Patent ID: 7769133

Claim:
A relocatable security inspection system, comprising: a frame comprising; a support beam having a first subsection with a first end and a second end and a second subsection with a first end and a second end wherein the second end of said first subsection is pivotally connected to the first end of the second subsection and wherein the first and second subsections are pivotable between an imaging position in which the first and second subsections are substantially linear relative to one another, and a transport position in which the first and second subsections are substantially parallel to one another; a first leg section pivotally connected to the first end of the first subsection of the support beam, the first leg section pivotable between an imaging position in which the first subsection of the support beam and the first leg section are substantially perpendicular to one another, and a transport position in which the first subsection of the support beam and the first leg section are substantially parallel to one another; a second leg section pivotally connected to the second end of the second subsection of the support beam, the second leg section pivotable between an imaging position in which the second subsection of the support beam and the second leg section are substantially perpendicular to one another, and a transport position in which the second subsection of the support beam and the second leg section are substantially parallel to one another, wherein the frame defines an inspection area; an X-ray source disposed on the frame for generating an X-ray beam into the inspection area toward an object; a detector disposed on the frame for receiving the X-ray beam after the X-ray beam passes through the object, and for producing an output signal representative of the object and contents thereof; and an image processor for converting the output signal into a visual image of the object and contents thereof.