Patent ID: 8177558

Claim:
A Braille cell assembly, comprising: a plurality of reeds, each one of the reeds being bendable at an elongated end portion when a voltage is applied; a plurality of tactile pins, each of the plurality of tactile pins corresponding to each of the plurality of reeds; and a respective one of the plurality of tactile pins being vertically movable, in response to a bending movement of a corresponding one of the plurality of reeds; a monolithic Braille cell cap encasing the plurality of tactile pins, the monolithic Braille cell cap including a plurality of apertures to allow for the vertical movement of the plurality of tactile pins; said monolithic Braille cell cap constituting a plurality of individual Braille cells to thereby enhance the tactile feel of a Braille cell assembly by eliminating the uneven surface provided by a plurality of individual Braille cell caps, said monolithic Braille cell cap comprising a top plate and a plurality of side walls such that the side walls are approximately perpendicularly connected to the top plate.