Patent ID: 7699158

Claim:
A conveying device for an apparatus for security checks of items of baggage or freight, the device comprising: a first baggage switch comprising a support having a longitudinal axis and first and second conveyors fixed to said support against longitudinal movement relative to said support, said first and second conveyors extending perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis for conveying objects in a first direction perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, an elevator for moving said support and first and second conveyors in second and third directions parallel to the longitudinal axis; a second baggage switch spaced from said first baggage switch in the first direction, the second baggage switch comprising a support having a longitudinal axis and first and second conveyors fixed to said support against longitudinal movement relative to said support, said first and second conveyors extending perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis for conveying objects in the first direction; and third and fourth parallel conveyors between said first baggage switch and said second baggage switch, wherein, when said first conveyor of said first baggage switch and said first conveyor of said second baggage switch are aligned, said third conveyor extends from a first end of the first conveyor of the first baggage switch to a first end of the first conveyor of the second baggage switch, and when said second conveyor of said first baggage switch and said second conveyor of said second baggage switch are aligned, said fourth conveyor extends from a first end of the second conveyor of the first baggage switch to a first end of the second conveyor of the second baggage switch.