Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Mobiliario de Baño e Aparellos Sanitarios Competition Category.

FerroAparellos Sanitarios· 2020

Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Aparellos Sanitarios Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio

Adam's Leaf é unha pantalla de mictorio deseñada para aseos masculinos. A forma de folla presenta unha alta arista central e bordos angulados que desvían o fluxo de urina e evitan salpicaduras de volta cara ao usuario e o chan. A urina non queda retida na pantalla, polo que non son necesarios aromas engadidos. Adam's Leaf adáptase a case calquera tamaño de mictorio e mantense eficaz durante ata seis meses, o que reduce os custos de material e man de obra de limpeza. A pantalla fabrícase mediante moldeado por inxección a alta presión a partir de plástico reciclado cun aditivo que favorece a biodegradación despois do seu uso.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Adam's Leaf Pantalla de Mictorio é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

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.