Patent ID: 7021340

Claim:
A loom for practicing typing in Braille, comprising: a loom frame for supporting a plurality of warp threads, a plurality of heddles, each heddle having an opening through which at least one of the plurality of warp threads may be threaded; seven harnesses, each of the seven harnesses with at least one of the plurality of heddles being attached thereto and arranged to be raised and lowered relative to the loom frame; seven levers, each of the levers being attached to one of the seven harnesses for raising and lowering the harness, wherein a movement of a lever causes the harness and the at least one heddle attached thereto to be raised, separating the at least one warp thread, when threaded through the opening of the at least one heddle, from the remainder of the warp threads, thereby creating a shed therebetween, and wherein the seven levers are arranged in a row with a center lever, the center lever having a width greater than any other one of the seven levers; and a shuttle having a weft thread wound thereon and arranged to be passed through the shed.