Integrated portable checkpoint system
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1. A system for inspecting objects comprising:
- a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, wherein said housing comprises a length extending from a position proximal to a cab of said vehicle to a position distal to said cab, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of walls, including a first end wall proximal to said cab, a second end wall distal to said cab and opposing the first end wall, a first side wall and a second side wall opposing the first side wall, each of said first side wall and second side wall extending from the first end wall to the second end wall, wherein the first end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a first enclosed internal volume, wherein the second end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a second enclosed internal volume, which is separated from said first enclosed internal volume by an interior wall, and wherein the second enclosed internal volume comprises an entrance and an exit located on the first side wall, said entrance being proximate the interior wall, said exit being proximate the second end wall, and said entrance and exit defining a pathway through the second internal volume, and wherein a portion of said plurality of walls comprise reinforced steel;
a metal detector positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume;
a X-ray scanner positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume and proximate to said metal detector; and
a control system in data communication with said metal detector and said X-ray scanner, wherein said control system is positioned within said first enclosed internal volume.
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a portable system for inspecting objects. The system includes a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, which houses a metal detector and an X-ray scanner and further includes a deployable boom positioned on a top surface of the housing. Operationally, the system is transported to a location, persons or objects are inspected by the metal detector or X-ray scanner and the boom is deployed to inspect external cargo. The integrated portable checkpoint system provides security screening and inspection equipment with increased operational capabilities in one fully integrated package.
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1. A system for inspecting objects comprising:
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a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, wherein said housing comprises a length extending from a position proximal to a cab of said vehicle to a position distal to said cab, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of walls, including a first end wall proximal to said cab, a second end wall distal to said cab and opposing the first end wall, a first side wall and a second side wall opposing the first side wall, each of said first side wall and second side wall extending from the first end wall to the second end wall, wherein the first end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a first enclosed internal volume, wherein the second end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a second enclosed internal volume, which is separated from said first enclosed internal volume by an interior wall, and wherein the second enclosed internal volume comprises an entrance and an exit located on the first side wall, said entrance being proximate the interior wall, said exit being proximate the second end wall, and said entrance and exit defining a pathway through the second internal volume, and wherein a portion of said plurality of walls comprise reinforced steel; a metal detector positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume; a X-ray scanner positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume and proximate to said metal detector; and a control system in data communication with said metal detector and said X-ray scanner, wherein said control system is positioned within said first enclosed internal volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for inspecting objects comprising:
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a first housing, defining a first enclosed internal volume and having a first top surface, wherein said first housing encloses at least one of a first metal detector or a first X-ray scanner positioned within the first enclosed internal volume and wherein said first housing is adapted to be carried by a vehicle; a second housing, defining a second enclosed internal volume and having a second top surface, wherein said second housing encloses at least one of a second metal detector or a second X-ray scanner positioned within the second enclosed internal volume and said second housing is adapted to be carried by the vehicle; a towing mechanism configured to couple the first housing to the second housing; a transition cabin positioned over said towing mechanism and adapted to permit a person to move between the first housing and second housing; and a control system in data communication with a) said first metal detector and/or said first X-ray scanner and b) said second metal detector and/or said second X-ray scanner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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