pic: Bumper idea - legal?

[cbale2000]

I hope this get's approved, if it does this could save a LOT of teams (mine included) from having to make 2 sets of bumpers or a bumper cover that could potentially fall off!

Can't wait to see the GDC feedback on this one!

[delsaner]

Innovation at its finest. Wonderful idea, and I also hope it gets approved.

[Rion Atkinson]

I have posted this to the Q&A. For the moment it can be found here.

[billbo911]

Not only is this ingenious, it also radically reduces the possibility of the secondary, or slip cover, color from hanging down and causing a penalty due to rough play.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

I have posted this to the Q&A. For the moment it can be found here.

If you posted it there, in the "New Topics" forum, it will not get answered. If you actually want an official answer to your question, it has to be submitted to the "Submit Your Questions Here" forum (clever title, eh?). Access to the submission forum is limited to the officially appointed team representative.

-dave


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[johnr]

How do you do the ends? Great idea but i just can't picture the ends.

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by dlavery

If you posted it there, in the "New Topics" forum, it will not get answered. If you actually want an official answer to your question, it has to be submitted to the "Submit Your Questions Here" forum (clever title, eh?). Access to the submission forum is limited to the officially appointed team representative.

-dave


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Sorry about that. I fixed it. (That Submit Your Questions Here" forum is well hidden... )

Sorry about that everyone,
Rion

[ALTrammell818]

If this is approved would you mind other teams using the idea?

[techgirl3]

This is a great idea. Kudos to whoever thought of it

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

Sorry about that. I fixed it. (That Submit Your Questions Here" forum is well hidden... )

Sorry about that everyone,
Rion

Has it been submitted? Answered yet?

[m^3]

Formerly Famous submitted it, but I don't see it in the submit area, so maybe the GDC removes them from the submit area until they post the answer in the responses section. Another possibility is that they put something in the team update (don't those usually come out on Tuesday?).

IF this gets approved, anyone is welcome to use it. The more people that use it, the more we can develop and tweak it for next year.

This might explain the idea a little better. The sections on the right and left side would be on the sides of the bumper.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

[Chris is me]

Instead of velcro, perhaps a line of several snap fasteners would work better. Same repeatability, a bit more grip.

[m^3]

The snap fasteners sound good. Using grommets and pulling them over a post should work as well. The tension from compressing the noodles as you pull the flap back should hold it.

Read all about snap fasteners here:
http://www.snapsource.com/faqs/introtosnaps.php
The only question is if they are strong enough.

[DRH2o]

Looks like it is legal --- if I am reading this right.

Alternately, the ROBOT may use changeable BUMPER covers. The BUMPER covers
− may be removable, reversible, or fixed

From Update #9 http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...Update%209.pdf

[Bob Steele]

I think we all need to see that the GDC can recognize and value good and creative ways to play the game. They can see a good solution and are willing to make it possible to use it...

A round of applause for them!!

And now a bigger round of applause for the ingenious inventors of this bumper idea..!!!

Thank you for sharing!!!

When we share .... everyone benefits....!!

see you on the field...
now we just have to figure out how to sew these...!!