Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Sanitaris Competition Category.

FèrreSanitaris· 2020

Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Sanitaris Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam

Fuèlha d'Adam es un ecran d'urinal concebut per las sanitàrias per òmes. La forma de fuèlha presenta una nervadura centrala nauta e de bòrds angulats que devián lo flus d'urina e empachan las esposcadas sus l'utilizaire e lo sòl. L'urina non demòra pas sus l'ecran, doncas cap d'aròma apondut es pas necessari. Fuèlha d'Adam s'adapta a gaireben totas las talhas d'urinal e demòra eficaç fins a sièis meses, çò que redutz los costs de material e de man d'òbra pel netejatge. L'ecran es fabricat per moladatge per injeccion nauta pression a partir de plastic reciclat, amb un additiu que favoriza la biodegradacion aprèp l'usatge.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, Adam's Leaf Fuèlha d'Adam merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

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.