Patent Number: 063046296
Section: claims

1. A scanner apparatus comprising: a tunnel housing comprised of:  a. a first slot in one of its portions near its entrance opening, and  b. a second slot in one of its portions near its exit opening; and wherein said isolating device comprises:  c. a first bracket having a first curtain extending from it, said first bracket and said first curtain and said first slot of said tunnel housing being adaptable so that said first curtain can be inserted into and through said first slot but said first bracket cannot be inserted through said first slot, said first curtain, alter insertion, being adapted to substantially cover the entrance opening of said tunnel housing, said first bracket, after insertion, being substantially fixed to a portion of said tunnel housing,; and  d. a second bracket having a second curtain extending from it, said second bracket and said second curtain and said second slot of said tunnel housing being adaptable so that said second curtain can be inserted into and through said second slot but said second bracket cannot be inserted through said second slot, said second curtain, after insertion, being adapted to substantially cover said exit opening of said tunnel housing, said second bracket, after insertion, being substantially fixed to a portion of said tunnel housing.  a. constructing a tunnel housing comprised of a top portion, a bottom portion, first and second side portions, which form a substantially enclosed area, an entrance opening and an exit opening, said top portion and side portions of said tunnel housing each having a thickness ranging from about 0.0625 to 0.5 inch;  b. constructing a bed assembly housing located substantially beneath said bottom portion of said tunnel housing, said bed assembly housing being constructed so that said bed assembly has a top portion which is substantially used as said bottom portion of said tunnel housing;  c. locating an isolating device at said entrance and exit openings of said tunnel housing;  d. locating a conveyor device substantially in said bed assembly housing, said conveyor device being used for moving an object through said entrance opening of said tunnel housing and into said substantially enclosed area, subsequently through said substantially enclosed area, and thereafter out of said substantially enclosed area and out said exit opening of said tunnel housing; and  e. providing an analysis device for analyzing objects within said substantially enclosed area of said tunnel housing.  a. constructing said bed assembly housing so that said bed assembly housing has first and second side portions; and  b. fixing said first and second side portions of said bed assembly housing to said first and second side portions of said tunnel housing, respectively.  a. providing a first slot in one of the portions of said tunnel housing near its entrance opening; and  b. providing a second slot in one of the portions of the tunnel housing near its exit opening;  a. inserting a first bracket having a first curtain extending from it, through said first slot  b. substantially fixing said first bracket to a portion of said tunnel housing near said entrance opening of said tunnel housing;  c. inserting a second bracket having a second curtain extending from it, through said second slot; and  d. substantially fixing said second bracket to a portion of said tunnel housing near said exit opening of said tunnel housing. 2. A scanner apparatus, as recited by claim 1, wherein said bed assembly further comprises first and second side portions and wherein said first and second side portions of said tunnel housing are substantially fixed to said first and second side portions of said bed assembly housing, respectively. 3. A scanner apparatus, as recited by claim 1, wherein said analysis device is comprised of an internally mounted detector array constructed within a metal member which contains a detector slit, to reduce the slitting of said tunnel housing. 4. A scanner apparatus, as recited by claim 1, wherein said tunnel housing further comprises: 5. A method for constructing a scanner for scanning objects, comprising the steps of: 6. A method as recited by claim 5, further comprising the steps of: 7. A method for constructing a scanner for scanning objects, as recited by claim 5, further comprising the step of using said analysis device to connect said tunnel housing with said bed assembly housing. 8. A method for constructing a scanner for scanning objects, as recited by claim 5, further comprising the steps of: