Redesigning the cricket helmet

“My cricket helmet provides air ventilation for batsmen for cooling the head, and it is also light in weight and offers improved visibility. In particular, this helmet will improve the batsman’s endurance in long innings.

“I went for a geodesic structure to enable the maximum strength while enabling the maximum ventilation, and also to reduce the weight of the helmet. The geodesic structure is ideal for absorbing the impact of a cricket ball and distributing the energy evenly across the face of the helmet absorbing the shock.

“The helmet is also designed with two forward-facing vent holes to promote airflow when running, conducting the air inside the helmet up and away from the head.

“The first layers of the guard are polycarbonate plastic to allow the batsmen to have a clear view with plenty of peripheral vision, and I have used a thin film on the inside to stop and shatter fragments going into the face in the case of being struck. The film also has an anti-reflective coating, similar to the clear guards on ice hockey helmets.

“The metallic guard is made from titanium for both strength and light weight. I also played around with the colours and settled on a 20% grey to give get the lowest reflection value.

“I would ideally like for this project to be absorbed by a big sporting goods manufacturer like Nike, Puma, Gunn & Moore, Slazenger or Masuri and further developed.”

Ravinder’s aspirations are to work as a product designer for a sporting goods company. Though based in the UK, he will “move anywhere for the right job.” Ravinder can be contacted by email or via his web site where a range of his other design work can be seen. We’ve included a few of his other designs in the images section.