Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara ya Ntlwana ya ho Hlapa le Disebediswa tsa Bokenaphepha Competition Category.

TšepeDisebediswa tsa Bokenaphepha· 2020

Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf

by Michael Jones and Sadie Mestman

Client: Custom Hygienics, LLC.

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Disebediswa tsa Bokenaphepha Category

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The Design

About Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf

Adam's Leaf ke sekrini sa urinal se etselitsoeng liindlu tsa boithobalo tsa banna. Sebopeho sa lekhasi se na le lomo le phahameng bohareng le mahlakore a sekamileng a fapohang moroto o phallang le ho thibela ho fofa ha moroto ho tsela e mabapi le mosebedisi le fatše. Moroto ha o sale sekrining, kahoo ha ho hlokahale ho eketsa monko. Adam's Leaf e lumellana le boholo bo bongata ba li-urinal mme e sebetsa hantle ho fihlela likhoeli tse tšeletseng, e leng se fokotsang litšenyehelo tsa thepa le tsa basebeletsi ba tlhoekiso. Sekrini se etsoa ka mokhoa oa ho kenya khatello e phahameng (high pressure injection molding) ho tsoa polasetiking e sebelisitsoeng hape, e nang le eketso e thusang ho bola ha e felile ho sebelisoa.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Adam's Leaf Sekrini sa Adam's Leaf e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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.