Croquet game caddy

Abstract

A croquet game caddy for removably retaining croquet game components for playing a croquet game. The caddy includes croquet mallet head retainers which retains the croquet mallet heads in an upwardly stacked pyramid configuration.

1 . A croquet game caddy for removably retaining a plurality of croquet mallets for playing a croquet game, each of the croquet mallets having a mallet head and mallet handle, the caddy comprising:
 a frame having laterally spaced posts and a base;   a croquet mallet head retainer attached to said frame, the croquet mallet head retainer having mallet head supports to removably support the plurality of mallet heads in an pyramid configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1  further comprising an upper retainer supported by said frame, said upper retainer releasably retaining the croquet mallet handles in spaced relation. 
     
     
         3 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of stake holders to removably support croquet stakes. 
     
     
         4 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1  further comprising a wicket holder to removably support croquet wickets. 
     
     
         5 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1  further comprising a ball bag holder to removably support a bag holding croquet balls. 
     
     
         6 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1 , wherein said base includes legs extending outwardly in a direction transverse to said base. 
     
     
         7 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 6  wherein said legs include wheels such that the caddy is rollable. 
     
     
         8 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 7 , wherein said base is disposed in a lateral direction and said legs extend in a fore and aft direction with respect to said laterally disposed base such that when the caddy is rolled in said fore or aft direction said base is substantially transverse to said fore or aft direction of rolling. 
     
     
         9 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle grip. 
     
     
         10 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 9 , wherein said handle grip is movable between an upwardly extended position and lower collapsed position. 
     
     
         11 . A croquet game caddy for removably retaining a plurality of croquet mallets for playing a croquet game, each of the croquet mallets having a mallet head and mallet handle, the caddy comprising:
 a frame having laterally spaced posts and a base;   a first mallet head retainer having a middle and outwardly extending transverse ends, and further having mallet head supports arranged in an upwardly stepped relation from said outwardly extending transverse ends toward said middle, said first mallet head retainer attached to said frame proximate said base;   a second mallet head retainer having a middle and outwardly extending transverse ends, and further having mallet head supports arranged in an upwardly stepped relation from said outwardly extending transverse ends toward said middle, said second mallet head retainer attached to said frame proximate said base;   whereby said mallet head supports of said first and second mallet head retainers are aligned in an opposing relation and spaced to removably support therebetween the croquet mallet heads of the plurality of croquet mallets, wherein the mallet heads are arranged in an upwardly stacked relation from the outwardly extending transverse ends of said first and second mallet head retainers toward said middle of said first and second mallet head retainers.   
     
     
         12 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 11  further comprising an upper retainer supported by said frame, said upper retainer releasably retaining the croquet mallet handles in spaced relation. 
     
     
         13 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 11  further comprising a plurality of stake holders to removably support croquet stakes. 
     
     
         14 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 11  further comprising a wicket holder to removably support croquet wickets. 
     
     
         15 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 1  further comprising a ball bag holder to removably support a bag holding croquet balls. 
     
     
         16 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 11 , wherein said base includes legs extending outwardly in a direction transverse to said base. 
     
     
         17 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 16  wherein said legs include wheels such that the caddy is rollable. 
     
     
         18 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 17 , wherein said base is disposed in a lateral direction and said legs extend in a fore and aft direction with respect to said laterally disposed base such that when the caddy is rolled in said fore or aft direction said base is substantially transverse to said fore or aft direction of rolling. 
     
     
         19 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 11 , further comprising a handle grip. 
     
     
         20 . The croquet game caddy of  claim 19 , wherein said handle grip is movable between an upwardly extended position and lower collapsed position.