Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Mobiliário de Casa de Banho e Louças Sanitárias Competition Category.

FerroLouça Sanitária· 2020

Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Louça Sanitária Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório

A Adam's Leaf é uma tela para mictório desenvolvida para banheiros masculinos. O formato de folha possui uma nervura central elevada e bordas anguladas que desviam o jato de urina e evitam respingos no usuário e no piso. A urina não fica retida na tela, dispensando o uso de fragrâncias adicionais. A Adam's Leaf adapta-se a praticamente qualquer tamanho de mictório e mantém-se eficaz por até seis meses, o que reduz os custos com material e com a mão de obra de limpeza. A tela é produzida por moldagem por injeção de alta pressão a partir de plástico reciclado, com um aditivo que favorece a biodegradação após o uso.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Adam's Leaf Tela para Mictório merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar 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.