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| CLYW Yeti |
| Exhibit #1780 |
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| Type | Production |
| Shape | V Shape |
| Axle | Bearing |
| Color | Purple |
| Packaging | Boxed |
| Construction | Multi-piece plastic |
| Response | Snow Tires |
| Diameter | 58.08mm |
| Width | 45.78mm |
| Gap | Fixed |
| Gap Width | 4.15mm |
| Weight | 69.2g |
| Owner | Cody Orr |
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The Yeti from CLYW is an injection molded, glass infused, plastic variation of the Chief. The material used to manufacture the Yeti gives the yo-yo a truly unique feel. Produced in very limited numbers due to a design flaw discovered after release (the string would rub and eventually break near the bearing seat), the Yeti quickly became a very sought-after collectible. The Yeti shipped with CLYW Snow Tire response and a CTX bearing.
Below is CLYW founder Chris Mikulin's narrative on the Yeti design -
"The Yeti project officially started in October 2012. Making an injection molded plastic part has been a goal of mine for over 10 years. During my last year of engineering I realized that I should have gone into industrial design. I would buy ID magazines and check out plastic part design books from the library, all while dreaming of one day becoming an industrial designer or designing plastic parts. I then realized that in an oil town like Alberta, jobs like that don't really come around. I ended up working in the oil industry for about 9 years. CLYW became my artistic outlet, and ever since the company started I dreamt of the day that we could afford to make a plastic return top. With the success of the Chief in 2012, CLYW finally got into a position that we could invest some money into a mold. Little did I know how much it would actually cost!
The CLYW team absolutely love it. I decided to use the profile of the Chief but increase the diameter a bit from about 2.225″ to 2.3125″. This would help get us more rim weight and keep the material away from the center.
The biggest production hurdle was finding the right plastic that could make an injection molded return top play the way we wanted it to. Most companies do weight rings or side caps to get the rim weight up. I wanted ours to be simple...no extra parts! This made things tricky since it would involve a non-uniform wall thickness at the rims. Something that is kind of frowned upon in the injection molding world, since this causes sink issues or distortion. During testing, some materials were too soft or too light while others would have sink issues or crazy wobble. We finally found a glass filled material that worked, but the kicker was that it only comes in black. The good thing about it is that it's more dense than regular ABS/polycarbonate so it can really do really so some neat things for play/weight distribution with our geometry. I can live with this for a first run, because the play is definitely there. It's just incredible!"
- Chris Mikulin | |
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