Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Ịsa Ahụ na Ngwá Ịsa Ahụ Competition Category.

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Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwá Ịsa Ahụ Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Akwụkwọ Adam bụ ihe nchekwa mmiri ọmụmụ e mere maka ime ụlọ mposi ndị ikom. Ọdịdị akwụkwọ ahụ nwere elu dị elu n'etiti na akụkụ ndị e wetuuru ka ọ na-echigharị iyi mmiri ọmụmụ ma gbochie ya ịfesa azụ n'ahụ onye ọ na-eji ya na n'ala. Mmiri ọmụmụ adịghị anọ n'elu ihe nchekwa ahụ, ya mere ịtụnye isi ụtọ agaghị adị mkpa. Akwụkwọ Adam dabara na ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ nha ihe ọmụmụ ọ bụla, ọ na-arụkwa ọrụ nke ọma ruo ọnwa isii, nke na-ebelata ọnụ ahịa ihe eji arụ ya na ndarị ọrụ nsachapụ. E ji usoro injection molding nke nrụgide dị elu mepụta ihe nchekwa a site na plastic emegharịrị eme, jiri ihe agbakwunyere na-akwado ire ure nke ihe ahụ mgbe e mesịrị jiri ya rụọ ọrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Adam's Leaf Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ihe Nchekwa Mmiri Ọmụmụ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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.