Patent ID: 9459225
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A portable moisture meter for determining a moisture content of a particulate material, comprising: a frame defining a frame space; a first handle secured to the frame for holding the portable moisture meter; a measuring cup disposed within the frame space for receiving a sample of the particulate material whose moisture content is to be measured, wherein the measuring cup comprises an open end through which the sample may be poured and an inner space having a measuring volume; a moisture measuring means for measuring the moisture content of the sample received in the measuring cup; and a swiping member pivotably mounted to the frame and configured to move in a swiping path along the open end of the measuring cup, such that portions of the sample which are disposed outside of the inner space of the measuring cup are removed by the swiping member; wherein the swiping member comprises a second handle member and a brush; wherein the moisture of the sample is measured while the sample is in the cup and after the swiping member has removed portions of the sample which are disposed outside of the inner space of the measuring cup, two elongated members pivotably attached at opposite sides of the frame, and the swiping member extends between the two elongated members.