Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Wharehoroi me ngā Taputapu Horoi Competition Category.

RinoTaputapu Horoi· 2020

Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Horoi Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama

He Mata Urinal ko Rau o Arama, he mea hoahoa mō ngā wharepaku tāne. Ko te āhua rau he tuaka teitei kei waenganui me ngā tapa piko e whakapeka ana i te awa mimi, e ārai ana hoki i te toi mimi kia kaua e pana ki te kaiwhakamahi me te papa. Kāore te mimi e mau ki runga i te mata, nō reira kāore e hiahiatia ana ētahi kakara tāpiri. Ka uru pai a Rau o Arama ki te nuinga o ngā rahi urinal, ā, ka mau tonu tōna whai hua mō te ono marama pea, e whakaiti ana i ngā utu rauemi me te mahi horoi. E hangaia ana te mata mā te whakauru pēhanga teitei mai i te kirihou hangaruatia, ā, kua tāpirihia he mea whakaawe hei āwhina i te pirau haere whakamuri i muri i te whakamahinga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Adam's Leaf Rau o Arama mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.