Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал in Угаалгын өрөөний тавилга ба ариун цэврийн хэрэгслийн дизайн Competition Category.
ТөмөрАриун цэврийн хэрэгсэл· 2020
Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч
by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman
Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.
A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал Winner in Ариун цэврийн хэрэгсэл Category
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About Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч
Адамын Навч бол эрэгтэй жорлонгийн шээсний саванд зориулж бүтээгдсэн хамгаалах дэлгэц юм. Навчны хэлбэр нь төв хэсэгтээ өндөр нуруутай бөгөөд налуу ирмэгтэй тул шээсний урсгалыг чиглүүлж, хэрэглэгч болон шалан руу цацрахаас сэргийлдэг. Шээс дэлгэц дээр үлдэгддэггүй тул нэмэлт үнэрлэгч ашиглах шаардлагагүй. Адамын Навч нь бараг бүх хэмжээний шээсний саванд тохирдог бөгөөд зургаан сар хүртэл үр дүнтэй хэвээр байж, улмаар материал болон цэвэрлэгээний ажлын зардлыг бууруулдаг. Уг дэлгэцийг ашигласны дараа биологийн задралыг дэмждэг нэмэлт бодис агуулсан дахин боловсруулсан хуванцараас өндөр даралтын тарилгын аргаар үйлдвэрлэдэг.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал
Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч нь A' Design Award Төмөр шагналын ялагч бөгөөд сайн зохиогдсон бүтээлээс хүлээгддэг мэргэжлийн болон үйлдвэрлэлийн шаардлагыг хангасан сайн загварт олгодог нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Төмөр ялагчид бүтээгчдийнхээ агуу ур чадвар, өндөр мэргэшил, мэргэжилтний ойлголт, бүтээлч чадавхийг харуулдаг. Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч нь өндөр үнэлэгдсэн, биширсэн, хайрласан, практик, шинэлэг бүтээл байх болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Төмөр шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар нь салбарын шилдэг туршлагыг нэгтгэж, мэдлэг, авьяастай холбогдсон чадварлаг техникийн шинж чанартай. Adam's Leaf Шээсний сав хамгаалагч нь нухацтай байдлаараа хүндлэгддэг бөгөөд амьдралын чанарыг сайжруулж, дэлхийг илүү сайхан газар болгоход туслахаар зохиогдсон.
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.
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