A croquet wicket lighting unit to provide illumination in the vicinity of a wicket
to facilitate playing the game of croquet under conditions of low illumination.
Components are attached to a mounting plate 11 that straddles the wicket.
The mounting plate universally and firmly attaches to any size or style of wicket
by means of retaining straps 24 and friction pads 25 in combination
with universal engaging slots 12. The illumination element directs an intense
beam of focused light through a hole 13 in the mounting plate and onto the
playing surface immediately under the wicket to clearly reveal the passage of a
ball through the wicket. The illumination scheme also casts a larger area of more
diffuse light on the playing surface immediately adjacent to the focus spot to
reveal croquet balls resting therein and facilitate play around the wicket.
