Patent ID: 8731137

Claim:
A system for inspecting objects comprising: a housing adapted to be carried by a vehicle, wherein said housing comprises a length extending from a position proximal to a cab of said vehicle to a position distal to said cab, wherein said housing comprises a plurality of walls, including a first end wall proximal to said cab, a second end wall distal to said cab and opposing the first end wall, a first side wall and a second side wall opposing the first side wall, each of said first side wall and second side wall extending from the first end wall to the second end wall, wherein the first end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a first enclosed internal volume, wherein the second end wall, first side wall and second side wall define a second enclosed internal volume, which is separated from said first enclosed internal volume by an interior wall, and wherein the second enclosed internal volume comprises an entrance and an exit located on the first side wall, said entrance being proximate the interior wall, said exit being proximate the second end wall, and said entrance and exit defining a pathway through the second internal volume, and wherein a portion of said plurality of walls comprise reinforced steel; a metal detector positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume; a X-ray scanner positioned along the pathway within the second enclosed internal volume and proximate to said metal detector; and a control system in data communication with said metal detector and said X-ray scanner, wherein said control system is positioned within said first enclosed internal volume.