Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Bainugelako Altzari eta Aparatu Sanitarioen Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaAparatu Sanitarioak· 2020

Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Aparatu Sanitarioak Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta

Testua: Adam's Leaf gizonezkoen komunetarako diseinatutako pixontziko sareta bat da. Hosto-formak erdiko gailur altua eta ertz angeludunak ditu, gernu-jarioa desbideratu eta erabiltzailearengana zein zorura zipriztintzea eragozten dutenak. Gernua saretan ez da atxikitzen, beraz, ez da usain-gehigarririk behar. Adam's Leaf ia pixontzi neurri guztietara egokitzen da eta sei hilabetera arte eraginkorra izaten jarraitzen du, materialen eta garbiketaren lan-kostuak murriztuz. Sareta plastiko birziklatuz egiten da, presio handiko injekzio-moldaketaren bidez, eta erabilera ondoren biodegradazioa laguntzen duen gehigarri batekin.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Adam's Leaf Funtzio Nagusia: Pixontziko sareta zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

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.