Equipment rule???

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Rule 1 Section ART. 5 . . . When any required player equipment is missing or when illegal equipment is found, correction shall be made before participation. An official's time-out shall be declared to permit prompt repair of equipment which becomes illegal or defective through use.

This allows a player's equipment to be repaired on the field.

Rule 3 Section 5 ART. 2 . . . A charged team time-out occurs when the ball is dead and:

b. The repair of faulty player equipment requires the assistance of a team attendant or attendants, or which, without the assistance of a team attendant delays the ready-for-play signal for more than 25 seconds.

This give you a specific period of time to give them to fix the equipment and the remedy if they take too long.

Rule 3 Section 5 ART. 6 . . . If repair of equipment without the assistance of a team attendant delays the ready-for-play signal for more than 25 seconds, or requires the assistance of a team attendant(s) and the player's team has used all permissible time-outs, the player shall be replaced for at least one down.

And the remedy when they run out of time-outs.

So I see it as follows:
Call the official's T.O.
Give them 25 seconds (or so) to fix the problem.
After time has elapsed have the player call a time-out or leave the field.

Hope that helps