Loom for weaving

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A weaving loom including a shed forming drum a, plurality of rollers defining the circumference of the drum having longitudinal axes arranged parallel to the axis of the drum, each roller having mutually spaced disc portions for deflecting warp threads passing over the disc portions outwards of warp threads passing between the disc portions so as to define a plurality of sheds at the drum circumference means for guiding the warp threads around the drum over successive rollers, and means for inserting weft threads into the sheds during the passage of the drum.