkan menjadi kreasi yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai yang praktis dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini mengintegrasikan praktik terbaik industri dan memiliki karakteristik teknis yang kompeten yang terkait dengan pengetahuan teknis dan bakat. Nutty Buddy Flex Athletic Cup Cangkir Pelindung Olahraga dihormati karena ketelitiannya dan dirancang untuk memberikan peningkatan kualitas hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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Kredit, anggota tim, dan detail teknis yang disediakan oleh desainer.

Keunikan
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
Dimensi & Kemasan
The cup comes with 3 different sizes.
Hog (small): 6.8x4x2.2 inch, Trophy (medium): 7x4.1x2.4inch, Mongo (large): 7.2x4.3x2.5inch
Tag
Nutty Buddy, Anatomical Cup, Killer Whale Cup
Teknologi Produksi
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.
Tantangan Desain
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.
Riset
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.
Inspirasi
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.
Durasi Proyek
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.
Alur Operasi
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.
Paten
Patented. Patent No: US 7,004,921. Mark Littell. 2006 & US 7,670,309. Mark Littell. 2010
Anggota Tim
Designer: Professor, Dosun Shin
Designer: Former MLB Player and Pitching Coach, Mark Littell
Kredit Gambar
Professor Dosun Shin, 2017

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