Gauge for measuring roll nips

A gauge for measuring the nip between and/or the radii of a pair of working rolls, comprising carrier means;

• transducer means mounted on said carrier means for converting the width of the nip and/or the radii of the rolls into a signal;
• a probe formed of a quasi U-shaped bent rod pivotally connected at one end to said carrier means, extending along a medial portion thereof outwardly of said carrier means and having an opposite end positioned for movement against said transducer means to operate said transducer means to generate said signal;
• and means for pivotally urging said probe in a direction outwardly of said carrier means, said carrier means being dimensioned for insertion into the nip between the rolls and into contact with the rolls at a point outwardly of a centerline therebetween to bring the outermost portion of said medial portion of said probe into contact with the rolls outwardly of but closer to the centerline with said probe lying in a plane generally parallel to the axes of the rolls, said probe being pivotable against said urging means away from the centerline to move said opposite end thereof against said transducer means, whereby said transducer means converts the width of the nip and/or the radii of the rolls at the point of contact of said probe with the rolls into a signal representative thereof.