Patent ID: 8356937

Claim:
A foldable boom structure for use in a cargo inspection system wherein said foldable boom structure comprises a stowed configuration and an operational configuration: a. wherein the stowed configuration comprises a first section, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first section is in a first plane and is pivotally coupled, at the first end, to a back surface of a vehicle and wherein said first plane is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; a second section having a first end and a second end, wherein said second section is substantially parallel to the first section, and wherein the first end of the second section is pivotally connected to the second end of the first section; and a third section having a first end and a second end, wherein said third section is substantially parallel to the first section and the second section, and wherein the first end of the third section is pivotally connected to the second end of the second section; and b. wherein the operational configuration comprises said first section, in a second plane, wherein said second plane is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; said second section, wherein said second section is substantially perpendicular to the first section and wherein the first end of the second section is pivotally connected to the second end of the first section; and said third section, wherein said third section is substantially parallel to the first section and perpendicular to the second section and wherein the first end of the third section is pivotally connected to the second end of the second section.