Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Mobiliari de Bany i Sanitaris Competition Category.

FerroSanitaris· 2020

Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Sanitaris Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari

La Fulla d'Adam és una pantalla per a urinaris dissenyada per a lavabos masculins. La forma de fulla té una aresta central alta i vores angulades que desvien el raig d'orina i eviten esquitxades cap a l'usuari i el terra. L'orina no queda retinguda a la pantalla, per la qual cosa no calen fragàncies afegides. La Fulla d'Adam s'adapta a gairebé qualsevol mida d'urinari i manté la seva eficàcia durant fins a sis mesos, la qual cosa redueix els costos de materials i de mà d'obra de neteja. La pantalla es fabrica mitjançant injecció d'alta pressió a partir de plàstic reciclat amb un additiu que afavoreix la biodegradació després del seu ús.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Adam's Leaf Pantalla per a urinari és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Adam's Leaf is a uniquely designed men's urinal screen that effectively prevents urine splash-back for the user and keeps restroom floors clean to improve hygiene. It is biodegradable, and its design deflects the urine stream without splash or retention of urine in the urinal eliminating the need for added scents. It fits virtually any size urinal and its durability, up to six months, helps reduce material and janitorial labor costs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Adam's Leaf has dimensions of: 180mm. length, 170mm. width, 80mm. height, and weighs 114.76 grams.
Tags: It is leaf-shaped with a narrow high center ridge designed to deflect fluid
Production Technology: Adam's Leaf is produced by high pressure injection molding using recycled plastic and EcoPure which facilitates its biodegration post-use.
Design Challenge: The project was time consuming as a variety of materials and shapes were trialed to achieve a workable and durable design that was both pleasing to the eye and effective. The cost of creating an injection mold and the various trial models were expensive along with the intellectual property legal costs.
Research: Numerous prototypes were made including clay models and early 3D printed models to achieve a successful design and also several plastic formulations were trialed to achieve the correct Shore hardness and composition to allow moderate flexibility but shape retention to remain effective. EcoPure was added to enhance biodegradation post-use.
Inspiration: Adam's Leaf was inspired by the need to improve men's bathroom hygiene and takes its shape from fig leaves strategically painted in Renaissance and Pre-Renaissance art. The high fin-like center and angled leaf edges facilitate the flow of fluid off the leaf without splash back onto the user and surrounding floor, and its unusual design helps the urinal user stay focused over the urinal longer to completely finish the process also improving restroom hygiene.
Project Duration: The project idea was conceived in 2006 and the design completed after numerous prototypes and patented in 2016.
Operation Flow: It will function in any position in a men's urinal except when inverted-(upside down) and weighs enough not be moved by water from urinal flushing.
Patents: US patent-US D773,016 S November 29, 2016, patent holder, Custom Hygienics, LLC., Inventor, Michael Jones Omaha, Nebraska, USA. US Trademark Registration No. 5,885,710, October 15, 2019 ADAM'S LEAF owned by Custom Hygienics, LLC.
Team Members: Michael Jones
Sadie Mestman
Image Credits: Still photos of Adam's Leaf were taken by Andrew Lachance, Omaha, Nebraska. Videos were created by Michael Jones, Omaha, Nebraska.