Dual-roller probe for moisture content meter

Claim 1

A ROLLER CAPACITOR PROBE FOR AN ELCTRICAL MOISTURE METER FOR TESTING MOISTURE CONTENT IN A ROTATING ROLL OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING: A SUPPORT HAVING A FRONT SIDE, A PAIR OF PARALLEL, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE METAL, CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODE ROLLERS LATERALLY SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO HAVE AN AIR GAP FOR AN ELECTRIC FIELD THEREBETWEEN, THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACES OF SAID ROLLERS BEING EXPOSED AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID ROLLERS ON SAID FRONT SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT, WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID ROLLERS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER, BEARING MEANS INCLUDED IN SAID MOUNTING MEANS SUPPORTING SAID ROLLERS FOR FREE AND INDEPENDENT ROTATION RELATIVE TO ONE OTHER, SAID MOUNTING MEANS POSITIONING SAID ROLLERS SO THAT CORRESPONDING OUTER PERIPHERAL PORTIONS THEREOF, ON THE SAME SIDE OF A PLANE DEFINED BY SAID AXES, ARE LOCATED FORWARDLY OF SAID FRONT SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT IN A POSITION FOR UNOBSTRUCTED SPANNING ENGAGEMENT WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED POINTS OF A ROLL OF PAPER OR THE LIKE, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING ELECTRICAL INSULATION WHICH INSULATES SAID ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ROLLERS FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT LEAD ELEMENT ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID ROLLERS AND HAVING MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR, SO AS TO FORM A ROLLER CAPACITOR PROBE.