Patent ID: 7966919

Claim:
A safe inspection system for the manual inspection of personal luggage, which comprises: an inspection module including at least one inspection member which defines an inspection surface, for supporting a potentially explosive object for manual inspection by an inspector; a blast containment container arranged in a position of immediate communication with said inspection module; transfer apparatus including: apparatus for movably mounting said inspection module relative to said blast containment container so that when said apparatus for movably mounting is actuated a suspicious object is instantly caused to fall into said container; and a barrier element above said inspection surface, said transfer apparatus effecting the immediate transfer of the inspected object from said inspection surface to said blast containment container by the inspector without requiring further handling of the object by the inspector, thereby to immediately confine the object within said blast containment container so as to thus reduce blast damage in the event that the suspicious object explodes after confinement therewithin; and retrieval apparatus associated with said blast containment container, wherein said retrieval apparatus includes: a liner located within said containment container for cushioning the fall of the suspicious object into said container; and raising apparatus configured and operative to elevate said liner so as to raise the suspicious object therewithin for further processing.