Patent ID: 8366108

Claim:
An apparatus for playing by means of launching projectiles, comprising at least one projectile propulsion device for propelling projectiles such as discs or balls, and a playing surface on which the propelled projectiles slide or above which the propelled projectiles skim, the apparatus further comprising a raised substrate covering the playing surface, below which the launched projectiles circulate, and a set of playing pieces, the substrate being provided with means for the detachable support of the mentioned playing pieces, characterized in that said means for the detachable support of the playing pieces comprise a pedestal on which at least one playing piece is stably placed; and an actuation lever, rotatably mounted with respect to the substrate, the power arm of which extends below the substrate and is susceptible to being hit by one of the propelled projectiles, forcing the lever to suddenly rotate about its rotation shaft, the actuation lever being provided with pushing means which, when the mentioned rotation of the actuation lever takes place, displace the pedestal or directly the piece or pieces placed on it enough to cause the detachment of said pieces with respect to the corresponding pedestal.