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Relocatable x-ray imaging system and method for inspecting commercial vehicles and cargo containers

  • US 7,991,113 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2010
  • Issued: 08/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of deploying a security inspection system from a delivery vehicle to an inspection site, the inspection system including a frame having first and second leg sections pivotally connected to opposite ends of a support beam section, comprising the steps of:

  • moving the frame into an X-ray imaging position via a deployment mechanism;

    inclining a bed section of the delivery vehicle until a base portion of at least one of the first and second leg sections contacts a surface of the inspection site or an object located on a surface of the inspection site; and

    detaching the frame from the bed section of the delivery vehicle such that the frame stands in a substantially upright position on the surface of the inspection site.

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