Patent ID: 7618041

Claim:
A game machine of skill and chance for a player comprising: (a) a housing comprising a playing field; (b) a lever mechanism to launch a ball vertically within the housing comprising: (1) a first element configured vertically within the housing to support a ball; (2) a second element within the housing rotatably attached to the first element and configured with a fulcrum fixed to the housing at a distance from the first element; and, (3) a third element rotatably attached to the second element such that the fulcrum is between the first element and the third element and such that the third element extends outside the housing; (c) a cushion comprising a sponge-like material connected to the third element outside the housing such that player impact with the cushion activates the lever mechanism to launch the ball; (d) a reflector positioned within the housing above the first element and configured to reflect the ball into the playing field after launch of the ball from the lever mechanism; (e) a player-movable surface within the playing field configured to reflect the ball within the playing field; and, (f) a target within the playing field.