Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Earraí Sláintíochta Competition Category.

IarannEarraí Sláintíochta· 2020

Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Earraí Sláintíochta Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán

Is scáileán fualán é Duilleog Adam a dealraíodh do sheomraí folctha na bhfear. Tá cruth an duilleoig ann le iomaire ard sa lár agus imill fiar a chlaonann an sruth fuail agus a chuireann cosc ar splancadh siar ar an úsáideoir agus ar an urlár. Ní choinnítear fual ar an scáileán, agus mar sin níl gá le boladh breise. Oireann Duilleog Adam do bheagnach gach méid fualáin agus fanann sé éifeachtach ar feadh suas le sé mhí, rud a laghdaíonn costais ábhar agus saothair glantacháin. Déantar an scáileán trí mhúnlú instealltach ard-bhrú as plaisteach athchúrsáilte le breiseán a thacaíonn le bithdhíghrádú tar éis a úsáide.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Adam's Leaf Scáileán Fualán as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

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.