Patent ID: 9746429
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: E04G,F23J,G01C,G01N,G03B

Claim:
1. An inspection module for inspecting an internal side wall of a vertically erected structure, the inspection module comprising: a carrier; and a controller having an associated power source including a battery, the controller supported by the carrier, the controller configured to control operation of at least one data recording mechanism that includes a plurality of equidistance spaced apart range finders configured to determine a distance from the inspection module to an internal side wall of a generally vertically erected structure in which the inspection module is deployed to inspect and to relay distance measurements to the controller; wherein at least one of the plurality of equidistance spaced apart range finders is secured proximate to or integrated with a camera, wherein the at least one of the plurality of equidistance spaced apart range finders substantially continuously relays the distance measurements to the controller; wherein the inspection module is securable to a hoist by a hook for a cable at an operatively upper end of the inspection module.