Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Basi in Paralatan Sanitasi Competition Category.

BasiParalatan Sanitasi· 2020

Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award Basi Winner in Paralatan Sanitasi Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal

Teks Buku: Adam's Leaf marupokan layar urinal nan dirancang untuak jamban laki-laki. Bantuak sarupo daun ko mampunyoi rigi tinggi di tangah sarato tapi nan bamiriang untuak mangalihkan aliran urin sarato mancegah aia urin mamuncia ka pangguno maupun ka lantai. Urin indak tatahan di ateh layar ko, jadi indak paralu ditambahkan wangi-wangian lai. Adam's Leaf sasuai untuak hampia sagalo ukuran urinal sarato tatap efektif hinggo anam bulan, nan mangurangi biaya bahan sarato tanago karajo untuak mambarasiahkannyo. Layar ko dibuek jo caro injeksi molding bertekanan tinggi dari plastik daur ulang nan dicampua jo bahan tambahan nan mandukuang proses biodegradasi sasudah pamakaian.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Basi

Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal adolah pamenang A' Design Award Basi, sabuah pangakuan nan bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan elok nan mamanuhi kaparluan profesional jo industri nan dipaokan dari ciptaan nan dirancang jo elok. Pamenang Basi mamparlihatkan kamahiran nan gadang, spesialisasi nan tinggi, pamahaman pakar jo kapasitas kreatif panciptanyo. Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal dipaokan manjadi ciptaan nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan praktis jo inovatif. Rancangan nan manang Basi iko mamasukkan praktik tabaik industri jo punyo ciri teknis nan cakap nan bapautan jo ilimu jo bakaik. Adam's Leaf Fungsi Utama: Layar Urinal dihormati karano katalitiannyo jo dirancang untuak maningkekkan kualitas hiduik jo mambantu manjadikan dunia tampek nan labiah elok.

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.